Certified Optical Network Engineer (CONE)

The growth of the Internet, cloud services and 5G networks are all piling immense pressure on the Optical Networks that support them. On this course you will learn how optical networking technology can meet the challenges of increasing capacity, extending reach, increasing flexibility, controlling latency, providing quality of service and going open and interoperable.

All of this whilst keeping costs under control and reducing electrical power consumption so that the Internet does not cost the Earth.

You will learn how the powerful combination of coherent transmission & digital signal processing has transformed optical communications at data rates of 100Gb/s, 400Gb/s, 800Gb/s and beyond.

You will learn about the changes necessary to DWDM systems for operating efficiently at data rates of 400Gb/s & above.

Understanding how the right mix of optical and electronic technologies is used to overcome limitations is a recurring theme of the course, as is the role of SDN and its implications for facilitating open systems including open optical line systems, Open ROADMs and white box solutions.

You will appreciate the fundamental limitations that apply & the trade-offs & compromises to be made, so that you can make strategic decisions about the long-term plans for your network.