• The OIF is now targeting August for completion of a straw ballot on a User Network Interface (UNI) 1.0 specification.

YIPES SELECTS LUXN FOR DWDM OVER ITS OPTICAL IP NETWORK
Yipes Communications has chosen LuxN's WavSystem platform to enable DWDM over its optical IP networks.  The deployment will support up to 16 separate wavelengths over Yipes' core regional networks, each running at speeds up to OC-48 and migrating to OC-192 later this year.  Yipes is also using Extreme Networks’ platform to deliver metro Ethernet services.  The LuxN equipment will enable it to carry additional traffic types, including storage services such as Fibre Channel and TDM-based services such as OC-x.  Financial terms were not disclosed.  http://www.luxn.com/press/pr_5_21yipes.shtml 
LuxN, May 21, 2001

LUXN DEBUTS OPTICAL SERVICE LEVEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, FOUR-CHANNEL WDM CHASSIS
LuxN introduced an Optical Service Level Management System (OSLM) capable of real -time, in-service-Bit Error Rate (BER) monitoring to allow service providers to manage individualized, protocol-independent Service Level Agreements (SLAs) at the physical layer.  A wavelength-specific, user-settable threshold allows service providers to offer different SLAs per customer, sub-network, service, link, or wavelength.  The tool generates advance warnings of potential SLA violations, allowing operators sufficient time to arrest further degradation of service.  General availability is expected in September.  http://www.luxn.com/press/pr_oslm5_21.shtml

LuxN also introduced a modular WDM chassis measuring two rack-units (RU) of height (3.5 inches).  The device, which is targeted at either the carrier's POP or a CPE location, supports up to four CWDM or DWDM wavelengths.   Service interface modules allow the chassis to deliver Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, T1/E1, or OC-n/STM-n traffic for hand-off to metropolitan optical and storage networks.  http://www.luxn.com/press/pr_ws32085_21.shtml
LuxN, May 21, 2001

COPPER MOUNTAIN INTRODUCES DSL PLATFORM FOR OFFLOADING IP TRAFFIC FROM ATM DSLAMS
Copper Mountain introduced its next generation platform designed to transform installed bases of ATM DSLAMs into an IP-aware broadband access system.  Copper Mountain’s new VantEdge 3000 Broadband Services Concentrator off-loads IP traffic from an ATM transport network, but supports end-to-end ATM where needed.  Whereas ATM-based DSLAMs have traditionally relied on ATM switches for Layer 2 aggregation and on centralized subscriber management systems for Layer 3 subscriber aggregation, Copper Mountain’s solution aims to aggregate the IP traffic at the DSLAM and route it directly via the SONET infrastructure to a regional IP services platform.  The design would subtend ATM DSLAMs and aggregate service traffic from thousands of broadband customers onto a few shared virtual circuits to the network backbone.  Aggregating IP traffic into service classes on fewer PVCs back in the central office offloads this traffic from the ATM and SMS pieces of the network and reduces massive PVC provisioning.  In addition to its ATM support, the platform offers IP service functions such as subscriber aggregation, policy-based class-of-service, traffic shaping, switching, and multicast.  Network processors and a 100 Gbps backplane are used to deliver over 1 million packets per second performance.  Beta testing is expected in Q4.  The solution is targeted at incumbent broadband providers with an extensive installed base of ATM-based DSLAM platforms. http://www.coppermountain.com
Copper Mountain, May 21, 2001

COPPER MOUNTAIN OFFERS VOICE GATEWAY FOR ITS IP-BASED DSLAMS
Copper Mountain introduced its VicinityVoice 100 Local Trunk Gateway (LTG), a new type of voice gateway, that would sit beside its DSL concentrators and deliver a broadband customers' local calls directly to PSTN destinations served from the same wiring centers, thus avoiding the trunking costs associated with sending these calls through more distant Class 4 tandem switches.  Copper Mountain’s CopperEdge DSL Concentrators and VantEdge Broadband Services Concentrators are equipped with IP service intelligence that allows them to support softswitch solutions by sending calls to a collocated VicinityVoice 100 LTG or to the wider voice transport network, as appropriate. The VicinityVoice 100 LTG converts IP voice packets to the Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) signals that are processed by Class 5 switches.  Product availability is expected in Q4.  http://www.coppermountain.com/news/05212001apr.html
Copper Mountain, May 21, 2001

