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SIROCCO
UNVEILS ITS MULTISERVICE, MULTIWAVELENGTH OPTICAL PLATFORM
Sirocco
Systems unveiled an Optical Service Delivery Network (OSDN)
platform with full packet/cell switching and processing
capabilities, DWDM, synchronous cross-connection and grooming, as
well as a sub-lambda switching fabric that allows each port or
wavelength to support multiple simultaneous services.
The platform allows multiplexing of multiple service types
onto a single wavelength (sub-lambda multiplexing) and it provides
switching of sub-lambda streams at each node
(sub-lambda-switching). Stream
merging capabilities will enable large numbers of DS1/E1, DS3,
OC-3/STM-1 streams of IP traffic, ATM traffic and Private Line
traffic to be concentrated prior to being handed off to core
routers and switches. Sirocco's
initial product line-up will include:
- Optical
Access Devices (OAD), which are designed
for deployment in the Metro or Access layer of the network in
central office, multi-tenant buildings and high-end CPE
applications. The
OADs would replace
optical Add/Drop Multiplexers and high-end IADs.
Sirocco will offer a high-end OAD that aggregates
traffic at up to OC-48/STM-16 and which includes an integrated
optical backplane supporting multiple wavelengths.
Sirocco will also offer a smaller OAD aggregation
up to OC-12/STM-4.
- Optical
Edge Switches (OES), which aggregate, concentrate
and groom multi-service streams on multiple wavelengths
directly into the optical core.
Sirocco will introduce two optical edge switches:
a high-end version providing service
switching, grooming and aggregation with speeds up to
OC-192/STM-64
OC-192, and a smaller version supports up to OC-48.
Sirocco
said its optical management system would interoperate
with existing Operations Support Systems (OSS) and third party
applications. The company expects
service trials to begin this summer.
http://www.siroccosystems.com/
Sirocco Systems, April 17, 2000
- In
December, Sirocco closed a second round of financing with the
backing of Weiss Peck & Greer Venture Partners, Bessemer
Venture Partners and Greylock Ventures.
The company is led by Jonathan Reeves, who previously
was the founder and CEO of Sahara Networks, an early developer
of ATM access systems which was acquired by
Cascade/Ascend/Lucent. Sirocco
is based in Wallingford, CT.
LUCENT
PROMISES 320-CHANNEL DWDM SYSTEM
Lucent
Technologies announced plans to quadruple the capacity of its flagship
80-channel optical networking system, enabling it to transport up
to 320 channels of 2.5 Gbps traffic.
The 320 wavelengths could be combined using a
wavelength-packing technique to provide 80 channels at 10 Gbps.
Lucent expects to commercially release the new WaveStar OLS
800G by Q1 2001. The
company noted that its current 80-channel DWDM system has been
shipped to more than 40 customers, with six of them currently
carrying live traffic. http://www.lucent.com/press/0400/000417.nsb.html
Lucent Technologies, April 17, 2000
GLOBAL
CROSSING TO DEPLOY LUCENT'S LAMBAROUTER, 320-CHANNEL DWDM
Global
Crossing will be the first carrier to deploy Lucent Technologies'
LambaRouter, an all-optical
switch. The system
initially will route up to 256 individual signals.
Lucent plans to scale the LambaRouter
to handle 1024 signals. Under
a two-year, preferred supplier agreement, Lucent will also supply
its 320-channel DWDM platform to Global Crossing.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.lucent.com/press/0400/000417.nsa.html
Lucent Technologies, April 17, 2000
Lucent
first announced its all-optical LambdaRouter is November 1999.
The product uses an array of tilting micro-mirrors to pass
individual wavelengths between any of 256 input and output fibers.
More
on MEMs: http://www.convergedigest.com/DWDM/MEMs.htm
EXTREME
NETWORKS OUTLINES ITS METROPOLITAN STRATEGY
Extreme
Networks' strategy for extending its Ethernet and IP networking in
metro area networks (MANs) includes the launch a new "Alpine
3800" switch with an IP-TDM capability for circuit emulation.
