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MRV Targets Packet Optical Market with First Carrier Aggregation Platform to Deliver Packet-to-Optical Service Mapping
CHATSWORTH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-June 18, 2008 - MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Nasdaq: MRVC), a leading provider of products and services for WDM and optical transport, metro Ethernet, fiber optic components, 10GE, out-of-band networking and other optical networking products, today announced the OptiSwitch(R) OS9124-410G, the industry's first packet optical aggregation platform that cost-effectively combines reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing (ROADM), packet switching and generalized-MPLS (GMPLS) to deliver complete packet-to-optical service mapping in a single device.
The OptiSwitch OS9124-410G is being announced as part of NXTcomm 2008 and is on display in MRV's booth (SU6507).
The OS9124-410G is a first-mile Metro Ethernet access/aggregation platform with 10-Gigabit WDM ports. Part of MRV's OptiSwitch 9000 product line, this platform is the industry's first carrier-class Gigabit Metro Ethernet device to provision enhanced Ethernet/IP/MPLS services across a WDM transport using a unified control plane. The innovative solution can dramatically reduce network operations through integrated packet-to-optical processing that is extended closer to a customer's edge simplifying optical core network
The GMPLS-based control plane of the OS9124 is able to make physical-layer switching decisions based on information at layer 2, 3 or 4 of the IP stack. This platform is aimed at the carrier-class auto-reconfigurable packet optical transport network (POTN) market that, according to Heavy Reading, is ramping up to be a $2.8 billion worldwide industry by 2012.
"MRV's OptiSwitch line has always been at the forefront of innovation in demarcation and aggregation switching platforms with some of the fastest, most feature-rich offerings on the market," said Noam Lotan, president and CEO of MRV Communications. "Adding the ROADM and GMPLS functionality to this latest generation aggregation platform once again positions the product line at the top of innovation and places it among the industry leaders driving the optimistic outlook for carrier-class packet networks."
The 2RU-high OptiSwitch OS9124-410G includes 24 predefined lasers for high-speed rates of 2.5 Gbps or 1Gbps and up to four tunable lasers for 10G DWDM wavelength services. Additionally, it offers built-in signal reshaping, retiming and retransmitting functionality for increased and optimized distance, service classification and connection-oriented mapping that enable any-to-any service stitching and comprehensive mesh technology. Like all OptiSwitch devices, the OS9124-410G offers a complete suite of OAM services, including multilayer end-to-end service and advanced fiber performance monitoring.
Through the use of a converged, automated G-MPLS control plane and reconfigurable multi-degree OEO-switched ROADM data plane, the OptiSwitch OS9124-410G can dramatically reduce network operations expenses because it can perform auto-discovery of network topology, advertise resource availability and establish/maintain protected and traffic-engineered optical paths with holistic view of the service from physical layer up to service layer. Accordingly, this delivers the metrics necessary to establish intelligent and deterministic SLAs across an optical packet transport network.
Availability
The OptiSwitch(R) OS9124-410G has 24 Gigabit Ethernet ports and four 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports in addition to WDM capability. It will be available in the second half of 2008. More information about the OptiSwitch family and its capabilities is on the MRV Web site at www.mrv.com.
About the OptiSwitch 9000 Series
MRV's OptiSwitch(R) 9000 series is a carrier-class Ethernet/IP/MPLS switch developed specifically for first and second mile Metro Ethernet aggregation services. The OS9000 series offers a wide range of aggregation models with optical modularity including WDM technology integration to address fiber optimized transport for business and residential services offered in 1st and 2nd mile provider networks. The OS9000 Metro Aggregation series enable the service providers a full suite of Carrier-Grade Ethernet services with an associated high-availability, quality of services, security and Ethernet Operation, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) support.
About MRV Communications, Inc.
MRV Communications, Inc. ("MRV") is a leading provider of network equipment and services, and optical components. MRV's networking business provides equipment used by commercial customers, governments and telecommunications service providers, and includes switches, routers, physical layer products and out-of-band management products as well as specialized networking products for aerospace, defense and other applications including voice and cellular communication. MRV's optical components business provides optical communications components for metropolitan, access and Fiber-to-the-Premises applications, through its wholly owned subsidiary SourcePhotonics, Inc. MRV markets and sells its products worldwide through a variety of channels, including a dedicated direct sales force, manufacturers' representatives, value-added-resellers, distributors and systems integrators. MRV also has operations in Europe that provide network system design, integration and distribution services that include products manufactured by third-party vendors, as well as internally developed and manufactured products. Publicly traded since 1992, MRV is listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol MRVC. For more information about MRV and its products, please call (818) 773-0900 or visit our websites at www.mrv.com and www.sourcephotonics.com.
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