CRESCENT NETWORKS INTRODUCES CARRIER PLATFORM FOR DENSE VIRTUAL ROUTED NETWORKING
Crescent Networks, a start-up based in Lowell, Massachusetts, introduced a service edge routing architecture designed to support thousands of distinct, secure, easily managed virtual routed networks with millions of users on a single integrated platform.  Crescent’s Dense Virtual Routed Networking (DVRN) architecture is aimed at reducing the capital equipment costs for deploying private routed services.  The new VRX-1000 platform supports a range of protocols, including BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, RIP, and MPLS.  Performance is rated at 60 million packets per second.  The system provides support for differentiated services with wire-speed, application-level QoS at rates up to 2.5 Gbps.  Finally, the system supports a wide range of ATM, Frame Relay, POS, and Gigabit Ethernet network interfaces.  The system uses software management tools to minimize provisioning time.  http://www.crescentnetworks.com/
Crescent Networks, May 21, 2001

• Crescent Networks is headed by Gerald Wesel, a former founder of Agile Networks (acquired by Lucent Technologies).  The company has raised $50 million in venture funding to date.  Lead investors include JAFCO Ventures, Comdisco, Bessemer Venture Partners, St. Paul Venture Capital and Venrock Associates.

NORTEL NETWORKS JOINS XENPAK 10 GIGE MULTI-SOURCE GROUP
Nortel Networks has thrown its support to the new XENPAK 10 Gigabit Ethernet multi-source agreement (MSA) group.  The XENPAK MSA supports the proposed 802.3ae IEEE 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard, and specifies a uniform form factor, size, connector type and electrical pin-outs.  It 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.  XENPAK transceivers are very compact, allowing eight devices to be mounted on typical line cards, but do not compromise on the significant thermal and EMI management requirements of 10 Gigabit optical electronics.  http://www.nortelnetworks.com
Nortel Networks, May 21, 2001

NEW 1394B SPEC EXTENDS SPEED AND REACH FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
A new version of the IEEE 1394 specification, also known commercially as FireWire (Apple) and i.Link (Sony) will extend high-speed peripheral connectivity to 800 Mbps, 1.6 Gbps and 3.2 Gbps from its current 400 Mbps rate.  The new 1394b specification, which is expected to complete final ballot recirculation this month, also supports audio and video transfer over plastic optical fiber to 50 meters at 200 Mbps, to 100 meters at 400 Mbps, and over glass optical fiber at up to 3.2 Gbps.  A new, highly efficient bus arbitration scheme, known as BOSS (Bus Owner Supervisor Selector) implements overlapped, pipelined arbitration, so the arbitration protocol runs in parallel with data transmissions.  Hybrid bus operation enables backward compatibility with 1394-1995 and 1394a standards.  Due to the simplified arbitration signaling, the 1394 Trade Association estimates that Costs of 1394b silicon and 1394b-enabled products will be lower than products using earlier versions of the specification.  Major serial bus semiconductor suppliers including Texas Instruments, NEC, Panasonic and Agere are at work on 1394b devices.  http://www.1394ta.org
The 1394 Trade Association, May 21, 2001

UTFORS DEPLOYS SYCAMORE’S SN 10000 FOR LONG-HAUL NORDIC NET
Utfors AB activated a major network segment that connects Stockholm, Sweden and Helsinki, Finland with Sycamore’s SN 10000 ultra long-haul transport platform.  The installation is the first commercial deployment of Sycamore’s new platform.  Utfors is using the Raman amplification option with the equipment because it enabled them to bridge this route without the need for optical-to-electrical-to-optical (OEO) regeneration.  The segment is part of a 7,000-km broadband network Utfors is building throughout Scandinavia.  http://www.sycamorenet.com/
Sycamore Networks, May 21, 2001

