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Industry Leaders are Funding the Development of SONET Virtual
Concatenation Feature with the Telcordia OSSs
Petaluma, CA. July 9, 2002 - Turin Networks,
Inc. today announced its participation in the development of
an important new feature for the Telcordia OSSs including the
TelcordiaT TIRKS® System, NMA® System, and Transport Element
Activation Manager, NSDB System, WFA/C System, and WFA/IX System.
The feature - virtual concatenation of SONET Synchronous Payload
Envelopes (SPEs) - is significant for major carriers such as
RBOCs because it enables new, revenue-generating Ethernet, and
FICON/ESCON Fiber Channel services to be transported with optimal
efficiency over the ubiquitous and reliable SONET transport
infrastructure.
"This investment is an important milestone for Turin"
said John Webley, president and CEO of Turin Networks. " It
highlights our commitment to strategic technologies that provide
value to established carriers. Our industry-leading Traverse®
platform leverages SONET virtual concatenation and advanced
Ethernet capabilities to help our incumbent carrier customers
create new revenue streams and lower their operational costs."
"This feature is important for incumbent carriers because
it enables them to leverage their large SONET installed base
for new data services, with efficient utilization of bandwidth"
said Dennis Tinley, vice president, Customer Solutions, Telcordia.
"Telcordia and Turin are committed to creating solutions to
support services for carriers that will enable them to offer
cost-effective solutions to meet the demands of their customers,
while realizing greater ROI."
"Conservative capital expenditures that cost-efficiently
meet service demand will garner the attention of ILECs and IXCs.
These carriers will deploy next-generation SONET equipment with
virtual concatenation to meet their near-term transport needs
while allowing them to begin offering Ethernet services that
efficiently utilize bandwidth" said Anna Reidy, Senior Analyst,
Current Analysis.
As the dominant protocol in Local Area Networks (LANs), Ethernet
is increasingly in demand from business customers as a Metropolitan
and Wide Area Network access service. Ethernet over SONET (EoS),
using standards-based virtual concatenation and other enhancements,
enables carriers to deliver next-generation Ethernet services
(such as private lines and Internet access) in a way that optimizes
bandwidth utilization, and - unlike alternative Ethernet approaches
- fully leverages their existing SONET investments. Solutions
relying upon proprietary or pre-standard technologies are less
compatible with embedded SONET equipment, or they require the
building out of a separate overlay network.
The virtual concatenation GDFS OSS solution provides the operations
flow-through support for non-contiguous SPE assignment that
is aligned with carriers established Operations, Administration,
Maintenance and Provisioning (OAM&P) procedures, delivering
significant operational cost savings. EoS services can be offered
with a low, incremental capital investment in hybrid Next-Generation
SONET and Ethernet equipment that supports EoS with virtual
concatenation, such as Turin's flagship product, the Traverse
Multiservice Optical Transport Platform.
The Traverse Platform is an evolutionary solution that unifies
the functions of a next-generation SONET add-drop multiplexer
(ADM) and digital cross-connect system (DCS) with an Ethernet
aggregation switch in a single shelf. Supporting high-density
aggregation, switching and transport of Gigabit Ethernet and
Fast Ethernet, as well as traditional DS1 to OC-192 SONET, the
Traverse platform allows service providers to derive the maximum
performance and revenue potential from the deployed infrastructure
while migrating economically to advanced packet-based services.
About Turin Networks, Inc
Turin Networks Inc. is a leading developer and supplier of an
innovative multiservice optical transport product - the Traverse®
Platform - for network service providers. Founded in October
of 1999, the company is headquartered in Petaluma, the center
of California's "Telecom Valley" with additional offices in
Boston and London. A privately held corporation, Turin is led
by an accomplished management team and is funded by top-tier
venture capital firms as well as distinguished corporate and
private investors. For more information, visit www.turinnetworks.com
or call 707.665.4400.
About Telcordia Technologies
Telcordia Technologies, Inc., an SAIC Company, is the world's
largest provider of operations support systems, network software
and consulting and engineering services to the telecommunications
industry. A leader in the development of Next Generation Network
technologies, Telcordia www.telcordia.com
is headquartered in Morristown, NJ with offices throughout the
United States, Canada, Europe and Central and South America.
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Contact:
Kevin
Wade
Turin
Networks, Inc.
1-707-665-4509
kwade@turinnetworks.com
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