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To: lebo who wrote (3710)	9/24/1998 7:21:00 PM
From: Bob Smith	Respond to of 12623

Fiber Optic Networking...LU has plans..and so will CSCO. Lucent Eyeing Optical Networks For Growth By Kimberly Caisse Murray Hill, N.J. 5:51 PM EST Mon., Sept. 21, 1998 .............. Lucent plans to maintain its growth by selling products in market segments such as optical networks, wireless infrastructure, communications software and data networking, and taking share away from competitors in those areas, said a senior executive at the data communications company. Speaking at a press briefing here last Friday, Dan Stanzione, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Lucent, said the company is betting that entering the optical networks market will ensure the company's lead in the next generation of networking equipment. These kinds of networks are not expected to take hold for at least two more years, Lucent executive said. "The existing networks aren't going to go away," he said. Optical networking "changes the nature of both worlds." Lucent believes the wavelengths of optical networks will act as the glue that supports the various protocols such as SNA or IP, network technologies such as ATM or Frame Relay and backbone types such as ISDN, fiber or wireless, according to Stanzione. Implementing optical networks will allow VARs to program wavelengths to support each kind of traffic, radio frequencies and protocols that is transmitted over a network, Stanzione said. Lucent also believes it can flourish amid old and new networks by developing interoperability communications software, he said. This kind of software "is really how these networks are going to work together," he said. crn.com