AFCS Forum Unites Industry Leaders to Advance Fiber Connectivity and Switching.Newly launched group gathers major telecom players as charter participants LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Industry-leading service providers, optical switch vendors, network infrastructure providers and manufacturers today announced their collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. in the creation of the Advanced Fiber Connectivity and Switching (AFCS AFCS Automatic Flight Control System AFCS Alliance for Cellular Signaling AFCS Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (UK MoD) AFCS Air Force Communications Service AFCS Automatic Fire Control System ) Forum, a group focused on accelerating the adoption and deployment of two emerging technologies for remote fiber management. The AFCS Forum will facilitate knowledge sharing and cross-industry dialogues in an open environment to increase industry awareness of optical switching and advanced fiber connectivity solutions. The Forum's charter participants include: * Verizon (www.verizon.com) * Tyco Electronics Tyco Electronics was the largest unit of Tyco International Ltd., and the world's leading supplier of passive electronic components. On June 29, 2007 Tyco Electronics became a wholly independent publicly-traded company, along with Covidien, from the breakup of the Tyco conglomerate (www.tycoelectronics.com) * Telect, Inc. (www.telect.com) * Telcordia Technologies Telcordia Technologies, formerly Bell Communications Research, Inc. or Bellcore, is a telecommunications research and development (R&D) company based in the United States and created on January 1 1984 as part of the 1982 Modification of Final Judgment that broke up , Inc. (www.telcordia.com) * Sumitomo Electric Lightwave (www.sumitomoelectric.com) * Polatis (www.polatis.com) * Ovum (www.ovum.com) * NTest, Inc. (www.ntestinc.com) * KDDI R&D Laboratories, Inc. (www.kddilabs.jp) * Glimmerglass (www.glimmerglass.com) * FiberZone Networks (www.fiberzone-networks.com) * Draka (www.draka.com) * CrossFiber (www.crossfiber.com) * Corning Cable Systems (www.corning.com/cablesystems) * Calient Networks (www.calient.net) * Boston Applied Technologies, Inc. (www.bostonati.com) * AT&T (www.att.com) * Arcswitch (www.arcswitch.com) * ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (www.adc.com) "Industry and region-wide, we've seen increased customer interest in bandwidth-intensive services, from voice over IP to high-definition TV See HDTV. ," said David Rapp, member of AFCS Forum's Board of Directors. "With today's service providers driven to optical fiber solutions to deliver these services, it's an opportune op·por·tune adj. 1. Suited or right for a particular purpose: an opportune place to make camp. 2. Occurring at a fitting or advantageous time: an opportune arrival. time for a coordinated effort to educate the industry on the best practices and applications of these technologies." The AFCS Forum will initially study the application of physical-layer switching and management tools to perform the following tasks remotely: fiber provisioning, fiber protection and restoration, and fiber test, monitoring and troubleshooting Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving. It is the systematic search for the source of a problem so that it can be solved. Troubleshooting is often a process of elimination - eliminating potential causes of a problem. . It will also work to resolve obstacles that stand in the way of remote fiber management technology deployments. This will include collaboration with industry standards bodies Following are some of the standards bodies defined in this database. For Windows users of CDE, look up Lessons/Review/Associations. For Web users of CDE's online HTML version, review the Lessons list at the bottom of the definition. Organization Covers ANSI U.S. to identify needs for updated or new standards. With fiber-optic networks enabling faster data transmissions, many carriers are turning to optical switching technologies to keep up with growing bandwidth demands. Operators upgrading their networks to accommodate the heavy load of data and video traffic will need reliable fiber management systems to minimize the impact on customer service. "The AFCS Forum gathers a diverse set of companies involved in the deployment of next-generation networks, from the manufacturers developing the necessary fiber network equipment to carriers planning their infrastructure upgrades," explained Rapp. "Our collective knowledge will allow us to promote the promising possibilities of fiber networks for everyone in the telecom value chain." For more information on the AFCS Forum or how to join, visit www.afcsforum.org. About AFCS Forum The Advanced Fiber Connectivity and Switching Forum (AFCS Forum) was established in 2008 by industry leaders committed to expanding their understanding of key fiber connectivity and optical switching technologies. The mission of the Forum is to accelerate the adoption and deployment of optical switching and advanced fiber connectivity solutions into networks worldwide. |
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