Sorrento Networks Introduces Next Generation All-Optical Wavelength Switching Router
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[edit: Before they were Sorrento, they were Osicom, and before Osicom, Meret. When they were Meret they were part owned by Amaco. At that time they visited my offices and I suggested that they incorporate SNMP*** on their trading floor high resolution optoelectronic cards which delivered RGB-Sync, voice and RS-232 data. There was no channel for SNMP, they told me at that time. They've come a long way.
***SNMP = Simple Network Management Protocol - FAC]
TeraMatrix Enables Metro Service Providers to Build Future-proof, Super-Terabit Optical Networks
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2000-- Sorrento Networks Inc., a leading
developer and marketer of end-to-end all optical metro solutions, today introduced
TeraMatrix(TM), an all-optical wavelength switching router for metro optical
networks. TeraMatrix is inherently transparent and ultra-scalable, paving a migration
path for next generation networks.
``TeraMatrix is an important catalyst for evolving from today's `fixed-connection'
managed transport network to a `dynamic-connection' managed network - one that
can provide fast and proactive end-to-end connection management while supporting
multiple network architectures,'' said Dr. Xin Cheng, chief executive officer,
Sorrento Networks. ``The TeraMatrix along with the GigaMux(TM) and EPC(TM)
form the building blocks of next generation networks. Together, they provide a
proactive solution that is ultra-scalable, flexible, transparent, intelligent, and simple,
making the end-to-end all-optical network a reality.''
``To date, optical switches have been discussed as a solution for core optical
networks,'' said Scott Clavenna, Principal Analyst at Pioneer Consulting LLC. ``An
important market opportunity exists in the metro space and all-optical solutions, such
as those provided by Sorrento Networks, will provide the protocol and bit rate
transparency important for this market.''
The TeraMatrix Wavelength Switching Router
The TeraMatrix is a versatile optical wavelength switching router that enables
carriers to build reliable, proactive metropolitan optical networks. Complete with
dynamic wavelength routing and management capabilities, the TeraMatrix platform
allows network operators to provision bandwidth to customers in real-time, achieving
an unprecedented level of customer responsiveness. The ultra-scalable, reliable
design of the TeraMatrix features an all-optical switching fabric that is client signal
rate and protocol transparent and has built-in performance monitoring at the
wavelength level. These features allow for true multi-protocol interoperability on a
common platform and infrastructure. The switching fabric supports generic
``any-to-any'' connectivity and is capable of supporting a migration from protected
optical ring topologies (i.e., dynamic add-drop) to full mesh architectures. The
TeraMatrix uses standards-based signaling control, namely the multi protocol
lambda switching (MP(lambda)S) framework to perform intelligent, automatic
routing of both wavelength connections and protection paths.
Ultra-scalability
The TeraMatrix is an ultra-scalable and flexible system with port densities ranging
from 4x4 to 512x512. Each port connected to a fiber can handle up to 64
wavelengths. Each wavelength is data-bit-rate and protocol-transparent to
accommodate the wide range of traffic types common to metro optical networks. The
ultra-scalability of the TeraMatrix, when complemented with other Sorrento
Networks' products, is highlighted by its ability to scale wavelengths, tributaries,
network size and topology from megabits to terabits. These attributes will enable
carriers to instantly reconfigure their networks to provision capacity where and when
it is needed most. Furthermore, the highly-scalable design of the TeraMatrix enables
service providers to dynamically scale their current network infrastructures towards
true, multi-service optical networks in a cost-effective and timely manner.
Migration Path: Meeting the Demands Now and for the Future
The TeraMatrix optical switching router is designed to meet the numerous challenges
facing metropolitan area service providers. Today's metropolitan networks are
experiencing rapidly rising capacity demands, characterized by increasingly dynamic
traffic profiles. The existing SONET infrastructure cannot yield very flexible service
definitions and has lengthy capacity provisioning timescales (owing to tedious
manual processes involved). Furthermore, metro-area fiber-exhaust concerns are
already continuing to rise and further fiber infrastructure expansion may have to
contend with lengthy right-of-way issues. As a result, metro service providers will
require expedient, ``future-proof'' optical networking solutions based upon WDM
technology. These offerings must provide intelligent, proactive services provisioning
for a broad customer base, and facilitate a cost-effective migration from today's
voice-based infrastructure while leveraging the large expenditures on current
infrastructures.
