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Sycamore Successfully Demonstrates Dynamic Ethernet Services in Multi-Vendor, Multi-Carrier Interoperability Demonstration

Posted on: Monday, 17 September 2007, 09:00 CDT

Sycamore Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMR), a leader in intelligent bandwidth management solutions for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide, today announced the Company successfully demonstrated end-to-end provisioning of dynamic switched Ethernet services in the Optical Internetworking Forum's Worldwide Interoperability Demonstration - On-Demand Ethernet Services. The multi-vendor, multi-carrier test event, which has been underway in carrier labs during the past 90 days, culminates this week in a real-time, global network demonstration that will be featured at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) in Berlin.

As part of the industry-leading demonstration, Sycamore SN 16000 intelligent optical switching systems and standards-based BroadLeaf® networking software underwent extensive control plane interoperability testing at carrier labs on three continents, including China Telecom, France Telecom, and Verizon. In addition, Sycamore's involvement in this global test event featured successful demonstration of dynamic Ethernet service establishment over an ASON/GMPLS-enabled intelligent optical core network through the use of OIF implementation agreements of User-to-Network Interface (UNI) 2.0 and External Network-to-Network Interface (E-NNI).

Demonstration highlights included:

Ethernet Private Line - allowing carriers to leverage existing TDM infrastructure to carry Ethernet

Neighbor Discovery - automating what is currently a manual provisioning process between neighbors

Control Plane Failure Recovery - an important carrier-class reliability feature

Non-Disruptive Bandwidth Modification - optimizes network operation and resources by adapting to bursty data traffic flows

"Ethernet services represent a tremendous opportunity for network operators worldwide as they look to expand their portfolio of competitive service offerings," said Jim Mooney, vice president of product management and marketing at Sycamore. "With the ability to support dynamic provisioning of end-to-end circuit and packet connections, the ASON/GMPLS-powered optical switched network provides an agile, carrier-class foundation for advanced Ethernet transport and other new revenue-generation offerings."

The 2007 OIF Worldwide Interoperability Demonstration - On-Demand Ethernet Services will be showcased this week at ECOC 2007, September 17-19, 2007 in Berlin at the OIF booth, # 17075 in Hall 17. For more information on this industry-leading Worldwide Interoperability Demonstration, please visit www.oiforum.com.

About Sycamore Networks

Sycamore Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMR) is a leading provider of intelligent bandwidth management solutions for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide. From multiservice access networks to the optical core, Sycamore products enable network operators to lower overall network costs, increase operational efficiencies, and rapidly deploy new revenue-generating services. Sycamore's global customer base includes Tier 1 service providers, government agencies, and utility companies. For more information, please visit www.sycamorenet.com.

About the OIF

Launched in April of 1998, the OIF is the only industry group uniting representatives from data and optical networking disciplines, including many of the world's leading carriers, component manufacturers, and system vendors. The OIF promotes the development and deployment of interoperable networking solutions and services through the creation of Implementation Agreements (IAs) for optical, interconnect, network processing and component technologies, and optical networking systems. The OIF actively supports and extends the work of standards bodies with the goal of promoting worldwide compatibility of optical internetworking products. Working relationships or formal liaisons have been established with the IEEE 802.3, IETF, ITU-T Study Group 13, ITU-T Study Group 15, IPv6 Forum, MFA Forum, MEF, MVA, ATIS OPTXS, ATIS TMOC, Rapid I/O, TMF, UXPi and the XFP MSA Group. Information on the OIF can be found at www.oiforum.com.

We wish to caution you that certain matters discussed in this news release constitute forward-looking statements regarding future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that actual results or events could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the findings, including possible tax liabilities and penalties resulting from the audit of certain of the Company's tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service, risks relating to the formal investigations commenced by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney's office with respect to certain stock options granted by the Company, additional actions and findings that may result from the investigation into such stock options and the accounting therefor, including the restatement of previously issued financial statements, certain purported shareholder derivative actions filed against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and its directors, the Company's reliance on a limited number of customers, variation in the Company's quarterly results, industry pricing pressures and competitive factors including new product introductions impacting customer orders, the consolidation of both suppliers and customers in the telecommunications marketplace and general economic conditions. Certain additional risks are set forth in more detail in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future results or otherwise.

Source: Business Wire

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