Avatar

Pat Chou

Product Manager

Service Provider - Transceiver Modules Group

Since 2012, Pat Chou has been a Product Manager in Cisco’s Transceiver Modules Group, where he manages pluggable optic transceivers for use in data centers, campus networks, and service provider networks. Prior to joining Cisco he held positions in sales, marketing, and R&D at optical technology leaders Bell Laboratories (now Nokia), JDSU (now Lumentum), and optical technology startups AOptix, Phaethon, and AiDi.

Pat received his PhD and Bachelor’s Degree from MIT, and a Master’s Degree from the University of Southern California, all in electrical engineering. He’s back in school again, sort of, studying improv and sketch comedy at The Groundlings and The Upright Citizens Brigade.

Articles

December 7, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Too Slow? 25G Speeds Up Data Centers and Campus Backbones

Written by Craig Pasek, Product Manager, Transceiver Modules Group, Cisco With the massive increase in demand for data, equipment providers are responding with 25Gbps edge devices that require more bandwidth than can be provided on a traditional 10Gbps interface.  Whether it’s a server or a campus b…

November 15, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Multi-Rate Ports Mean Multiple Options for Data Center Upgrades

Pythagoras is said to have claimed that “choices are the hinges of destiny.” I don’t know about destiny, but in the data center world, you definitely want to have multiple options to choose from. They can help tailor a solution to your specific situation, which is especially important if you’r…

October 25, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Forward Error Correction Enables 40km Reach QSFP28 100Gb Pluggable Optical Transceivers

You may have heard of Forward Error Correction (FEC), since it’s used in many forms of data communication. You’ll find it in wireless networks, space communication, undersea fiber optic networks, bar code scanners, and your CD player (if you still have one). We’ll talk more about FEC in a subsequent…