MRV unveils high-density, 4.25-Gbit/sec media cross-connect
March 10, 2005 Chatsworth, CA -- MRV Communications, a provider of scalable network infrastructure equipment, has added to its line of physical layer cross-connect switches by introducing its 288-port Media Cross-Connect (NC316-288PMC-4). According to the company, the device significantly extends automated testing capabilities for a wide range of applications. Along with the device, the company also introduced its proprietary network management card, based on the Linux operating system (OS), which enables the device's secure access and management capabilities.
According to the company, the programmable device supports any-port to any-port connectivity using various I/O interfaces, delivering per port bandwidth up to 4.25 Gbit/sec. With an overall system bandwidth exceeding 2 Tbit/sec, the device transparently supports any combination of communication protocols, including SONET (OC-3 to OC-48), Ethernet (10/100/1000), Fibre Channel (1/2/4), iSCSI, Firewire (1394A/B), SDI and HD-SDI, T1/E1/J1, 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), and Fibre Channel, as well as proprietary protocols.
"There's no doubt that the NC316-288PMC-4 provides interoperability labs and enterprise customers the easiest and natural migration path to higher-density physical layer switching," remarks Noam Lotan, president and CEO of MRV.
According to the company, other possible applications for the device include enterprise networks that combine LANs and SANs with "wire-once" capabilites, digital video distribution, and CWDM / DWDM platforms. The company says the device provides a fast return on investment not only by allowing wiring flexibility, but also because it enables equipment-sharing capability in testing and monitoring environments and enterprise networks.
The device can be configured with up to four hot-swappable power supplies and with up to eight hot-swappable blades of 36 interfaces each, which according to the company provides scalability to match network growth. The device's 9RU modular design is backward- and forward- compatible with power supplies and blades used elsewhere in the company's product family.
The hot-swappable network management card, based on the Linux OS, enables the device's secure access and management capabilities. The EM316LNXNM-MCC card's advanced features include IP and SNMPv3, multiple SSH or optional Telnet sessions, editable configuration in ASCII format, standard file transfer- based configuration upload and download, script saving in the card's file system, sophisticated system logging capabilities (SYSLOG), and the ability to send SNMP trap or e-mail upon events' occurrence. The naturally script-enabled card is accessible via serial console as well as by in-band multiple SSH/Telnet sessions.
For immediate system access, the device's built-in, Java-based graphical management tool is accessible from any Web browser. |
