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TELICA
LAUNCHES ITS CONVERGENCE PLATFORM
Telica,
a start-up based in Marlboro, Mass., introduced its convergence
platform for integrating switching, termination and gateway
functions into a single box.
Key features of the Telica Plexus 9000 will include a 15
Gbps switching fabric (with a latency of only 1.2 ms); integrated
SS7 signaling, call control and switching; Class 4/5 baseline
features; transport and protocol transparency (IMT, SS7, ISDN PRI,
ATM and IP); hot-swappable components and fault-tolerant software
and firmware; and a high-density footprint (180,000+ protected
DS-0's per rack). In ILEC networks, the platform could be located
beside or behind a Class 5 switch within an end office to perform
voice and data service optimization. CLECs could place it in a CO
co-location cage to serve as a Class 5 substitute, performing full
termination and switching of data calls.
Telica will offer port pricing for the system at $50 per
DS-0, including integrated switching, gateway and termination
functions. Commercial
availability is expected next month.
http://www.telica.com/news/08222000_1.shtml
Telica, August 22, 2000
In
June, Redback Networks formed a strategic alliance with and made
an equity investment in Telica.
Telica was
co-founded by John
St. Amand and Charles (Chuck) Bates, both formerly with Dynamics
Research Corporation (DRC).
QUANTUM
BRIDGE LANDS $50 MILLION OPTICAL ACCESS CONTRACT
Quantum
Bridge Communications, a start-up developing optical access
solutions based
on Passive Optical Network (PON) technology, was awarded a three
year, $50 million contract by Advanced TelCom Group, a
facilities-based Integrated Communications Provider (ICP)
headquartered in Santa Rosa, California. http://www.quantumbridge.com
http://www.callatg.com/
Quantum
Bridge, August 22, 2000
Quantum
Bridge’s system consists of a central office Optical Access
Switch and a customer premise Intelligent Optical Terminal (IOT).
The architecture uses a Dynamic Wavelength Slicing (DWS)
protocol to share a single wavelength delivering broadband
services among multiple end-points.
Quantum Bridge’s IOT initially supports 10/100BaseTx
Ethernet and TDM, ATM and Frame Relay DS1 (T1) service interfaces.
Its Optical Access Switch, which is located in a central
office,
service node or head-end, can
aggregate services from hundreds of downstream IOTs. The switch is
equipped with a standard OC-12c WAN interface and a redundant 5
Gbps (upgradeable to 20 Gbps) IP and ATM switching fabric.
By eliminating electrical components in the outside plant
with PON technology, Quantum Bridge expects to significantly lower
the cost of first mile fiber access.
The company is based in North
Andover, MA.
FIBERWORKS
SELECTS NORTEL NETWORKS FOR LOCAL FIBER NETWORKS
FIBERWORKS,
an Atlanta-based carrier's carrier, awarded a three-year, US$60
million contract to Nortel Networks to build all-optical,
all-fiber local access networks in southern US cities.
FIBERWORKS will deploy Nortel Networks OPTera Metro
solution for fiber directly into office buildings and businesses.
Initial deployments are expected in Atlanta and Charlotte,
N.C. by the end of the year.
The carrier plans to offer simple to provision OC-12 or
OC-48 equivalent transmission capacities or 10/100/1000 Ethernet
connections. http://www.fiberworks.com
http://www.nortelnetworks.com/
Nortel Networks, August 22, 2000
MFN
SUPPLIES PRIVATE OPTICAL NETWORK TO DLJDIRECT
Metromedia
Fiber Network (MFN) will provide DLJdirect, the online brokerage
service of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, with a private,
optical network connecting its offices in central New Jersey.
