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Technology Stocks : Lightpath Technologies: LPTH New WDM player -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ALTERN8 who wrote (984)	6/1/2000 10:06:00 AM
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Here's news for you, Altern...Lightchip press release! Thanks to diy_investor on Yahoo for the find. Thursday June 1, 7:59 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Lightchip, Inc. Lightchip's Versalight Family Brings Low Cost, Low Loss, And Flexibility to Optical Metro Networks SALEM, N.H., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightchip, Inc. announced the introduction of its family of optical networking products -- the Versalight product suite. Versalight products provide flexible wavelength routing and optical management solutions that enhance the transparency of optical networks. ``The Versalight family enhances the transparency of fiber optic transport networks,'' explained Bill Peck, Lightchip President and CEO. ``Our new products feature low cost/low loss wavelength routing, optical intelligence, and bi-directionality with access to any wavelength at any time.'' ``Lightchip's products will significantly improve the cost and performance of fiber optic networks by enabling the integration of dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM), wavelength routing, and intelligent optical management into metro loops, cable hybrid fiber/coax systems and other short haul fiber applications,'' Peck added. ``It is imperative that the transport layer of the network meets the challenging needs of metro deployment,'' according to Lynn Hutcheson, Director of Optical Components at RHK, Inc. ``Successful deployment of DWDM in metropolitan area networks requires managing cost, size, flexibility, and the ability to monitor the wavelength and optical power for each channel,'' he added. The Versalight family includes shelf-level, network-ready products that can be combined to create a complete system for the transport layer of the network. The Versalight system includes wavelength routing, optical add/drop nodes and optical performance management. ``Versalight represents an ideal solution for metro-scale optical networks,'' Peck said. The system delivers key benefits, including: * Low cost per channel -- especially key in cost-sensitive metro applications * Low insertion loss -- reduces or eliminates the need for optical amplifiers * Protocol transparency -- reduces cost and complexity by allowing any type of traffic on each wavelength * Small footprint -- essential for collocation, minimizes rack space needed for very high channel counts. * Optical management speed/accuracy -- enables virtually real-time problem resolution and restoration * Network flexibility -- add/drop capability for any wavelength at any time * Bi-directionality critical in limited-fiber settings -- cuts equipment needs in half. The Versalight Optical Wavelength Router (OWR) is fully interchangeable for multiplexing or demultiplexing 16, 32 or 40 channels on the ITU grid with 100 GHz spacing. The module provides full bi-directionality in a cost-effective 2U shelf-level package. The Versalight Optical Add/Drop (OAD) node is designed for adding or dropping channels on the ITU grid with 100GHz spacing for 16, 32 or 40 channel networks. It provides extremely high performance and is fully reconfigurable, allowing rapid adding or dropping of any channel without the need for additional modules. The Versalight Optical Performance Manager (OPM) rapidly provides precise measurements of both the optical power and the wavelength for every channel. The Versalight OPM has an ultra-high dynamic range of 60dB, enabling monitoring of optical channels independent of channel variations of transport power. In addition, the modules' extremely high optical power sensitivity permits optical performance monitoring with negligible effect on the signal power. A variety of interfaces are available to enable operation with installed network monitoring and control systems. ``In order for DWDM networks to be deployed in the metro area, major issues needed to be addressed in the optical transport layer. The Versalight family delivers low cost/low loss, high performance, and increased flexibility. Our solutions will enable the rapid deployment of DWDM metropolitan networks,'' said Peck. For more information please contact Priscilla Johnson at 603-894-7165 or info@lightchip.com. www.lightchip.com. SOURCE: Lightchip, Inc.