Osicom and NEC Demonstrate Interoperability of Metro DWDM and SONET Technologies
Business Wire - June 04, 1998 13:24
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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1998--Osicom Technologies, Inc.
(NASDAQ:FIBR), today announced that it will jointly demonstrate with NEC America Inc., the
interoperability of Metro dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) with SONET
technologies. The demonstration will show Osicom's GigaMux(tm) Metro DWDM, interfaced
with NEC's ITS-2400V high-speed SONET multiplexer, configured to transport SONET based
OC-48 signals from NEC's equipment. The demonstration can be viewed next week at Osicom
booth # 827, Supercomm '98, Atlanta, Georgia.
The demonstration will exhibit how the interworking between Osicom's GigaMux Metro DWDM
and NEC's ITS-2400V can enable carriers to deploy DWDM systems that are optimized for the
Metro and Access markets. The system configuration will be capable of transporting high
survivability (2/4 fiber BLSR rings) in SONET payloads and provide carriers with the ability to
provision DS3, OC-3 and OC-12 services within an OC-48 payload. The payload, in turn, can
be transported over an optical network layer created by Osicom's DWDM technologies.
"Our demonstration will show carriers that successful interoperability between DWDM and
SONET can be a cost-effective way to expand fiber ring capacity 32-fold," said Dr. Xin Cheng,
President, Osicom Technologies. "It also highlights how Osicom and NEC are working together
to create innovative solutions that help carriers achieve high survivability, modular growth in
capacity, while protecting infrastructure investment."
According to Larry Eagle, vice president and general manager for NEC America's Business
Development Group, "Dealing with technology companies such as Osicom is a part of NEC's
ongoing interoperability strategy." He added, "Osicom is a leader in supporting DWDM for Metro
network customers. Successfully interworking their technology with ours can permit us to more
rapidly provide our carrier customers the ability to deploy services for metropolitan applications."
About GigaMux
The GigaMux line of DWDM transforms existing fiber from a dedicated, single-application
medium into a versatile conduit capable of simultaneously transporting up to 32 independent
optical channels thus increasing total bandwidth from 2.5 Gb/s to 80 Gb/s. The GigaMux system
can be configured for simplex, full duplex, or a combination of simplex and duplex operation.
The system supports data rates in the entire 51 Mb/s through 2.5 Gb/s range without adding
equipment and transparently supports all traffic types including Switched Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI,
ESCON, SONET, xDSL, ATM, Frame Relay, and even proprietary digital signals.
More about NEC's ITS-2400V
The ITS-2400V Intelligent Transport System is a high speed SONET based multiplexer
developed as part of NEC's Transport product line. It provides economical, flexible, and reliable
OC-48 broadband transmission for network applications. The ITS-2400V architecture supports
five configurations: Full Line (FL), Terminal, Line Repeater (LR), Add/Drop Mux (ADM), a
2-fiber and 4-fiber Bi-directional Line Switched Ring (BLSR). The ITS-2400V also
accommodates mixed low-speed interfaces in the same shelf, converting DS3, STS-1, OC-3, and
OC-12 signals into OC-48 signals without sacrificing any shelf space.
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.
For additional company, product or financial information, visit the Osicom website,
www.osicom.com, or call toll free 888-OSICOM8. For calls originating outside the United
States, call 301-317-7710.
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