To realize point-to-point connection over long distances with high data rates the use of is signal regenerators is necessary.

Beside the amplification of the optical level the timing is regenerated additional. Due to the complete signal regeneration (3R) of the converter the signal distortion caused by the transmission over long distances is compensated.

The process of complete signal regeneration is usually called '3R' (reamplification, reshaping, retiming) and regenerates the amplitude, the curvature and the timing of the transmitted signal. The deployment of converters with retiming functionality enables the implementation of far longer transmission distances, and allows cascading several long-distance converters with sub-segment lengths of up to 120 kilometers (75 miles) each.

The new MICROSENS product supports applications such as ATM, SONET/SDH and Gigabit Ethernet. The use of plugable optical transceivers (GBICs/SFPs) offers the highest flexibility for the implementation of different transmission distances. Depending on the type of GBIC transceiver it is possible to transmit high speed services up to 120 km.