-XYPLEX: New Fibre Driver eases management and doubles data throughput of existing fibre networks
Presswire - October 20, 1998 15:18
M2 PRESSWIRE-20 October 1998-XYPLEX: New Fibre Driver from Xyplex/NBase Communications eases management and doubles data throughput of existing fibre networks (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
-- Technology provides substantial savings to LAN and WAN managers with high density, multiprotocol copper and fibre networks
Xyplex/NBase Communications, a division of MRV Communications, today launched the Fibre Driver product line of high density, multimedia, multi-protocol, optical media converters and switches. This new product family doubles data throughput and increases distances up to 110 kilometres over single mode fibre and provides the industry's first centrally-managed fibre, cabling and connectivity solution targeted at the LAN, MAN (metropolitan area network) and enterprise markets.
Increasing bandwidth demands from the enterprise to the SOHO and home markets requires network managers to increase capacity to stay competitive. This means adding more fibre cabling and switching equipment to the network or getting more bandwidth from an existing infrastructure. Large enterprises, carriers, CLECs, cable TV companies, government agencies and schools often have more fibre available, but face integration issues with copper facilities. Xyplex/NBase's Fibre Driver provides the interfaces between switches, hubs, router's and the fibre or copper plant to allow existing fibre to be used more efficiently, while providing network management across the entire LAN, MAN or WAN infrastructure.
Fibre Driver maximizes the use of existing fibre by combining transmit and receive signals onto a single fibre strand freeing up the second strand in a fibre pair for additional data. Fibre Driver does this for all speeds of Ethernet as well as ATM, SONET, SDH and FDDI.
In addition, the Fibre Driver family increases efficiency through a Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) module. As WDM migrates from core carrier backbone applications to metropolitan networks there will be an increasing need for WDM in the edge network. Fibre Driver's WDM module combines up to 4 channels of SONET, OC-12 or Gigabit Ethernet onto one fibre pair. WDM modules are also available for OC-3 and Fast Ethernet. Three WDM modules provide Fibre Driver with the ability to aggregate up to 12 channels in one chassis.
Since the cost of running a mile of fibre cable can exceed $15,000 the Fibre Drivers ability to use fibre more efficiently results in significant savings.
The Fibre Driver's SNMP-based management module facilitates rapid fault isolation and diagnosis of converters and transceivers, through loop back and SNMP MIBs. This reduces the time-consuming task of validating network connections over long distances. It allows customers to connect via single mode fibre over 110 kilometres and centrally manage these extended networks.
Media conversion in the Fibre Driver includes unshielded twisted pair to fibre, multimode fibre to singlemode fibre and Gigabit SX to Gigabit LX. Fibre Driver supports SONET, SDH, ATM, FDDI and 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet, with interchangeable modules. Fibre Driver also has switch modules available for applications where more than conversion is required.
"With the Fibre Driver, it is now possible to build large geographic networks using standard LAN protocols," said Simon Clark, Xyplex's regional director for Northern Europe. -Transparent LAN Services, where service providers offer LAN data ports directly to business customers, is one example of these networks."
With Gigabit Ethernet becoming a significant enterprise backbone protocol and Fibre Driver converting short distance gigabit SX ports to long distance LX ports, service providers are able to build and service large networks over greater geographic areas.
"Cable TV companies, for example, can aggregate cable modem signals and transport them to head-end locations via long distance single mode fibre, using the Fibre Driver to facilitate these installations. Likewise, a carrier without spare capacity could use the Fibre Driver to postpone the addition of new fibre on congested routes by combining transmit and receive signals, thereby doubling the capacity of existing fibre," added Clark.
Product Configuration The Fibre Driver family of conversion modules can be housed in one of three chassis: a 16 slot, a 4 slot and a single slot housing.
All three are capable of hosting any converter or switch or WDM module. A network management module provides remote SNMP access to a central management platform, such as Xyplex/NBase's Megavision or other standard systems. To maximize network availability, the Fibre Driver offers redundant management and power capabilities.
Pricing and Availability Available now, the Fibre Driver has 51 different modules supporting Ethernet at 10/100/1000 Mbps, FDDI, SONET at OC-3 and 12 as well as ATM. Prices range from $168 for a copper to multimode Ethernet module, to $7,000 for a gigabit Ethernet module with 45 kilometres range over a single strand. The SNMP management module is $733 and the one, four and sixteen slot chassis are $78, $506 and $735 respectively. All modules and chassis are currently are currently available.
Notes to editors Xyplex/NBase Communications is a leading Ethernet switch manufacturer. They provided the first 10Mbps to 100Mbps switch and also the first 10/100Mbps autosensing switch. As a member of the Gigabit Ethernet alliance they contribute the Packet Bursting technology which became part of the WEE gigabit ethernet standard. In 1997 they had over 90% of the gigabit ports shipped, as reported by WC.
Xyplex Networks, a wholly-owned subsidiary, of MRV Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVC), is a leading provider of enterprise LAN/WAN solutions. The company offers a complete line of high- performance switches, routers, hubs and remote access servers. Xyplex's products are backed by a renowned service/support organisation and utilise leading-edge technologies such as Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet. Headquartered in Littleton, Mass., Xyplex Networks operates offices throughout Europe, North America, Latin America, South Africa, and the Pacific Rim.
MRV Communications is a leading provider of high-speed optical-networks, integrating switching, routing, remote access and fibre-optic-transmission systems that enhance the performance of existing telecommunications networks. The company's advanced networking solutions enhance the functionality of LANs and WANs by reducing network congestion and providing cost-effective migration paths to next-generation technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet and remote access. The company's fibre-optic-transmission products send voice, data and video under demanding environmental conditions to carriers, enterprise customers and residential networks.
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CONTACT: Simon Clark, Xyplex Networks Tel: +44 (0)181 564 0564 e-mail: info@xyplex.co.uk WWW: xyplex.com Nicky Wheaton/Marielle Bricman, Banner PR Tel: +44 (0)171 349 2200 e-mail: nicky_wheaton@bannerco.co
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