Singapore, October 8 — At Data Center World Asia, XENOptics unveiled its latest breakthrough in remote fiber management: the Compact Smart Optical Switch (CSOS). This new platform extends the company’s leadership in robotic fiber automation with a smaller, software-driven switch tailored for dense, multi-tenant data centers and test or monitoring environments that demand speed, resilience, and control.
Compact Power for Data-Driven Networks
The CSOS was engineered to meet the growing demand for agility in optical infrastructures where every rack unit counts. Occupying just two rack units, the system brings carrier-class automation to space-constrained facilities—whether in hyperscale data centers, telco central offices, or field labs.
Its embedded telemetry and RESTful APIs let operators integrate physical-layer automation directly into their orchestration and monitoring systems, enabling cross-connects, failover, and topology changes within seconds. Unlike manual patch panels, the CSOS executes these changes remotely and with precision—cutting provisioning time from hours to under a minute.
Designed for Continuous Operation
The new switch inherits the passive-latching 3D optical architecture used in larger XENOptics platforms, ensuring uninterrupted signal flow even during power loss or maintenance. Each connection remains physically latched in place, keeping services live while controllers reboot or modules are swapped. The design draws power only while switching, consuming as little as 6 W in idle mode and <0.5 W in deep sleep, making it one of the most energy-efficient systems in its class.
Key Features
- High-density architecture: Up to 144 duplex or 72 simplex LC ports in a 2RU chassis for top-of-rack and edge deployment.
- Software-defined control: RESTful API and CLI interfaces integrate with DCIM, SDN, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Non-intrusive monitoring: Built-in optical power meters per port for real-time signal health without interrupting live traffic.
- Fast switching: 24–60 s reconfiguration supports automated testing, failover, or service activation.
- Audit-ready security: Role-based access and immutable event logs align with enterprise governance and ISO 27001 change control.
- Environmental resilience: Designed for 24/7 uptime with thermal optimization and field-replaceable modules, compliant with NEBS 3 and ETSI 300019 Class 3.2 standards.
Real-World Benefits
For data centers and telcos, CSOS means:
- Reduced OPEX: Remote operations eliminate hundreds of technician visits per year.
- Faster service turn-up: API-driven automation accelerates provisioning from hours to seconds.
- Higher reliability: Real-time link visibility and passive latching improve SLA adherence.
- Better resource utilization: Centralized orchestration optimizes fiber use across racks, labs, and edge nodes.
Voices from the Launch
“Data centers are increasingly software-driven, yet optical cross-connects have remained manual and error-prone,” said Dragan Dimitrovici, CEO and co-founder of XENOptics. “With CSOS, customers can extend automation down to the optical layer—safely, repeatably, and at rack-friendly scale.”
“Operators told us they needed compact hardware, robust APIs, and trustworthy monitoring on every port,” added Solomon Sokolovsky, COO and co-founder. “CSOS delivers exactly that: it integrates with existing toolchains, validates light paths in real time, and standardizes workflows from lab to live networks.”
Global Rollout
Following successful field validations in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Prague, and Copenhagen, CSOS now enters full production with first shipments slated for Q1 2026. Demonstrations at Booth J110 during Data Center World Asia highlight real-time optical switching, API orchestration, and seamless integration with XENOptics’ Network Management System (NMS) for multi-unit visibility.
Pre-orders for the CSOS series are now open with shipment beginning early 2026.
Learn More
Review the CSOS models here. Pre-orders being taken now for first shipments scheduled in Quarter 1, 2026.
