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INTERNET
INITIATIVE JAPAN LAUNCHES NATIVE IPV6 SERVICE IN JAPAN
Internet Initiative Japan launched an IPv6 Native Service
for its customers in the Tokyo area.
The IPv6 connectivity is available at rates of 64kbps,
128kbps and 1.5Mbps using dedicated access lines.
The service is available initially as a free trial offering
through to March 31, 2001, after which it will be a commercial
service. Internet
Initiative Japan said IPv6 technology overcomes existing IPv4
problems of limited IP address availability.
The company expects the introduction of IPv6 will be
necessitated by the growth of cell phone Internet access and the
introduction of home networks.
IIJ has tested an IPv6 service using tunneling technology
since August 1999. http://www.iij.ad.jp/pressrelease/2000/ipv6-native02-e.html
Internet Initiative Japan, September 1, 2000
- In addition to its IP backbone
across Japan, IIJ currently has 1.085Gbps in transpacific
backbone capacity to Internet exchange points in the US, as
well as significant capacity to A-Bone, the Asian-wide
international IP backbone.
Some
IPv6 Resources
- In May, the 3rd
Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) decided to
adopt IPv6 as the protocol for future IP multimedia
services. The
3GPP Partnership Project is preparing globally
applicable technical specifications for a 3G mobile
system based on the evolved GSM core networks and
the radio access technologies supported by its
partners. 3GPP
includes the Association of Radio Industries and
Businesses (Japan), the China Wireless
Telecommunication Standard, the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI),
Committee T1 (USA), the Telecommunications
Technology Association (Korea), and the
Telecommunication Technology Committee (Japan).
http://www.3gpp.org/
- The IPv6 Forum
provides extensive technical and marketing resources
for IPv6, including Web links to current trial
networks, white papers and related conferences.
http://www.ipv6forum.com/
- The Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) is responsible for
developing next generation IPv6 protocol standards.
Web resources include introductions,
overviews, current specifications, meeting minutes,
presentations and current implementations. http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/ipngwg-charter.html
- The 6bone is a global,
experimental testbed for IPv6. It operates as a
virtual network layered on top of portions of the
physical IPv4-based Internet. The 6bone website
provides general information on IPv6 and links to
related IETF sites, operational information and
mailing lists. http://www.6bone.net/
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LUCENT
ANNOUNCES 40 GBPS OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER, TUNABLE LASER AND 10 GBPS
DEVICES
Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group introduced its
first 40 Gbps optical transceiver, a key optoelectronic component
for use in long-haul and submarine transport networks, line
terminal and digital video equipment, and very high-speed
router-to-router connections.
The new 40 Gbps transceiver uses a waveguide positive
intrinsic negative (PIN) detector to convert the light into
electrical current. It then uses a multi-functional integrated
circuit (IC) as a preamplifier to strengthen the received signal
for further processing. Sampling
is expected in Q4. Lucent
already offers a 40 Gbps lithium niobate modulator.
Lucent also introduced a 20-channel
continuous wave (CW) tunable laser module for both short- and
long-haul, high-speed optical networking systems.
The device uses proprietary LambdaLock spectral
stabilization to "locks" the laser emission to any of 20
adjacent 50-gigahertz (GHz) channels.
An external modulator enables the tunable laser to operate
at either 10 Gbps or 40 Gbps.
Applications could include metro to extended-reach DWDM
systems. Six months
ago, Lucent introduced a 10-channel tunable transmitter and
shortly before that, a four-channel device.
Lucent is also showing a new set of
OC-192 (STM-64) ICs for use in digital cross connects, add-drop
multiplexers (ADMs), switches, routers, repeaters and access
equipment. The new 10
Gbps devices are fabricated in silicon germanium (SiGe) and
gallium arsenide (GaAs) technologies.
http://www.lucent.com/micro.
Lucent Technologies, September 4, 2000
VENDORS
AGREE TO COMMON SPECS FOR SMALL FOOTPRINT OC-192 TRANSPONDERS
Infineon Technologies, JDS Uniphase, Nortel Networks and
LightLogic announced a Multiple Source Agreement (MSA) for common
mechanical, electrical, and optical specifications for small
footprint OC-192 (10 Gb/s) SDH/SONET transponders, which are used
for 10 Gbps links in high-speed networking equipment such as
routers, switches, add/drop multiplexers, and digital
cross-connects. The
MSA specifies a 200-pin connector and pinout that provides
customers with an electrical interface compliant with the Optical
Internetworking Forum (OIF) specifications. The optical interface
is defined to comply with draft ITU and Telcordia specifications
for short and very short reach applications.
The lower cost, small footprint transponders will have a
reach of 600 meters to 12 km.
http://www.infineon.com/news/press/009_090e.htm
Infineon Technologies, September 1, 2000
CYRAS
SYSTEMS APPOINTS NEW CEO
Cyras Systems, a start-up developing a next generation
SONET aggregation platform, named Alnoor Shivji as its new CEO,
following the resignation of Stephen G. Pearse as the company's
vice chairman, CEO and member of the board of directors.
Shivji is a co-founder of the company and most recently
served as the company's president and COO.
Pearse said his family is unable to relocate to California
at this time. http://www.cyras.com
Cyras Systems, September 3, 2000
- Alnoor Shivji was also part of
the founding team of Fiberlane (Cerent).
- Prior to his tenure at Cyras,
Steve Pearse was EVP and General Manager of Nortel Networks'
Internet/Telecom Business Group.
He also formerly served as Vice President of Technology
Planning at Sprint.
- Cyras' forthcoming Trans-Metro
Optical platform is being developed to groom traffic
efficiently from metro access points onto SONET core networks
while preserving native traffic protocols (TDM, ATM, Frame
Relay, IP, Ethernet, xDSL).
The platform will use high-density cross-connect ASICs
for a backplane supports up to 480 Gbps of traffic.
The design will offers granularity from fractional DS-1
to multiple OC-192s.
TERABEAM
FOUNDER SELLS PARTIAL STAKE TO SOFTBANK FOR $100 MILLION
Greg Amadon,
founder and chairman of TeraBeam Networks, sold a portion of his
personal stock in the company to Softbank Venture Capital for $100
million. After the
sale closes, Amadon will still be the largest individual
shareholder. TeraBeam is a start-up service provider that will
offer fiberless optical connectivity in major US cities.
Amadon agreed to cede Chairmanship of TeraBeam to President
and Chief Executive Officer Dan Hesse.
Last year, SoftBank became an investor in the company by
participating in three separate rounds of funding valued at $26.5
million. To date, TeraBeam has raised a total of $576 million in
equity financing and partnership funding and contributions. Other
investors include Capital Research and Management Group, Fidelity
Management & Research, Madrona Investments, Merrill Lynch IBK
Positions, Inc., Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Oakhill Venture
Partners, and T. Rowe Price Investment Services.
http://www.terabeam.com
Terabeam,
September 1, 2000
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TeraBeam
Networks is currently operating in downtown Seattle with a
seven cell-site network.
Dan Hesse, the TeraBeam's President and CEO, previously
served as President and CEO of AT&T Wireless Services.
- In April, Lucent and TeraBeam
Networks announced a joint venture systems company to
integrate fiberless optical technology for end user customers.
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