Tellabs Introduces Next-Generation, Global Optical Networking System
TITAN(R) 6100 System Helps Service Providers Offer New, High-Speed Metropolitan Area Services
May 3, 1999 09:03 AM
LISLE, Ill., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Tellabs (TLAB) today announced a next-generation, global optical networking platform that will help service providers offer new high-speed metropolitan area services, while reducing network complexity and operations costs.
The TITAN 6100 optical transport system is the first in Tellabs' 6000 series of global optical networking systems designed to greatly increase network capacity, efficiency and manageability.
"Tellabs' solution is flexible in its ability to address end-to-end lightpath management for mesh and ring applications in a single platform," said Mathew Steinberg, director of optical networking for Ryan Hankin Kent, an industry research firm based in South San Francisco, Calif.
Utilizing dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) technology, the TITAN 6100 system enables service providers to offer managed lightpath services and initially boost network capacity by as much as 32 times.
The system carries 32 different wavelengths, or "colors," of data, voice and video traffic over a single optical fiber pair. Each wavelength serves as a separate channel for carrying information over the same fiber. This multiplies the capacity of the fiber and enables service providers to expand bandwidth without adding more fibers.
Designed for metropolitan service applications, the TITAN 6100 system provides complete optical networking solutions in mesh and ring configurations.
TITAN 6100 systems initially deployed for point-to-point applications can be interconnected, without transponders, enabling optical pass-through of traffic that does not need to be terminated locally. By eliminating extra transponders, service providers can significantly reduce capital costs and increase the reliability and flexibility of networked applications. The systems can be connected while in-service, without affecting the operation of other channels already deployed in the network.
To deliver the same mesh pass-through capabilities, competitors must use back-to-back terminals linked by costly transponders. Alternatively, they have to utilize add/drop multiplexers that only support ring configurations. This method requires more complex planning with separate platforms.
The TITAN 6100 system is unique in that it can support mesh, ring and point-to-point applications in the same platform, which gives service providers unparalleled flexibility.
"The TITAN 6100 is a flexible and scalable platform that enables growth in multiple dimensions," said Brian J. Jackman, president of global systems and technology at Tellabs. "Service providers will be able to increase network capacity, deploy the system over longer distances and provide optical network restoration."
Tellabs' optical transport system also provides extensive management capabilities not found in other DWDM systems today. The TITAN 6100 system's element management system (EMS) enables operators to provision end-to-end lightpaths. And a PC-based CraftStation offers an easy-to-use graphical user interface.
The TITAN 6100 optical transport system will complement Tellabs' TITAN family of digital cross-connects and future platforms. These platforms enable rapid deployment and reconfiguration of telecommunications transport networks. Tellabs' TITAN 6100 system is expected to be available in the fourth calendar quarter of 1999. The initial release of the system will feature global SONET and SDH interfaces supporting speeds up to 2.5 Gbps, including OC-3/STM-1 (155 Mbps), OC-12/STM-4 (622 Mbps) and OC-48/STM-16 (2.5 Gbps). |
