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Osicom Extends Flexibility and Scalability of GigaMux Metro DWDM
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 1998--
GigaMux Offers Photonic Add/Drop Multiplexing and 32 Scalable Channels to Support Challenging Metro Network Topologies
Osicom Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIBR), today further extended the flexibility and scalability of its GigaMux(tm) line of Metro Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) products. GigaMux now features an Add/Drop Multiplexer (ADM) using a passive photonic module which enables Metro network operators to deliver bandwidth on short notice to customers located along a fiber run. Osicom has also announced that GigaMux's capacity has doubled to support 32 channels for a total system throughput of 80Gb/s.
Metro networks are characterized by a diversity of user types, each responding differently to new applications and services. Therefore, Metro operators must always be ready to respond to unpredictable demand for bandwidth along any span of their network. The new GigaMux photonic ADM enables Metro operators to quickly and easily tap and deliver bandwidth by selectively dropping channels in any span of a network. The ADM's totally passive design allows channels to be dropped at the photonic level without requiring any electrical conversion. This results in an ADM approach that is the first to combine lower equipment costs and lower optical loss.
Osicom's ADM approach also helps protect the investments of a network operator's existing SONET deployed network. It achieves this by enabling such networks to add SONET rings to existing fiber routes without adding fiber pairs and accommodates modular network expansion by adding one ring at a time.
"Our passive ADM approach is in keeping with GigaMux's 'built from the ground up' flexible and cost-effective Metro DWDM system design. As a result, GigaMux ADM enables Metro operators to easily drop single or multiple channels to deliver bandwidth in a variety of network configurations, where and when necessary, without the added expense of regeneration equipment," said Bill Berry, Osicom's GigaMux Product Manager. "Also, as a passive ADM, we are equally able to accommodate other data formats including ATM, GigEthernet, high speed video and even proprietary signals."
Berry continued, "Although most Metro operators are only requiring an average of 8-channel DWDM systems, they also need the ability to scale further, on a channel-by-channel basis, to meet spontaneous growth from new applications and services."
GigaMux ADM in Metro Network Topologies
In a basic add drop application, GigaMux's ADM passive design allows operators to add nodes to an existing SONET ring without exposing any passthrough channels to unnecessary electronic circuitry. This eliminates the concern of decreasing the mean time between failure (MTBF) rates due to electrical failure at the new node. In addition, the ADM feature can be implemented as an integral component of GigaMux or as a separate "passive fiber tap." By using these taps, operators can capture new market share by rolling out services in areas that could not justify the expense of the traditional approach.
GigaMux's ADM capability supports inter-ring traffic, or trans-muxing, where data from a node in one ring needs to be routed to a node in a second ring.
In a standard SONET configuration, tying two rings together is an expensive and complicated process. At the common point where fibers from both rings are present, a new SONET node or cross-connect with the appropriate add/drop channel cards must be installed. By applying GigaMux ADM to these complex ring networks, multiple rings can be tied together without additional SONET hardware.
More on 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 supports all traffic types including Switched Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ESCON, SONET, xDSL, ATM, Frame Relay, and even proprietary digital signals.
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.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including without limitation the company's ability to develop, produce, and market products that incorporate new technology on a timely basis, that are priced competitively and achieve significant market acceptance; higher expenses associated with the development and marketing of new products; changes in product mix; risks of dependence on third-party component suppliers; inventory risks due to shifts in market demand; the presence of competitors with broader product lines and greater financial resources; intellectual property rights and litigation; needs for liquidity; and the other risks detailed from time to time in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
GigaMux is a trademark of Osicom Technologies, Inc. All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT:
Boston Communications Osicom Technologies, Inc.
Constantine Theodoropulos Bill Berry
Public Relations Product Manager, GigaMux
(617) 912-1100 (800) 359-7710
ctheo@bcomm.com bberry@osicom.com
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