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400G ZR

400G ZR is an optical interface standard for 400 Gbit/s coherent transmission over metro data center interconnect distances using pluggable modules in routers and switches, enabling IP-over-DWDM designs and reducing separate transponder hardware in enterprise and service provider networks.

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  -H "content-type: application/json" \
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It's a known term One entry, with its type (topic) name
It sits in a glossary Linked to 40G Switches, Optical Transceiver, Gigabit Ethernet, Optical Interconnect Fabric inDefinedTermSet
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