The network uses Nortel Network's OPTera Metro over MFN’s
local fiber facilities, enabling scalability by adding wavelength
channels. Initially,
DLJdirect will use the network for Gigabit Ethernet.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
http://www.mmfn.com
MFN,
August 22, 2000
ADVA
AND BROCADE INTERCONNECT THEIR WDM AND FIBRE CHANNEL PRODUCTS
ADVA
Optical Networking and Brocade Communications Systems verified the
interoperability of the Brocade SilkWorm Fibre Channel fabric
switches with ADVA’s 32-channel capable, FSP-II DWDM platform,
ensuring that storage-area networks can be interconnected of metro
area fiber networks. The
joint solution spans distances up to 80 km.
http://www.advaoptical.com
http://www.Brocade.com
Brocade Communications, August 22, 2000
EMULEX
POSITIONS FORTHCOMING INFINIBAND FOR FIBRE CHANNEL
INTERCONNECTIVITY
Emulex
outlined its first generation of storage area network (SAN) access
products based on InfiniBand technology.
Developed as a switched architecture for server clustering,
InfiniBand provides an interconnect scalable performance range of
500 MB/s to 6 GB/s per link.
Emulex's initial InfiniBand products will provide
InfiniBand to Fibre Channel connectivity, enabling InfiniBand
servers to connect to the large installed base of Fibre Channel
SANs. The new target
channel adapters (TCA) would provide 2.5 Gbps InfiniBand and 2
Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity.
The company said it expects Fibre Channel I/O controllers
which support InfiniBand Architecture to be a key technology for
Internet data centers. http://www.emulex.com
Emulex, August 22, 2000
SONUS
PARTNERS WITH NISSHO ELECTRONICS AND NTT COMMUNICATIONWARE
Sonus
Networks established
a development partnership with Nissho Electronics and NTT
Communicationware to offer packet telephony solutions for the
Japanese market. The
companies expect that deregulation will rapidly alter the
competitive dynamics of the Japanese telecom market, with packet
telephony architectures likely to be a competitive differentiator.
http://www.sonusnet.com
Sonus Networks, August 22, 2000
NEWPATH
SELECTS MARCONI FOR NEW DSL NETWORK
NewPath
Communications, a Chicago, IL-based, data local exchange carrier (DLEC),
selected Marconi for a new DSL network across 14 states in the
Midwest. The network
will use an ATM backbone based on Marconi’s TNX 1100 switches
and DSL concentrators from Copper Mountain Networks.
http://www.marconi.com
/
Marconi,
August 22, 2000
- In
May, Copper Mountain and Marconi formed a strategic alliance.
CORIOLIS
SECURES $20 MILLION FOR ITS METRO OPTICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Coriolis
Networks, a start-up based in Boxborough, Mass., secured $20
million in second-round venture funding for its development of
metro-optical equipment. Product
specifics have not yet been disclosed.
Investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, New Enterprise
Associates, Columbia Capital and the Boston University Community
Technology Fund. http://www.coriolisnet.com
Coriolis Networks, August 22, 2000
NETOCTAVE
TARGETS NEW INTERNET SECURITY SOLUTIONS
Celotek
Corporation launched a spin-off company to develop
high-performance Internet security solutions targeted at network
appliance, switch and server vendors. NetOctave, which is
comprised of Celotek's IP security group, will focus on IPSec and
SSL technologies. It will offer system- level solutions, comprised
of silicon and accompanying software, that can be quickly and
easily integrated into networking equipment to address the
security needs of ISPs, ASPs and large enterprises.
NetOctave will be led by Bart Bielawski, who was President
and CEO of Celotek prior to its announced acquisition by Cylink.
The company is based in Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina. http://www.netoctave.com/
NetOctave, August 22, 2000
ASTA
NETWORKS RAISES SEED FUNDING FOR ISP SECURITY SOLUTIONS
Asta
Networks, a start-up based in Seattle, attracted $3 million in
seed funding to develop solutions for ISP networks to counter
Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
Investors include the Madrona Venture Group and ARCH
Venture Partners. http://www.astanetworks.com
Asta
Networks, August 22, 2000
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