AVAYA OUTLINES PORTFOLIO FOR CONVERGENCE-READY ENTERPRISE NETWORKS
Avaya outlined its next generation enterprise voice/data/video networking plans, including:

• CajunView 4.0 network management software, a new, policy-based solution that establishes priorities for network traffic based on parameters such as traffic type, application, or user ID.
• New Call Processing Software that enables its IP600 Internet Protocol Communication Server to handle as many as 450 IP phones.  When multiple IP600 servers are networked across the IP WAN, the network can scale to more than 12,000 ports. The upgraded software also increases the number of IP ports on the company’s flagship DEFINITY IP Solutions server from 5,000 to 10,000.
• A new content-aware Stackable Load Balancing Switch that supports Layer 2 switching, intelligent Layer 3 routing and Layer 4 load balancing for network servers, firewalls and cache servers.
• A new Secure Socket Layer Accelerator device that works with the Load Balancing Switch to perform the intensive encryption and de-encryption required for secure access.
• Four new gigabit Ethernet switches for small to mid-sized businesses and remote or branch offices of larger companies.  Avaya also plans to use EZchip's NP-1 network processor in its next generation of 10 Gbps routing switches.

Separately, Avaya signed an outsourced manufacturing deal with Celestica that is valued at up to $4 billion in total expected revenue over five years.  As part of the deal, Celestica acquired Avaya's manufacturing, repair and supply chain operations in Colorado and Arkansas for approximately $200 million.  http://www.avaya.com
Avaya, May 7, 2001

• Last October, EZChip Technologies, a spin-off from LanOptics, received $22 million in second round funding to complete its development of a 10 Gbps / OC-192 network processor and begin design work on a 40 Gbps / OC-768 network processor.  EZChip is based in Israel.

CISCO ADDS DIGITAL VOICE AND VLAN FUNCTIONS TO SMALL OFFICE ROUTER
Cisco Systems introduced a new router for small businesses and branch offices that features digital voice and IEEE 802.1Q VLAN functionality.  The Cisco 1751 router also provides firewall, and intrusion detection system (IDS) capabilities, including support for IPSec, DES and 3DES; and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP).  The router is equipped with two WAN/voice interface card (WIC/VIC) slots and one VIC slot and offers both ADSL and dual Ethernet interfaces options.  http://www.cisco.com
Cisco Systems, May 7, 2001

NEC ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR HARDWARE-BASED IPV6
NEC America announced plans to incorporate support for IPv6 into the chipsets of its future broadband networking devices.  IPv6 increases the size of IP address space from 32 bits to 128 bits, and also adds a new QoS capacity for improving traffic flow of delay-sensitive data streams.  NEC is working with Zama Networks' test lab in Seattle to field test NEC's IPv6 production level router equipment.  Zama Networks is building a commercial IPv6 backbone network. http://www.cng.nec.com
NEC, May 7, 2001

• A Global IPv6 Summit will take place next week in Ottawa, Canada.  http://www.ipv6forum.com/ 

CHINA TELECOM TO DEPLOY OVER 500 CISCO 12000 SERIES ROUTERS
Cisco Systems will supply China Telecom with over 500 of its Cisco 12000 and 12400 Internet routers over the next year.  The equipment will be deployed as an expansion of ChinaNet, currently the largest ISP in China, which will be adding service in some 300 cities across the nation.  Financial terms were not disclosed.  Last August, Cisco worked with ChinaNet to expand 54 nodes of its backbone network using Cisco 12000 series Internet routers.  The interconnection speeds across the ChinaNet backbone have been increased from 155Mbps to 2.5Gbps, boosting the overall network bandwidth to 800G bps.  The new deployment sets the foundation for a backbone upgrade to 10 Gbps as traffic levels rise.  http://www.cisco.com
Cisco Systems, May 7, 2001

