SYDNEY — Cloudtronics has successfully deployed a high-capacity, ultra-secure networking solution for a leading Australian financial institution. This mission-critical project addresses the escalating need for massive data throughput combined with proactive physical layer security.
The Solution: Dual Redundant 400G Redundancy
To guarantee 100% uptime, Cloudtronics implemented a dual redundant, four-path 400G transponder architecture. This design ensures that even in the rare event of multiple concurrent fibre failures, the institution’s data remains online and secure.
Core Technology Stack:
- PacketLight PL-4000M: Delivers high-density 400G transport, aggregating diverse services into a single, efficient wavelength.
- PacketLight PL-1000IL & PL-300: Provides the modular foundation for robust optical switching and amplification for long-haul delivery.
- VIAVI Solutions: The FTH-5000 Integrated for real-time fibre monitoring, allowing the client to detect and pinpoint physical disturbances, breaks or potential tapping attempts.
Collaborative Engineering
Cloudtronics in conjunction with Packetlight and Viavi worked together on the project brief to design a scalable solution that uses the latest in secure 400G layer 1 encryption technology with real-time optical fibre monitoring.
Cloudtronics provided expert optical engineering services with onsite smart-hands to setup and commissions this solution. This was further bolstered by direct technical support from PacketLight and Viavi, ensuring a seamless integration of hardware and fibre monitoring solution.
The combination of dual redundant transmission paths combined with the Viavi FTH-5000 means if a fibre was cut critical information on the location and severity could be sent to the fibre optic provider to support faster link restoration times.
Impact at a Glance
- Scalability: 400G DWDM Coherent capacity ensures the network is future-proofed for increasing data demands.
- Enhanced Security: Layer-1 encryption and real-time fibre monitoring protect against sophisticated physical data tapping.
- High Availability: The four-path redundancy model offers a level of resilience that far exceeds standard primary/secondary setups combined with optical fault detection.
“This deployment represents a new standard for financial networking in Australia. By merging the best from PacketLight and Viavi with Cloudtronics’ engineering and technical support we’ve delivered a network that is as resilient as it is fast.”