ASND and DWDM:NN's has already embodied this feature into 36170 m ultiservice switch for comertial sale last:KANATA, Canada and MUNICH, Germany, September 29, 1997 -- Siemens and Newbridge today
announced their asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)-based Distributed Service Delivery program which
provides unique networking solutions for metropolitan area network applications. This technology evolution
enables the cost effective delivery of services such as frame relay, private line, cell relay and Internet Protocol
(IP) using a scalable and flexible common network infrastructure for multiple services, with cost saving
opportunities that encompass capital equipment, transmission facilities and ongoing operational expenses.
ATM-based Distributed Service Delivery, developed jointly with Newbridger Affiliated
Cambrian Systems Corporation, enables carriers to eliminate SONET multiplexers for
transport, while maintaining the reliability and availability of centralized network resources
to take advantage of the full attributes of ATM in a metropolitan area network at much lower
costs. The first deployment of this capability within the Siemens / Newbridge
MainStreetXpress(tm) product line will be on the industry-leading MainStreetXpress 36170
Multiservices Switch.
"Carriers need a migration strategy that cost effectively addresses increasing demand for multiple services at the
edge of the network while simplifying overall network deployment," states Terence H. Matthews, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, Newbridge Networks Corporation.
"Simplification of the network will result in, among other benefits, in grater accessibility of the internet.
ATM-based Distributed Service Delivery is a major advancement in the continuous evolution of the Siemens /
Newbridge MainStreetXpress vision of ATM as the core network architecture."
"Our joint development combines the leading ATM capabilities of the MainStreetXpress product family and the
fundamental transport values of networking solutions based on dense wavelength division multiplexing
(DWDM)," said Don Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cambrian Systems. "It capitalizes on the
scalability, flexibility, and survivability of Cambrian's Optera(tm) DWDM technology."
The Public Communication Networks Group of Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) and Newbridge Networks
(Kanata, Canada), two of the world leaders in ATM, formed a strategic networking alliance in 1996 to provide
carriers worldwide with the most comprehensive and advanced ATM solution set. With this agreement, the two
companies have unified their ATM product lines under the MainStreetXpress brand and assembled the
industry's most extensive ATM research and development operation -- more than 1,700 engineers in five
countries. In North America, Siemens Public Communication Networks Group is represented by Siemens
Stromberg-Carlson in Boca Raton, Florida.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 /PR Newswire/ -- Cambrian Systems Corporation, a provider of dense wavelength
division multiplexing (DWDM) solutions for the metropolitan area network (MAN) and interoffice applications
announced that its OPTera(TM) 80 product has been honored by Data Communications as one of the ''Top 50
Hot Products'' of the year.
The magazine, which annually recognizes the industry's leading new products, has hailed OPTera as ''the first
wavelength division multiplexor that can be used to build redundant rings,'' allowing network managers to link
multiple sites while assuring the integrity of data transmissions -- even in the event of fiber network or mux
failures.
Cambrian Systems is participating at the 1998 COMNET show in Washington, D.C., in the Newbridge
Networks exhibit (Booth #570). The media and other interested parties are encouraged to visit the Newbridge
booth for a Distributed ATM demonstration and to discuss OPTera
''With increasing competition and bandwidth demand in local networks, carriers and large customers seek
solutions that can both increase fiber capacity and create a scalable, economical path to new service
deployment,'' said Don Smith, President and CEO of Cambrian Systems. ''This Data Communications
magazine award is an excellent example of the excitement OPTera is generating in the marketplace.''
OPTera enables new business applications in short haul markets, delivering a ring-based DWDM solution that
meets the demand for greater connectivity, enhanced service delivery, high reliability and network flexibility at a
time when service and market mix are difficult to predict.
The use of OPTera and Distributed ATM allows carriers to deliver new services that generate
increased revenues while reducing capital and operating costs. The scalability of OPTera enables
rapid service deployment, a key competitive advantage for the carriers. OPTera delivers 32 wavelengths, each
providing up to 2.5 Gbit/s of bandwidth for a total capacity that is scalable to 80 Gbit/s. Each wavelength is
individually protected and managed, protocol and bit rate independent, and supports OC3, OC12, OC48,
100BT or native Gigabit Ethernet, etc.
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A Cambrian press release from Sept., 1997:
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