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To: signist who wrote (16006)	9/28/1999 8:26:00 AM
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(BSNS WIRE) Cerent Introduces Integrated Optical Networking to the Cerent 454 Evolutionary Optical Transport Platform Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999-- Suite of Optical Services Modules Give Carriers Clear Evolution Path from SONET to All Optical Transport Networks Cerent Corporation today introduced integrated optical networking with a suite of optical service modules planned for the Cerent 454, the first evolutionary optical transport platform. The optical modules deliver optical services, wavelength routing and bandwidth management, and massive capacity expansion for carriers in need of a multi-wavelength functionality either now or in the future, and provide the industry's first clear evolution path from SONET to an all optical transport network. "Cerent's integrated optical networking enhancements to the Cerent 454 makes good on our promise to create a completely evolutionary optical platform," said Carl Russo, president and CEO of Cerent. "Cerent's is the first and only network element to support any traffic type over any optical bit rate, creating an unprecedented level of flexibility and performance." Carriers demand that today's optical networking solutions offer them lower cost of operation, increased scalability and flexibility, as well as the ability to create new services as demand warrants -- all without having to toss out their existing SONET infrastructure. Cerent has created a product for carriers that will help them evolve their transport networks from the inefficient legacy SONET systems of the voice era to optical superhighways for the Internet era. The Cerent 454 aggregates any voice, data or video service and 0efficiently concentrates it for transport across optical networks, eliminating the need to add bandwidth pipes for each new service. Any TDM interface from DS1 to OC192 is easily handled in any of the Cerent 454's multiple, general purpose card slots as are Ethernet, ATM and Video interfaces. Capacity increases can be quickly achieved with a simple card swap at each node. Optical service modules will include ITU grid wavelengths on a plug-in card, Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) plug-ins, and bandwidth management modules that allow traffic on wavelengths to be groomed in any increment from DS1 to concatenated OC192c. The first optical modules to be delivered will be ITU grid wavelength cards, which can be used to aggregate multiple high-speed transport networks on to carriers' core DWDM systems. Modules soon to follow include: -0- T -- Wavelength services cards which will provide for direct integration of high speed optical services like ESCON, FDDI, and D1 -- Multi-wavelength DWDM combiner modules T Cerent's products deliver the highest bandwidth, highest port density, highest flexibility and lowest first cost in the smallest footprint in the industry. The system provides -- in one 18.5 inch platform -- what traditionally took a seven-foot rack of equipment to deliver. These innovative features, combined with ease of installation, provisioning and clear upgrade path, ensure that ILECs, CLECs, IXCs, cable providers and utilities gain the right platform today, as well as a reliable, limitless growth path for the future. About Cerent Cerent Corporation is the revolutionary network element delivering next-generation transport network solutions today. The Cerent 454 is the first evolutionary optical transport platform that supports any network traffic type on demand over any optical bit rate at a dramatically lower cost than traditional transport solutions. Cerent products solve the transport bottleneck and evolve to the optical networks of the Internet era. Cerent announced on Aug. 26, 1999, that it will be acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. to be the cornerstone of Cisco's entrance into the optical transport market. Information about Cerent can be found at: cerent.com. Note to Editors: Cerent and Cerent 454 are trademarks of Cerent Corporation --30--pb/sf* gdr/sf CONTACT: Copithorne & Bellows Gary Clem, 415/975-2254 gary.clem@cbpr.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS PRODUCT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com * end of story *