The switch will support fixed, guaranteed latency circuits
for voice and video traffic based on IETF's DiffServ and other QoS
features, as well link redundancy with SONET-like reliability.
The Alpine 3800 series will also provide DWDM and packet
over SONET interfaces. Extreme
Networks plans to establish a separate service provider business
unit. It also
announced plans to fund a new R&D center in Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina. http://www.extremenetworks.com
Extreme Networks, April 17, 2000
FOUNDRY
NETWORKS' NETIRON INTERNET ROUTER SCALES TO 480 GBPS
Foundry
Networks' introduced its NetIron 1500 Internet Backbone Router, a
15-slot modular chassis that scales to 480 Gbps of total switching
capacity with up to 172 Million packets per second (Mpps)
forwarding performance within a single system.
The platform uses Foundry's existing IronCore ASICs and
routing/control software. Interfaces
will include OC-192c/STM-64, OC-48c/STM-16, OC-12c/STM-4,
OC-3c/STM-1, ATM to DS3; as well as LAN interfaces ranging from
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
Availability is expected in September.
http://www.foundrynet.com/pr4_17_00.html
Foundry Networks, April 17, 2000
MRV
FORMS OPTICAL CROSSING TO DEVELOP ALL-OPTICAL SWITCH
MRV
Communications formed a new start-up company to develop
all-optical switch components.
Optical Crossing plans to develop a novel, extremely
low-loss, photonic switch with technology that prevents signal
degradation. Applications
for low-loss Optical Crossing devices could include optical
switches and optical add/drop multiplexers (OADM).
http://www.mrv.com/
MRV
Communications, April 17, 2000
- MRV
has initiated and funded several start-up companies,
including Zaffire (formerly known as New Access
Communications), Charlotte's Networks, Hyperchannel, Zuma
Networks and RedC Optical Networks.
FORCE10
RAISES $50 MILLION FOR 10 GBPS ETHERNET
Force10
Networks, a start-up based in Milpitas, California secured $50
million in venture financing from New Enterprise Associates, USVP,
WorldView Technology Partners and Amerindo Investment Advisors.
The company is developing carrier-class Ethernet switching
products for the realm of n-by-10 Gbps DWDM and IP-on-glass.
http://www.force10networks.com/
Force10 Networks, April 17, 2000
- Force10
Networks is led by Prabhat K. Dubey, previously President
and CEO of MMC Networks.
Force10 was previously known as nCore Networks.
CTC
ACQUIRES DARK FIBER FROM WILLIAMS, OPTICS FROM CISCO
CTC
Communications, a new integrated communications provider, agreed
to purchase more than 8,300 route miles of dark fiber from
Williams Communications for $115 million.
The dark fiber deal includes CTC infrastructure colocation
at 40 POPs and 160 transmission site locations in the eastern half
of the US. CTC
Communications recently signed its first colocation agreements
with Bell Atlantic. CTC
also plans to spend approximately $75 million for the purchase
Cisco Systems' optical equipment, including its ONS 15454 and ONS
15800 platforms. CTC
is currently exploring the purchase of dark fiber in major
metropolitan markets. http://www.ctcnet.com
CTC Communications, April 17, 2000
GERMANY'S
STAR ONE SELECTS NORTEL FOR BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK
Star
One AG selected Nortel Networks to supply an estimated US$224
million in infrastructure equipment and turnkey services for a
broadband wireless access network in Germany.
The Star One network will use Nortel Networks' Reunion
broadband wireless platform and its Shasta 5000 broadband service
node to deliver VPNs, managed firewalls, applications hosting and
other value-added IP services.
