CAAR Ruling on SFP Classification: In re Nokia Solutions

In re Nokia Solutions and Networks India Private Ltd. (CAAR Delhi) SFP Transceiver used in optical communication systems to receive and transmit data over fiber optic cables. An ‘Optical Transceiver’ has electronic components to encodes/decode data into light pulses and then send them to the other end as electrical signals. They typically have an electrical interface on the side that connects to the inside of the system and an optical interface on the side that connects to the outside world through a fiber optic cable. Thus, based on the functioning of SFP Optical Transceivers, the...