Extensible (ICE-X) 100G/400G

Nokia’s suite of vertically integrated intelligent coherent pluggables offers network operators the performance, scale and efficiency critical to drive down network operating costs and enhance service agility. ICE-X 100G and 400G transceivers support industry-leading performance and a unique level of integrated intelligence and system-level functionality, simplifying deployment in a wide variety of network scenarios without sacrificing performance, visibility or network resiliency.

On this page

Benefits and features
Use cases
Resources
Related solutions and products
Learn more

Benefits and features

Simplify transport networks

Leverage industry-leading performance and a diverse range of host devices to reduce the number of equipment and network touchpoints in point-to-point applications.

Eliminate intermediate aggregation

Eliminate costly optical-electrical-optical network elements required to “up-speed” lower-speed traffic.

Reduce capital, space and power

Leverage vertical integration to enable the highest capacity at the longest distance in point-to-point and point-to-multipoint applications.

Increase/decrease capacity on the fly

Leverage software-configurable capacity allocation to dynamically increase, decrease or shift capacity in the network for faster time to revenue and an enhanced customer experience.

Integrated system-level functionality

ICE-X 100G and 400G are designed to simplify network operations, particularly when deployed in third-party hosts such as routers and switches, by integrating optical system-level functionality. These capabilities include:

Dual management options including integrated and host-independent management as per Open XR Optics Forum specifications
Remote diagnostics and troubleshooting
Streaming telemetry
Remote loopback
Spectrum analysis
In-flight encryption

Use cases

ICE-X coherent pluggables enable cost-effective and power-efficient network scalability with integrated intelligence that facilitates operationally simplified deployment in a wide variety of network applications and host devices.

Metro aggregation
Data center interconnect
High-capacity PON overlay
DSL/PON backhaul
Cable fiber deep
Mobile/5G xHaul

ICE-X 100G features

Infinite Capacity Engine Extensible ICE-X100g

Dual management options including integrated and host-independent management as per Open XR Optics Forum specifications
Remote diagnostics and troubleshooting

Streaming telemetry
Remote loopback
Spectrum analysis

In-flight encryption
Tunable over the full C-band
Compliant with QSFP-DD MSA

ICE-X 400G features

Infinite Capacity Engine – Extensible (ICE-X) 400G

Dual management options including integrated and host-independent management as per Open XR Optics Forum specifications
Remote diagnostics and troubleshooting
Streaming telemetry

Remote loopback
Spectrum analysis
In-flight encryption
Support for fiber pairs and single-fiber working

Tunable over the full C-band
QSFP-DD form factor is compliant with QSFP-DD MSA
CFP2 form factor is compliant with CFP2 MSA

Specifications

Parameter	ICE-X 100G	ICE-X 400G
Form factor	QSFP-DD, CFP2	QSFP-DD, CFP2
Output power	0 dBm	0 dBm
Modulation format	QPSK, 8QAM, 16QAM	QPSK, 8QAM, 16QAM
Symbol rate	Min: 4 Gbaud Max: 64 Gbaud	Min: 4 Gbaud Max: 64 Gbaud
Operating temperature (C-temp)	Short term (Long term: 0°C to 70°C Temperature (C-temp) Short term (Long term: 0°C to 70°C	Short term (Long term: 0°C to 70°C Temperature (C-temp) Short term (Long term: 0°C to 70°C
Maximum reach	1500 km	1500 km