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Corrigent Systems Announces New Diagnostic and Service Management Features on Its CM-100 Packet ADM

Posted on: Monday, 21 November 2005, 09:00 CST

Corrigent Systems, a leading provider of Packet ADM (Add Drop Multiplexer) for next-generation transport networks, today announced the availability of new features in the CM-100 Product line designed to enable network operators to manage their networks in more efficient and flexible ways. These new features are now operating in CM-100 networks running live traffic by Corrigent's customers worldwide. They offer operators one of the most comprehensive suites of management, testing and diagnostics tools available in packet transport solutions today.

Carriers are in the process of migrating their networks from traditional TDM to packet transport infrastructures. The rapid increase in packet traffic and services requires efficient and reliable maintenance and diagnostics tools, not only encompassing the capabilities conventionally available in SONET/SDH equipment, but also those needed to provide full testing, monitoring and diagnostics of packet services and functions. This new set of functions, in combination with existing Operations, Administration, Maintenance (OAM), and performance monitoring tools, make Corrigent's CM-100 unique in its class of carrier-class packet-optimized optical transport solutions.

The CM-100 Packet ADM offers testing, maintenance and diagnostic capabilities designed to assist network operators with provisioning, maintaining and troubleshooting their networks. These new features give operators the tools required to test, identify and isolate problems before and as they occur, as well as correct them rapidly when they do.

The maintenance and diagnostic capabilities now available with Corrigent's CM-100 and include the following:

-- SONET/SDH line and path loopbacks on all SONET/SDH user interfaces, including low-order payload (VT) path loopback on Channelized OC-3/STM-1 modules

-- DS1/E1 and DS3 port and path loopbacks and test ports

-- Internal Pseudo Random Bit Stream (PRBS) test pattern generator and monitoring function on each user interface module per STS-n/VC-n path on all SONET/SDH user interface modules, and per VT on the Channelized SONET/SDH and DS1/E1 and DS3 user interface modules

-- Ethernet test packet generation and monitoring

-- Ethernet port-mirroring for non-intrusive traffic analysis in both ingress and egress directions

-- Inter-module diagnostics and monitoring

-- VPLS redundancy and Remote Fault Indication (RFI) mechanism on Ethernet ports providing higher levels of service-level protection

-- RPR OAM

Corrigent's CM-100 Packet ADM is a market leading intelligent optical transport platform. Based on SONET/SDH, MPLS, RPR and Ethernet, it enables any combination of TDM and packet traffic on one converged 10Gbps packet transport device. The fault diagnostics, testing, alarms, management and reports give network operators the unprecedented capability to monitor and guarantee any packet or circuit service on their network. This new suite of management and diagnostic tools makes the CM-100 unique in its market and raises the bar for intelligent packet transport devices.

About Corrigent

Corrigent Systems is a market leader in next generation metro transport systems. The CM-100 product line is designed to enable profitable delivery of voice, video and data for Triple Play, Carrier Ethernet and Multi-service offerings. Used by carriers worldwide, the CM-100 line of Packet ADMs integrates the traffic management and control of RPR and MPLS and eliminates the need for multiple transport elements. The Packet ADM allows carrier to evolve their SONET/SDH networks with a standards based and interoperable product line optimized for today's service requirements. Orckit Communications (NASDAQ:ORCT) is the parent company of Corrigent Systems. For more information: http://www.corrigent.com.

Corrigent Systems and CM-100 are registered trademarks of Corrigent Systems, Inc. All other Brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Certain matters discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements may differ significantly from actual future events or results. Corrigent assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

Source: Business Wire

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