MARVELL INTRODUCES HARDWARE-BASED MPLS SOLUTION FOR ETHERNET SWITCHES
Marvell’s Galileo Technology Division has developed a hardware-based MPLS solution for off-the-shelf Ethernet switch chips.  The MPLS hardware is implemented in both Xilinx and Altera FPGAs.  It operates in conjunction with the company’s GalNet-3 family of Layer 3/4/5 converged voice/video/data switch processors, which are designed for use in metro area networks.  A GalNet-3-based router with the MPLS FPGA can be configured as a full-featured Label Switch Router or Label Edge Router.  The solution offers a scalable architecture up to 256 ports of Fast Ethernet or 32 ports of Gigabit Ethernet.  Marvell is a partner with Data Connection Limited, which provides MPLS control plane software.  http://www.marvell.com
Marvell, May 21, 2001

CISCO ANNOUNCES VPN MANAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR IPSEC AND MPLS
Cisco Systems broadened its Virtual Private Network Solution Center to support IPsec-based virtual private networks.  VPN SC automates the management of pre-shared keys and supports enrolled certificates on IPsec VPNs.  The system already offered MPLS support.  http://www.cisco.com
Cisco Systems, May 21, 2001

CISCO RELEASES ANALOG TELEPHONE ADAPTOR FOR VOIP
Cisco Systems introduced an analog telephone adaptor that turns a traditional telephone into one capable of making VoIP calls.  The device is installed at the customer's premise and supports two voice ports, each with its own independent phone number, and one RJ-45 connection to a 10/100Base-T Ethernet hub/switch.  Protocol support includes H.323 v.2 and SIP RFC 2543 bis.  Additional voice features include silence suppression, line echo cancellation, comfort noise generation and a dynamic jitter buffer.  The device would leverage broadband connections, including cable modems, xDSL, and fixed wireless.  Early customers include Voicenet Communications (Philadelphia) and Fonet (Mexico).  http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/as/180/186/prodlit/at186_ds.htm
Cisco Systems, May 21, 2001

AGILENT TO ACQUIRE SIRIUS FOR ITS CDMA AND W-CDMA ASICS
Agilent Technologies will acquire Sirius Communications NV, a privately-held developer of CDMA ASICs for the 3G wireless and satellite communications market.  Financial terms were not disclosed.  The Sirius ASICs are expected to give Agilent a set of 3G solutions for wireless, hybrid PDA and mobile information appliance manufacturers.  Sirius has 19 employees and is based near Brussels, Belgium.  http://www.agilent.com
Agilent Technologies, May 21, 2001

REDBACK NETWORKS ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF CEO
Redback Networks announced that Vivek Ragavan, its president and CEO, has resigned to pursue other opportunities.  The company is currently searching for a replacement.  http://www.redback.com
Redback Networks, May 21, 2001

• Prior to Redback Networks, Ragavan led Siara Systems, a start-up developing six ASICs supporting next generation IP/SONET access for metropolitan fiber networks.  In November 1999, Redback agreed to acquire privately-held Siara Systems in a merger valued at $4.3 billion.

TELIGENT FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
Teligent, a provider of broadband voice and data services, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.  The company expects to continue providing services while reorganizing its capital structure and has entered into an interim arrangement with its lenders to provide funds, subject to certain conditions, for near-term operations.  http://www.teligent.com
Teligent, May 21, 2001

• Teligent’s total number of on-net buildings at the end of 2000 was 4,469, of which more than 60% were equipped with fixed wireless.  During Q4, Teligent added 327 on-net buildings of which 90% were wireless connections.  The company is based in Vienna, Virginia.
• Teligent delivers fixed wireless services by installing small antennas on the roofs of customer buildings.  The digitized traffic is transmitted to a base station antenna on another building, usually less than 3 miles away. Each base station antenna gathers signals from a cluster of surrounding customer buildings, aggregates the signals and then routes them to a broadband switching center.

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