Description
This course provides a practical and in-depth introduction to Optical Transport Network (OTN) technology as used in today’s high-speed transport, metro, backbone and data centre interconnect (DCI) networks.
Participants will learn how high-capacity services (100G and 400G) are mapped, groomed, monitored and transported using OTN standards (ITU-T G.709 and G.872), and how OTN works together with modern DWDM and coherent optical networks.
The course focuses on real-world transport and DCI use cases, including service grooming, performance monitoring, protection, multi-vendor interoperability and the relationship between OTN and modern routed optical (ZR/ZR+) architectures. It is a vendor-neutral, market-driven course designed for engineers working in telco, metro, backbone and data centre environments.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This course is designed for professionals who work with or are moving into high-speed optical transport and data center interconnect (DCI) networks, including:
- Transport / Transmission Engineers working on metro, backbone and long-haul networks
- NOC Engineers responsible for monitoring and troubleshooting OTN-based networks
- Data Center Interconnect (DCI) Engineers supporting high-capacity 100G/400G links
- Mobile Backhaul Engineers working on 4G/5G optical transport networks
- Network Engineers transitioning from IP/MPLS to Optical Transport
- System Integrators & Vendor Partner Engineers supporting multi-vendor transport solutions
- Pre-Sales & Solution Engineers involved in optical transport and DCI design
- Telco, ISP
PREREQUISITE TRAINING:
Basic knowledge of DWDM, Ethernet and optical transport concepts is recommended. Prior DWDM training is beneficial but not mandatory.
SOME COURSE BENEFITS:
Participants will gain a practical understanding of OTN-based transport, 100G–400G service grooming, performance monitoring, and real-world applications in DCI, metro and backbone networks, with a clear path to 800G and future high-capacity transport.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Understand how OTN works as the digital layer of modern transport networks
- Understand 100G/400G service transport with a roadmap to 800G
- Understand FEC, performance monitoring and TCM for real network operations
- Understand OTN grooming and cross-connect switching
- Apply OTN to DCI, metro, backbone and mobile transport networks
- Compare OTN with ZR/ZR+ routed optical networking
FORMAT:
2-day, classroom theory, with quizzes and group exercises.
Maximum attendees 12 per course
