Mahi Networks Powers the IP Services Network With New Optical Ethernet Transponders for Vx7 ROADM
Posted on: Monday, 7 March 2005, 09:00 CST
ANAHEIM, OFC/NFOEC, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Mahi Networks, a supplier of market leading optical transport, switching, and aggregation platforms designed to transition service providers to an IP services network, will introduce an expanded line of optical Ethernet transponders for its Vx7 Multi-Service Core Transport System at OFC/NFOEC (Booth 1116) in Anaheim, CA, this week.
Residential broadband and FTTP initiatives are taxing carrier's SONET-based transport infrastructure, fueling the demand for ROADM-based DWDM systems to reduce CapEx and OpExwhile improving network scalability. The ROADM-based Vx7 with the VersiColor(TM) wavelength selectable switch saves the carrier time and dollars with an automated optical layer that provides simple, one-time node engineering, enabling the carrier to rapidly add new services dynamically to any node without restriction.
To support the increasing demand for IP and SAN services, Mahi Networks introduces its 10-port Multi-Service ADM Transponder with SFP client interfaces supporting any combination of GbE, Fiber Channel, ESCON, FICON, and digital video services. The GFP/VCAT implementation supports full-rate and rate-limited services multiplexed using ADM-on-a-Wavelength(TM) technology to provide service add/drop at any node and wavelength reuse around the ring. In addition, Mahi is unveiling its 10G Multi-Service Transponder with XFP client interfaces supporting 10GbE LAN PHY, 10GbE WAN PHY, OC-192, STM-64, and G.709 services.
"Mahi's two new optical Ethernet transponders address the increasingly critical task of transporting Ethernet and IP services within metro and regional networks," said Michael Howard, principal analyst at Infonetics Research, San Jose, CA. "Carriers, ILECs, IOCs, and MSOs are deploying triple play and Ethernet services to the residential and enterprise consumers, and this is forcing the expansion of capacity of the optical network. Mahi has addressed this demand with two new Vx7 transponders that fit business case objectives and offer a leading number of technology options. Virtually all service providers are looking for enhanced services from fewer cards with greater flexibility."
"Service Providers all over the world are making the transition from a TDM-based network architecture to an IP services network, and the Vx7 is a key engine in powering that transition," commented Ron Longo, Mahi Networks VP Worldwide Marketing. "Vx7 Release 3.1 is a direct result of close collaboration with our customers and advances Mahi's current technology leadership position in the ROADM market. Our customers are delighted with the Vx7 in every instance and these new features of the Vx7 are part of Mahi's commitment to maintain that close working relationship."
The Vx7 provides single wavelength switching granularity with full 100% optical add/drop capability for 2.5, 10, and 40 Gbps line-rates, with full wavelength-reuse around a sixteen-node network that spans up to a 1000 km circumference. Other Vx7 transponders previously released include a 10Gbps ADM-on-a-Wavelength transponder providing 10 ports of independently provisionable OC-3/12/48 SONET interfaces with integrated client side 1+1 APS and line side UPSR protection, and an Any Rate(TM) transponder supporting any client service rate up to 2.7 Gbps.
About Mahi Networks
Mahi Networks, Inc. is a supplier of market leading optical transport, switching, and aggregation platforms designed to transition service providers to an IP services network. Mahi Network's TRANSITION(TM) product line consists of the Mi7(TM) and Vx7(TM), delivering the industry's most powerful and efficient transition to packet services over the existing TDM network. The Mi7's integrated PacketMatrix(TM) and Vx7's VersiColor(TM) wavelength switch are the enabling technologies that empower high-velocity IP Services -- while cutting CapEx and OpEx in half. The TRANSITION(TM) product line powers the legacy network to deliver next-generation IP-based services such as Fiber-to-the-Curb, IPTV, Video-on-Demand, and Broadband Internet -- all while supporting legacy carrier services. For more information please visit http://www.mahinetworks.com/.
Mahi Networks, Inc.
CONTACT: Francie Aguilera of Mahi Networks, +1-707-283-1024, orfaguilera@mahinetworks.com; or Kevin Gallagher of Gallagher GroupCommunications, +1-925-964-0905, or kevin@gg-comm.com, for Mahi Networks
Web site: http://www.mahinetworks.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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