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The LambdaNode 5000 Optical
Services Platform Pioneers Use of AdvancedTCA in Optical Network
Layer
LambdaNode 5000 leads the
way in the rapid provisioning of optical services for access, metro
and regional applications, offering customers flexibility and investment
protection
CHICAGO, IL, JUNE 5, 2006 –
Lambda OpticalSystems, the leading developer of intelligent, integrated,
all-optical networking solutions, today introduced the LambdaNode™
5000 Optical Services Platform, the newest member of the LambdaNode
product family. Based on the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture
(AdvancedTCA®), the LambdaNode 5000 platform takes a lead role
in the rapid provisioning of optical services for access, metro
and regional applications.
“Lambda OpticalSystems’ implementation
of the standardized AdvancedTCA is an early indicator of a new trend
in telecom systems development,” said Michael Howard, principal
analyst and co-founder, Infonetics Research. The ATCA technology
enables innovators such as Lambda to focus on their core competencies
of dynamic optical networking while reducing the cost and time-to-market
of advanced optical services.”
The standardized architecture offers customers
increased flexibility, lower cost, and investment protection by
enabling the use of commercial, off-the-shelf components. Incorporating
leading edge Wavelength Selectable Switching (WSS) technology, the
LambdaNode 5000 platform provides unprecedented switching capability
that extends from two-degree ring topologies to multi-degree mesh
topologies.
“The LambdaNode 5000 Optical Services Platform
reinforces Lambda’s commitment to providing carriers with
cost effective, agile, high-performance all-optical networking solutions
that support customer requirements for rapid customization and deployment,”
said Irfan Ali, president and chief executive officer of Lambda
OpticalSystems. “The addition of standardized hardware to
the LambdaNode family is the next step in our unique approach to
the development of next generation, GMPLS-controlled, all-optical
networking solutions.”
The LambdaNode 5000 platform complements the features
of the LambdaNode 2000, the industry’s first integrated, all-optical
switch, while continuing to offer simplified network engineering
and operation; dynamic, flexible network configuration; high-availability
service protection; differentiated transport services; elimination
of costly O-E-O conversions; scalability to 40 Gbps; carrier-class
fault and performance management; and protocol and bit-rate independence.
Based on these attributes, the LambdaNode 5000 platform is the ideal
choice to support legacy ATM and Sonet/SDH networks as well as converged
IP, IPTV, Internet-based video, interactive gaming, storage area
networking, Ethernet, Lambda Grid, wavelength services, and ROADM
applications. The platform will be available for customer trials
in Q3 2006.
About Lambda OpticalSystems
Based in Reston, Virginia, Lambda OpticalSystems
is committed to the development of next-generation all-optical solutions
to transform transport networks. The company’s family of all-optical
switches with integrated DWDM and GMPLS control plane lets telecommunications
carriers, government agencies, and research and education networks
deliver high-bandwidth services while maximizing network management
efficiency and affordability. For more information, call 703-689-9500,
ext.1006, or visit www.lambdaopticalsystems.com.
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