Osicom and FORE Systems Demonstrate ATM overDWDM; GigaMux Seamlessly Joins ATM and DWDM in Video Application
May 8, 1998 09:36 AM
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 1998--Osicom Technologies, Inc. FIBR , today announced that FORE Systems, Inc. FORE , a leading ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) provider, used Osicom's GigaMux(tm) dense wavelength division multiplexer (DWDM) to demonstrate the transport of ATM over DWDM. The demonstration was successfully conducted this week by FORE Systems at Cable'98 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The demonstration exhibited how ATM and DWDM can be used together to deliver video services over fiber more cost-effectively. While FORE Systems' ATM switches supported multiple on-going video services, such as Video-on-demand, MPEG and JPEG compression, Osicom's GigaMux provided the transport to deliver more services using fewer fibers. As a result, cable operators observed how DWDM supports an increase in the amount of channel programming without incurring the high cost of adding new fibers to their networks.
"With GigaMux's total data rate transparency, FORE Systems was able to immediately pass ATM traffic when connected to GigaMux equipment," said Dr. Xin Cheng, President, Osicom Technologies. "The demonstration at the Cable '98 show validates our belief that combining DWDM and ATM technology is ideal for supplying bandwidth and delivering more services in metropolitan environments."
About FORE Systems
FORE Systems is a leading global supplier of networking solutions based on an Intelligent Infrastructure designed to handle the networked applications of today and tomorrow. FORE's Networks of Steel(tm) deliver the increased capacity, reduced complexity and unparalleled flexibility and scalability necessary to build networks that last. Thousands of enterprise and service provider customers worldwide have put FORE Systems' solutions at the heart of their networks. For more information on FORE's Networks of Steel, call (888) 404-0444.
About Osicom
Osicom Technologies is a leading provider of integrated networking and bandwidth aggregation solutions for enhancing the performance of existing data and telecommunications networks. The Company combines expertise across multiple disciplines to offer fiber transport, remote access, virtual private networking, video switching and transport, and network systems-on-silicon to carrier and enterprise customers. The Company brings value to its customers by offering end-to-end, single vendor solutions as an integrated set. Osicom's offerings feature open architectures, offer complete scalability and fully support industry standards. The Company's flagship products are the GigaMux family of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexers (DWDM) for short-haul Metro applications, the NET+ARM system-on-silicon for network connectivity, and the IQX-200 family of scaleable Remote Access Servers.
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