Star One recently secured a 3,000 km fiber backbone, and
expects to invest in excess of US$490 million in Germany by
year-end 2002. The
company is also a member of the SkyPoint S.A. consortium, which
gained a national 26 GHz point-to-multiple point wireless local
loop license in Spain.
http://www.nortelnetworks.com/
http://www.starone.de
Nortel Networks, April 17, 2000
LIGHTPATH
ACQUIRES HORIZON PHOTONICS FOR PON COMPONENTS
LightPath
Technologies will acquire Horizon Photonics, a developer of
passive optical components, for approximately $36.2 million in
stock and cash. LightPath
Technologies manufacturers proprietary collimator assemblies and
GRADIUM glass products. http://www.horizonphotonics.com
http://www.light.net/
LightPath Technologies,
April 17, 2000
RADIATA
LEVERAGES OFDM FOR 54 MBPS WIRELESS LANS
Radiata,
a start-up based in San Jose, California and R&D in Sydney,
Australia, announced plans to offer wireless LAN solutions based
on the IEEE 802.11a standard.
The 802.11a standard operates at 5 GHz and can achieve data
rates as high as 54 Mbps. Radiata
was founded by Dr. David Skellern and Dr. Neil Weste, two former
professors at Australia's Macquarie University with extensive
experience working with OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplexed) technology, antenna design, RF, baseband and CMOS
VLSI design. The
company plans to deliver its first product in the second half of
the year.
Corporate investors include Cisco Systems and Broadcom.
http://www.radiata.com/
Radiata, April 17, 2000
FIRST
7 VENDORS CERTIFIED FOR WI-FI WIRELESS ETHERNET INTEROPERABILITY
The
Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) recently issued
its first Wi-Fi certifications for wireless LAN product
interoperability based on the IEEE 802.11b HR standard to seven
vendors: 3Com,
Enterasys Networks (Cabletron), Cisco Systems (Aironet), Compaq,
Lucent Technologies, Symbol and Zoom Telephonics.
The IEEE 802.11b HR standard supports wireless LAN speeds
of up to 11 Mbps. Products receiving the Wi-Fi certifications
completed independent testing at the Silicon Valley Networking Lab
(SVNL). http://www.svnl.com
http://www.wi-fi.org
WECA, April 17, 2000
INTEL
ANNOUNCES GIGABIT ETHERNET SWITCHES FOR COPPER
Intel introduced
four new Gigabit Ethernet switches, including three supporting
Category 5 copper wiring. Intel's
top-of-the-line NetStructure 480T Routing Switch for data centers
offers Layer 3 switching for 12 100/1000BASE-T Copper ports and
four GBIC ports; 802.1p prioritization and bandwidth shaping; and
optional software for Layer 3 routing features such as OSPF, IPX,
DVMRP and PIM multicast routing.
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/fe041700.htm
Intel,
April 17, 2000
FASTFORWARD
NETWORKS SECURES $30 MILLION FOR INTERNET BROADCASTING PLATFORM
FastForward
Networks, a start-up based in San Francisco, secured $30 million
in a mezzanine funding to support its development of platforms for
live broadcasting over the Internet. FastForward's
Broadcast Overlay Architecture leverages a distributed design for
the delivery of high-quality streams to streaming media servers at
the edge of network. A
software-based broadcast router in co-location facilities is used
to route streams in a scalable manner through an ISP network.
Investors include Accel Partners, America Online, Bowman
Capital, Enron, Inktomi, Real Networks and Sun Microsystems.
http://www.ffnet.com
FastForward Networks, April 17, 2000
AUDIOCODES
REPORTS FAST GROWTH FOR VOICE OVER PACKET
AudioCodes
Ltd. reported quarterly revenue of US$12.7 million, up 25% over
the preceding quarter and up 119% over last year.
Net income was US$5.0 million, or US$0.23 p/s.
The company noted increased sales of its high-density PCI
and CompactPCI board for OEMs of voice over packet gateways and
switches. AudioCodes
recently introduced a new Media Gateway for VoIP and VTOA.
http://www.audiocodes.com
AudioCodes, April 17, 2000
- Market
estimates for AUDC were $0.21 p/s
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