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Monday September 27, 12:02 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Siemens Introduces OC-192 Optical Regenerator At NFOEC
Powerful Optical Regenerator Debuts As Standalone Product
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999--Siemens
Information and Communication Networks Inc. will formally introduce its 10
Gb/s Optical Channel Regenerator at the National Fiber Optics Engineers
Conference (NFOEC), Sept. 26-30 in Chicago, Ill.
A high-performance, low-cost alternative to other regenerators, Siemens'
TransXpress Infinity Regenerator is one of the most compact systems
available, with full 4-by-4 density housed in a single subrack.
The product is targeted to customers with high-speed, long-haul transmission
networks. Siemens' optical regenerator is ideal for optically amplified
wave-division multiplexing (WDM) systems that require 3R signal regeneration
(reshape, retime and regenerate). Its features include higher density with a
smaller footprint, outstanding optical performance and standard interface. It
also will be the lowest-cost, most competitively priced optical channel
regenerator when it becomes commercially available in November.
''This optical channel regenerator is a key component in Siemens'
TransXpress Infinity transport product line,'' said Michael McLaughlin, vice
president and general manager of the Optical Networks Division for Siemens
Information and Communication Networks. ''We developed this product
specifically for service providers whose networks could benefit from powerful,
yet economically competitive optical regeneration capabilities.''
Siemens will demonstrate several of TransXpress Infinity Regenerator's
capabilities. The company will show a 32-channel regenerator and illustrate a
single rack system capable of eight-channel regeneration. Eight OCR cards will
be daisy-chained to show how the system handles TL1 interface and
commands, LCT and Q3 interface and a variety of optical performance
measurements. A live demonstration will highlight the management and
performance monitoring capability of the product, including eye design
measurement and Q measurement.
Optical Networks, a division of Siemens Information and Communication
Networks, designs and develops state-of-the-art optical transport systems for
the North American market.
Since its inception in October 1997, the Optical Networks division has
launched two innovative optical transport solutions. TransXpress ALine is a
multi-service, local transport system that combines synchronous optical
network (SONET) and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) technologies on a
single platform. TransXpress Infinity is an ultra-high capacity, dense
wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) transport solution that delivers
more data at faster speeds over greater distances than traditional systems.
Based in Boca Raton, Fla., Siemens Information and Communication
Networks Inc. provides integrated voice, data and video communications
networks to carrier and enterprise customers. Last year the company's 7,000
U.S. employees generated sales of nearly $2 billion. Its parent firm is Siemens,
the pioneering electronics giant with more than 400,000 employees worldwide
and global sales of over $66 billion. For more information, visit the company's
web site at www.icn.siemens.com.
Siemens is a registered trademark of Siemens AG. TransXpress is a
trademark of Siemens AG.
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