ADVA Optical Networking DWDM Systems Support Mission-Critical GDPS Applications.Business Editors/High Tech Writers RAMSEY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2000 Support for Widely-Used Protocol Has Been Proven in FSP-I and FSP-II Deployments Globally ADVA ADVA American Deaf Volleyball Association ADVA Advanced Soviet Optical Networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. (German Neuer Markt: ADV ADV Advertisement ADV Adverb ADV Advance/Advanced ADV Advantage (tennis) ADV Advise ADV Advocate ADV Advancement ADV Advent ADV Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Datenverarbeitung ADV Adversus (Latin: Against) ) today announced that its Fiber Service Platform-I and -II (FSP-I and FSP-II) solutions support Coupling Link, a networking architecture used in a GDPS GDPS Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (IBM) GDPS Global Data Processing System GDPS Ground Data Processing System (TM) (Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex IBM's System/390 clustering architecture. It allows multiple System/390 computers to work together as a single system. It supports data sharing with guaranteed integrity, extensive resource sharing and sophisticated workload balancing. (TM)) environment, where an enterprise can cluster geographically dispersed servers and replicate data for high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. . The combination of ADVA's FSP-I or FSP-II platforms with geographically dispersed servers and storage devices allows data centers to form virtual supercomputers and effectively replicate mission critical data, while maximizing the return on investment of expensive, leased fiber optic facilities. Using Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (spelling) wave division multiplexing - A common misnomer for wavelength division multiplexing. (DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing ) technology, the FSP-I system can multiplex up to eight GDPS connections over a single pair of fibers. And the FSP-II will support up to thirty-two GDPS connections over a single pair of fibers, which can potentially save tens of thousands of dollars per month in facilities charges. ADVA's FSP-I and -II are specifically designed for and support the GDPS environment. With the requirement for Coupling Links, Sysplex Timers and Direct Access Storage Devices operating with remote copy software and a variety of servers, ADVA's FSP FSP - File Service Protocol products are a natural fit. With a proven track record in corporations throughout the world, the FSP-I and FSP-II offer cost-effective, reliable, optical-networking platforms that use DWDM and channel-extension technologies to multiplex data, voice and video applications over fiber infrastructures. "ADVA's products have been successfully operating in Coupling Link and GDPS environments for more than six months at locations in Europe, Asia and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ," said Brian McCann Brian McCann may refer to
"FSP-I and FSP-II give enterprises and service providers the flexibility to aggregate traffic of every major protocol -- including Coupling Link -- on a single, low-initial-cost platform, which is the primary reason that these products have gained acceptance with so many customers globally," said Dieter Will, Director of Business Development for ADVA Optical Networking. "In addition, ADVA solutions are plug-and-play, which allow our customers to concentrate more of their resources on their core businesses and less on their networks." The FSP-I and FSP-II platforms support most communications protocols transparently, enabling greater network utilization and virtually no propagation delay. The FSP-I supports data transfer rates of 10Mbps to 1.25Gbps. The FSP-II, a 32-channel DWDM device, supports data rates up to 2.5Gbps. Both systems enjoy broad popularity because of their ease of use and configuration, and minimal installation times. About ADVA Optical Networking ADVA Optical Networking is a leading global provider of optical networking solutions to deploy, manage and deliver communication networks and high-speed services for the metropolitan area and enterprise markets. ADVA's product family is used by telecommunication and metro area service providers, as well as enterprises, to provide high-performance connectivity and delivery of high-speed data, storage, voice and video services. ADVA sells its products through a global network of distributors, value added resellers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) including Alcatel (Optinex 1690(TM)), Cisco (Metro 1500(TM)), and Siemens (Waveline EL2(TM)). As of August 2000, more than 420 enterprises and 25 service providers have deployed ADVA's equipment. ADVA is headquartered in Munich (Germany), with R&D centers in Cambridge and York (UK), Berlin and Meiningen (Germany). Worldwide sales offices are located in Berlin, Hannover and Munich (Germany); Cambridge and York (UK); Paris (France), Chicago/Illinois and Ramsey/New Jersey (USA); and Tokyo (Japan). Visit www.advaoptical.com for more information about ADVA Optical Networking. Published by: ADVA Optical Networking Inc., Ramsey/New Jersey, USA ADVA AG Optical Networking, Martinsried/Munich and Meiningen, Germany www.advaoptical.com ADVA and the ADVA logo are trademarks of ADVA Optical Networking. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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