The POLATIS 576 represents a major advance in the size and performance of POLATIS all-optical circuit switches. The largest non-blocking optical circuit switch now available on the market features an all-new internal architecture designed to enhance in-field reliability,availability and serviceability and a new optical core design, enabling a higher port density, reducing energy consumption and saving valuable rack space.

The control system is distributed and closely integrated at the level of the optical ports. Coupled with built in control redundancy, this greatly enhances the resilience and reliability of the switch for operations in mission-critical applications.

To further protect mission-critical services, the POLATIS 576 can be equipped with field- addressable spare ports so that an interruption on any port can be bypassed rapidly by moving the fiber to a spare and reassigning the port in software.

The core of the POLATIS 576 is built on Polatis’ patented DirectLight™ optical switching platform that has been proven in the most challenging data center, telecom and defense and test applications for over two decades.

The POLATIS 576 enables applications to scale with no additional impact on optical budgets. It reduces the time to revenue by enabling the automation of testing in network test laboratories and the automaton of cross connects in data centers. It helps to reduce the risk to networks and national security by allowing network monitoring and cybersecurity applications to survey more lines more cost-effectively. The POLATIS 576 is the ultimate in reliable all-optical switching solutions.