KOREA THRUNET REACHES 955,898 BROADBAND INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS
As of the end of April, Korea Thrunet was serving 955,898 broadband Internet subscribers, up by 55,144 over the previous month – its largest monthly gain this year.  New subscriptions were driven in part by a new multi-ISP agreement with Powercomm, which operates an HFC network passing 1.8 million homes.  Korea Thrunet now has nearly 60% home pass penetration in Korea.  http://english.thrunet.com/
Korea Thrunet, May 7, 2001

INTEL RELEASES ISCSI ADAPTER FOR IP STORAGE OVER GIGABIT ETHERNET
Intel demonstrated an iSCSI network storage adapter for connecting IP storage devices over Gigabit Ethernet LANs.  The adapter includes an additional controller, which off-loads storage requests from the host system processor to help improve overall system performance.  http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20010507net.htm
Intel, May 7, 2001

PICOLIGHT INTRODUCES VCSELOPTICAL TRANSPONDER FOR 10 GBPS
Picolight, a start-up based in Boulder, Colorado, introduced its VCSEL-based short-wavelength optical transponder for very short reach (VSR) 10 Gigabit Ethernet and OC-192 SONET applications.  Picolight’s high-density transponder technology features compact size and low power dissipation, making it suitable in the volume production of 10 Gbps optical modules for enterprise or metro access equipment.  Volume production is expected in Q4.  http://www.picolight.com
Picolight, May 7, 2001

GALAYOR NETWORKS RAISES $8 MILLION FOR ITS INTEGRATED OPTICS TECHNOLOGY
GalayOr Networks, a start-up based in Israel, completed a seed round of $8 million for development of its integrated optics technology.  GalayOr's core technology is based on suspended waveguides fabricated on chips, which are integrated with other optical components such as DWDM and optical amplifiers.  Target applications include optical switches and cross-connects, OADMs (add & drop), tunable DWDM, dispersion correction and intensity equalizers.  The intellectual property was initially developed by Dr. Dan Haronian, when he was head of the MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) group at Tel Aviv University.  Investors include Evergreen Venture Capital, STI Ventures and Neurone Ventures. http://www.galayor.com/
GalayOr Networks, May 7, 2001

• GalayOr means "light waves" in Hebrew.

AGERE AND AGILENT BUILD SUPPORT FOR 10 GIGE TRANSCEIVER MSA
Mitsubishi Electric, Pine Photonics Communications, Optillion and Tyco Electronics have joined the 10 Gigabit Ethernet multi-source agreement (MSA) group, which was established by Agere Systems and Agilent Technologies to specify a uniform form factor, size, connector type and electrical pin-outs for 10 GigE transceivers.  IBM Microelectronics also intends to develop 10 Gigabit Ethernet products that conform to the MSA guidelines.  The alliance is now known as “XENPAK.”  The MSA covers all four transceiver types defined in the proposed standard, including 850 nanometers (nm) serial, 1310 nm serial, 1310 nm WWDM and 1550 nm serial.  http://192.11.229.2/press/0501/010507.mea.html
Agere Systems, May 7, 2001

ON SEMICONDUCTOR TARGETS 10 GBPS SIGE DEVICES
ON Semiconductor announced plans to offer Silicon Germanium (SiGe) devices for network equipment operating at OC-192, 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) and faster.  The company's current devices perform at 4 Gbps and are well suited for networking applications with speeds up to OC-48.  The company predicts that when the industry emerges from the current economic downturn, OC-3 and OC-12 will be largely forgotten and OC-48 and OC-192 will go to the forefront for the large network build outs that will follow.  http://www.onsemi.com
ON Semiconductor, May 7, 2001

3COM CUTS 30% OF ITS WORKFORCE
3Com will reduce its workforce from approximately 10,000 to 7,000 as part of a drastic restructuring program.  Going forward, 3Com will be left with three operating units:  3Com CommWorks, a wholly-owned subsidiary focusing on IP access infrastructure solutions; 3Com Business Connectivity Company, which provides Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for desktop, mobile and server PCs; and 3Com Business Networks Company, which focuses on Ethernet LAN switching, wireless infrastructure and networked telephony.  http://www.3com.com
3Com, May 7, 2001