The transparent switching capability of the TeraMatrix with its rapid,
topology-independent (i.e., flexible) provisioning capabilities allows it to effectively
serve providers ranging from CLEC's to RBOC's for many metro-area applications.
Specifically, the optical switching fabric can support multiple protocols in a
transparent manner, thereby eliminating the need for costly electronic equipment
associated with grooming and mapping multiple protocols onto a standard
transmission format (SONET). This yields significantly reduced network
management and operations costs. Furthermore, the generic switching capabilities of
the TeraMatrix platform enable it to operate as a dynamic optical add-drop
multiplexer (OADM) in various ring configurations, including two and four fiber
schemes with either fiber or optical channel level protection. In contrast to proposed
reconfigurable OADMs, TeraMatrix allows for a truly cost-effective and structured
migration from today's infrastructure to future designs. Specifically, network
operators can selectively migrate existing SONET (fiber) rings towards transparent
OADM ring architectures by appropriate software configuration of TeraMatrix
platforms. Subsequently, several rings can be interconnected by using a
TeraMatrix(TM) node to leverage a multi-ring architecture. Eventual evolution to
more efficient mesh-based topologies can be performed by simply performing local
reconfiguration on the existing TeraMatrix platforms.
Integrated Family of products
TeraMatrix is fully compatible with GigaMux and EPC and is dynamically
manageable by TeraMAN(TM) intelligent network management platform. TeraMAN
offers easy-to-use ``point and click'' functionality and allows service providers to
manage all network equipment from a common platform resulting in simplified
operations. TeraMAN Network Management platform is designed to manage all
fiber plant, configuration, account, fault and security, performance monitoring and
dynamic provisioning.
The TeraMatrix provides IP standards-based control at the optical layer to
effectively control and manage the network, giving carriers the ability to monitor and
update all nodes in real time. With more granular and accurate information available
instantly, intelligent IP routing capabilities can be used much like an automatic
network planning tool. As a result, available bandwidth can be allocated more
efficiently, enabling carriers to put more services on their network, while still
maintaining optical QoS objectives and service level agreements (SLAs).
``This kind of proactive network management allows the transmission architecture to
move closer to the Holy Grail of telecommunications: more fully utilized bandwidth
while giving service providers tremendous flexibility in how they market and charge
for their services,'' Dr. Cheng continued. ``Carriers that satisfy the marketplace's
need for flexibility will prosper. Customers will demand plenty of bandwidth for
plenty of applications - many of which haven't even been dreamed of yet. Providing
lightpaths on-demand will prove a major competitive advantage.''
As with all Sorrento Networks products, the TeraMatrix is a carrier class solution
that has a small footprint to address collocation issues.
About Sorrento Networks
Sorrento Networks' products are specifically designed to meet the requirements of
the Metropolitan market, supporting a wide variety of protocols, network traffic
speeds and changing traffic patterns. Sorrento Network's products' small footprint
allows service providers to offer a wide variety of services from the same platform
including aggregation, transport, switching and management.
The Company's ultra scalable carrier class products are manufactured to meet all
key industry certifications including OSMINE and NEBS. These products offer
customers an optical end-to-end solution that improves bandwidth utilization and
reduces network costs and complexity. The products provide a migration path from
ring, point to point topologies to mesh architecture of next generation networks.
Sorrento Networks has been a provider of all optical networking systems that are
used in both interoffice and access networks since 1997. Sorrento Networks, Inc.
products are successfully deployed at numerous customer premises in North
America, Europe and Asia.
Sorrento Networks is headquartered in San Diego, California and is a subsidiary of
Osicom Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq NM:FIBR - news).
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limitation the following: (1) unanticipated technical problems relating to the
Company's products; (2) the Company's ability, or lack thereof, to make, market and
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competitors in the marketplace for optical networking products; (4) changed market
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