More news from MRV....wonder what the sudden flurry of announcements portend? Wish I had more knowledge about the technical stuff and what the true importance of some of this news really is. One must surmise that a possible association with IBM carries some weight down the road.
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MRV Communications Inc. has added a news release to its Investor Relations website.
Title: MRV Completes Interoperability Testing of its LambdaDriver(R) ESCON CWDM/DWDM Solution Under IBM's TotalStorage(TM) Proven Program
Date: 4/7/2004 9:41:00 PM
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PHOENIX, Storage Networking World, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MRV
Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRVC), today announced that it has successfully
completed interoperability testing of its LambdaDriver (LD) ESCON series of
multi-functional, compact modular Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)
systems with IBM's TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS). MRV
completed the interoperability testing of its solutions under IBM's
TotalStorage Proven interoperability program where pretested configurations
are validated together with IBM Storage.
MRV's LD series consists of multi-functional, compact modular Wavelength
Division Multiplexing (WDM) systems that can create up to 32 independent
virtual fiber optic links over a single pair of fibers over distances of up to
100km. The LambdaDriver's flexibility offers a lower initial cost, allowing
for fewer channels units in the beginning, and ensuring simple system upgrades
or future network re-configurations. The LambdaDriver systems are targeted
for carriers central offices or multi-tenant office buildings and are ideally
suited for MAN networks as well as large enterprise and Access networks. The
LambdaDriver family supports different network topologies such as PTP, Linear
OADM and Ring and DWDM and CWDM technologies. Each data stream can handle
rates from 10 Mbps up to 2.5 Gbps, and can support future upgrades to 10Gbps
services.
The transponders are single slot modules that provide an interface between
the WDM system and single channel access port. Transponders are fully
independent of the other channels and transparently support all data centric
protocols, enabling service providers to mix different protocols such as
SONET/SDH, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, ESCON, etc. in the
same chassis. LD400/LD800/1600 transponders possess the "data rate selection"
functionality, allowing service providers the ability for remote rate
provisioning.
The customer (access) interface type of the transponders can be fixed,
(i.e. 1310 nm MM/SM or 850 nm MM), or interchangeable (pluggable) by use of
SFP (Small Form Factor Pluggable Transceiver). The SFP transponders also
possess additional loopback and power monitoring functionalities as well as
other SFP related information. The transponders are hot swappable, allowing
scalable, in-service expansion or channel maintenance without interruption of
service on other channels. The same transponder modules can be used in all
Lambda Driver family chassis.
Chen Genossar, vice president of International Strategic Marketing for MRV
Communications, Inc., stated, "We are pleased to be a part of IBM's
TotalStorage Proven program. We are seeing the growing need for the
deployment of storage applications -- whether as remote back-up, DRP, or
real-time mirroring to a second data center -- from customers around the
world."
For more information on the Lambda Driver ESCON solution (Solution ID
0504030421088CYQ) tested under the IBM TotalStorage Proven program, please
visit
developer.ibm.com
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IBM TotalStorage Proven has been designed on a simple premise: give
customers the confidence to select the best combination of integrated storage
technologies to help minimize their investment risk, increase efficiency and
expedite their infrastructure implementation.
About MRV Communications, Inc.
MRV provides network infrastructure equipment and services, and optical
components. The Company conducts its business along three principal segments:
the networking group, the optical components group and development stage
enterprises. MRV's networking group provides equipment used by commercial
customers, governments and telecommunications service providers, and include
switches, routers, network physical infrastructure equipment and remote device
management equipment as well as specialized networking products for defense
and aerospace applications. MRV's optical components group designs,
manufactures and sells optical communications components, primarily through
its wholly owned subsidiary LuminentOIC, Inc. These components include
components for Fiber-to-the-Home, or FTTH, applications, fiber optic
transceivers, and CWDM applications. The Company markets and sells its
products worldwide, through a variety of channels, which include a dedicated
direct sales force, manufacturers' representatives, value-added-resellers,
distributors and systems integrators. MRV has operations in Europe that
provide network system design, integration and distribution services that
include products manufactured by third-party vendors, as well as MRV products.
Such specialization enhances access to customers and allows the Company to
penetrate targeted vertical and regional markets. For more information, call
MRV at 818/773-0900 or visit our websites at www.mrv.com and
www.LuminentOIC.com.
Media Contact
MRV Communications - Diana L. Hayden, 818-886-6782, pr@mrv.com
All other brands, names, or trademarks mentioned in this document or Web
site are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE MRV Communications, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Diana L. Hayden of MRV Communications, +1-818-886-6782,
pr@mrv.com/
/Web site: luminentoic.com /
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(MRVC)
CO: MRV Communications, Inc.; IBM; Storage Networking World;
LuminentOIC, Inc.
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