CSM LION-LION2

Configuration Diagram

peim — 2018-07-31T09:20:25Z

Organisational Structure

peim — 2011-10-04T06:37:00Z

Technical Features

csmlion — 2009-08-19T15:05:10Z

The LION submarine cable system consists of 2 segments :
Segment S1 : un-repeatered between Maurice and Reunion Island,
Segment S2 : repeatered between Reunion Island and Madagascar.

The LION connects in the “phase 1”, the following territories (cities) Mauritius Island : Terre Rouge, Ile de la Réunion : Sainte Marie, Madagascar : Toamasina.

The system offered for LION is based on repeatered technology using Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM). The system wavelengths are chosen to be in the 1550nm-wavelength window. It has the following key features :
Repeaters designed for WDM applications,
Equalisation and Dispersion Management,
WDM Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (Nx10Gb/s),
High reliability submerged components,
Third generation Forward Error Correction (FEC),
Modern Network Management System,
Active repeater supervision.

The repeatered LION segments are designed to carry up to sixty four (64) wavelengths at 10 Gb/s per fibre pair using current technology. In initial configuration, on all segments each of the two fibre pairs are equipped with two wavelengths at 10 Gb/s with a high reliability level.

LION-LION2 is structured around segments or subsegments :

peim — 2009-08-19T12:55:00Z

LION
Segment S1 : unrepeated cable section between Maurice and Reunion Island.
Segment S2.1 and S2.2 : repeated cable section between Reunion Island and Madagascar and the Branching Unit (BU1).

Cable landing stations :
- Mauritius : Terre Rouge
- La Réunion : Sainte Marie
- Madagascar : Toamasina

LION2
Segment S2.3 , S2.4 and S2.5 : repeated cable section between the Branching Units (BU1 & BU2), Mayotte and Kenya.

Cable landing stations :
- Mayotte : Kaweni
- Kenya : Mombasa

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Capacity & technical features :
Both systems are based on technology using Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM). The systems are designed to carry up to sixty four (64) wavelengths at 10 gb/s per fiber pair. Initial equipage includes two fiber pairs equipped with two wavelengths at 10 gb/s with a high reliability level.

Both systems include following state-of-the-art features :
- Repeaters designed for WDM applications,
- Equalization and Dispersion Management,
- WDM Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (Nx10Gb/s),
- High reliability submerged components,
- Third generation Forward Error Correction (FEC),
- Modern Network Management System.

- technical features

agenda

peim — 2009-07-29T16:10:31Z

LION

1st October 2020 : MC#20

27-28 May 2021 : O&MSC#18

LION2

28, 29 & 30 September 2020 : MC#18

25-26 May 2021 : O&MSC#14

cable highlights

peim — 2009-07-29T14:18:49Z

The LION submarine cable system achieves a significant development of telecommunication networks in the Indian Ocean. LION, 1090 Km, interconnects since November 2009, Madagascar, La Réunion and Mauritius.
LION2, a 2,700 km extension of the LION cable to Kenya via Mayotte, is in service since April 2012.
Each system with its large bandwidth and high quality tranmission technology is designed to meet the present and future needs of (...)

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