OptiSwitch Master 207 Delivers MEF Compliant Ethernet Services
CHATSWORTH, Calif., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MRV COMMUNICATIONS,
INC. (Nasdaq: MRVC), a leading provider of network equipment and services,
today announced that its carrier-class VPLS intelligent platform OptiSwitch
Master 207 ("OSM207"), has been certified by the Metro Ethernet Forum ("MEF")
under its Carrier Ethernet Certification Program.
The MEF Certification Program aims to provide consistent Carrier Ethernet
services worldwide. MRV was among a select group of companies to obtain the
first certification for its OSM207 platform that delivers MEF compliant
Ethernet Services. The certification was performed by the MEF-approved test
laboratory and announced at the 2005 Carrier Ethernet World Congress, Berlin,
on September 13, 2005. The OSM207 successfully delivered Ethernet Private
Line ("EPL"), Ethernet Virtual Private Line ("EVPL") and Ethernet LAN
("E-LAN") services compliant with MEF 9 technical specifications for such
services. The OSM207 was also compliant with in number of optional test
cases.
"MRV demonstrated an industry excellence MEF 9-compliant carrier-class
Ethernet platform, to offer service providers with leading Service-level
agreements ("SLAs")," commented Noam Lotan, MRV's President and CEO. "During
the late 90s, MRV was an early pioneer in Metro Ethernet deployments
worldwide, and we are proud to be in this prestigious club of Telcommunication
evolution that is changing the face of the industry."
About the OptiSwitch Master 207 Platform
The OSM207 is part of MRV's Metro Ethernet modular portfolio, offering a
compact carrier-class powerful IP/MPLS/VPLS Metro Ethernet Demarcation
platform, with a robust and intelligent traffic management suit. The OSM207's
powerful network processor design offers carrier-class Ethernet services with
sophisticated Quality of Service ("QoS") and congestion control which are
critical at the customer demarcation point. The OSM207 enables carriers to
offer a suite of traffic/services with a greater control at User Network
Interface (UNI) to reduce the load from their core networks by incorporating
sophisticated equipment at the customer edge. The OSM207 is ideal for service
providers seeking to deliver profitable E-Line and E-LAN business services, in
a variety of bandwidths and with different service-level agreements.
The OSM207 has been generally available since October 2004 and has a
proven record in carrier installations worldwide.
About MRV Communications, Inc.
MRV Communications, Inc. ("MRV") provides optical Ethernet access
equipment and services, and optical components. MRV designs, manufactures,
sells, distributes, integrates and supports communication equipment and
services, and optical components. MRV conducts its business along three
principal segments: the networking group, the optical components group and
development stage enterprise group. MRV's networking group provides equipment
used by commercial customers, governments and telecommunications service
providers, and include switches, routers, physical layer products and console
management products as well as specialized networking products for aerospace,
defense and other applications including voice and cellular communication.
MRV's optical components group designs, manufactures and sells optical
communications components, primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary
LuminentOIC, Inc. These components include fiber optic transceivers for
metropolitan, access and Fiber-to-the-Premises, or FTTP, applications. MRV
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 MRV to penetrate targeted vertical and regional markets.
For more information, please visit our websites at mrv.com and
luminentoic.com.
Media Relations
MRV Communications, Inc.
David Rodewald
(805) 494-9508
pr@mrv.com
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