When OIF comes to ECOC 2025, its multi-vendor demonstration will once again show how its members are bridging critical gaps and accelerating innovation through collaboration and interoperable standards-based solutions. Featuring 35 participating companies, the demo encompasses several of OIF’s core technical domains — optical, electrical, energy efficient and management interfaces — and highlights interoperability across key technologies including 400ZR, 800ZR, Multi-span Optics, Common Electrical I/O (CEI) CEI-448G, CEI-224G, CEI-112G, Co-Packaging, Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) and Energy Efficient Interfaces (EEI). One of this year’s latest developments is that CMIS will operate within a live, simulated network environment rather than as a standalone configuration. OIF noted this shift reflects the specification’s maturity and its critical role in enabling plug-and-play integration across disaggregated systems, delivering real-world value to both operators and system vendors. \"OIF’s interoperability work is grounded in collaboration — across suppliers, hyperscalers, system vendors and network operators,\" said Mike Klempa, OIF Board and Physical and Link Layer (PLL) Interoperability Working Group Chair (Alphawave Semi). OIF’s participating members span system vendors, component and module suppliers, test and measurement providers, semiconductor and electronic design automation (EDA) companies and connector and cabling manufacturers are participating in OIF’s Interoperability Demo at ECOC: ·1Finity ·Adtran ·Alphawave Semi ·Amphenol ·Anritsu Corporation ·AOI ·Cadence Design Systems ·CICT/Accelink ·Ciena ·Cisco ·Coherent Corp. ·Eoptolink Technology ·EXFO ·Furukawa FITEL ·HGGenuine ·Juniper Networks (now part of HPE) ·Keysight Technologies ·Lessengers ·Ligent ·Lumentum ·Marvell ·MaxLinear ·Molex LLC ·MultiLane ·Nokia ·Nubis Communications ·O-Net ·Samtec ·SENKO Advanced Components ·Sumitomo Electric Industries ·Synopsys ·Terahop PTE ·TE Connectivity ·US Conec ·Wilder Technologies

OIF will spotlight optical networking interoperability and collaboration during ECOC 2025

The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) is showcasing its multi-vendor demonstration at ECOC 2025, highlighting interoperability and collaboration across key optical networking technologies such as 400ZR, 800ZR, Multi-span Optics, Common Electrical I/O (CEI) standards, Co-Packaging, Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS), and Energy Efficient Interfaces (EEI). The demonstration includes 35 participating companies and features CMIS operating in a live, simulated network environment, reflecting the specification's maturity and its role in enabling plug-and-play integration across disaggregated systems. The event underscores collaboration among suppliers, hyperscalers, system vendors, and network operators to advance standards-based innovation in optical networking.