More on this fancy gizmo they're calling an "optical router:"
From:
avici.com
"...Avici's TSR is the only product available today that can drive the path to the "speed-of-light" optical networking in IP networks such as the Internet and meet the bandwidth demands of large-scale ASCI applications. These include remote medical diagnosis, distance editing of major motion pictures in real time, video conferencing at full motion video speeds with a variety of audio visual and virtual reality tools, remote testing and diagnosis of future transportation systems.
Built to support a vast number of multi-megabit, "always-on" Internet connections, Avici's TSR is unlike any other product on the market. It has the scalability, resiliency and flexibility required to replace the circuit switches at the core of today's public networks as carriers migrate to next generation, IP-based technologies. The TSR can support over 8,000 OC-3c or 560 OC-192c connections, at cost savings of >50% over existing technologies.
About NTON
The National Transparent Optical Network is the West Coast backbone for the Next Generation Internet (NGI) "SuperNet" project, a research and development test bed for advanced high-bandwidth Internet applications administered under the auspices of the Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA). NTON is being developed and operated by members of the NTON Consortium which include Nortel Networks, GST Telecommunications, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sprint Communications, and Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART).
About Avici Systems
Avici Systems, Inc., headquartered in North Billerica, Mass., is the premier global provider of multi-terabit switch/router technology aimed at creating the next generation high-performance, IP-based carrier networks for the 21st century. The company recently shipped its Terabit Switch Router (TSR(r)), the industry's first commercially deployed terabit-capable backbone solution. Avici's patented technology, with superior scalability, resiliency, and port density, is enabling the first optical "speed of light" Internet backbone and is the ideal choice for worldwide facilities-based carriers and ISPs. Visit Avici's World Wide Website at avici.com. |
