Acterna Announces Industry's First Delivery of OTN 10.7 Gbit/s Optical Network Tester to Lucent.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers CeBIT 2002 Optical Fiber Communications 2002 GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2002 Lucent Technologies Will Use Acterna's ONT-50 solution to Speed Development and Testing of G.709 Compliant Optical Transport Networks Acterna (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ACTR ACTR American Council of Teachers of Russian ACTR Actuator ACTR Association for Canadian Theatre Research ACTR A Christmas To Remember ACTR Assistant Contract Technical Representative (NMCI liaison) ) today announced another industry first - the delivery of a 10.7 Gbit/s optical network tester compliant with ITU-T See ITU. ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union G.709 standards, to Lucent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LU). The standards, which also address the technology of forward error correction A communications technique that can correct bad data on the receiving end. Before transmission, the data are processed through an algorithm that adds extra bits for error correction. If the transmitted message is received in error, the correction bits are used to repair it. (FEC), will drive the emergence of converged intelligent optical transport networks (OTN) by enabling faster and more accurate transmissions. Lucent is using the portable Acterna ONT-50 to develop and deliver new G.709-compliant network systems and elements operating at 10.7 Gbit/s. The company will later use the tester in the field to verify correct installation and integration of these elements into the networks of major carriers worldwide. "We selected the Acterna optical network tester because it was one of the first solutions to offer a fully operational 10.7 Gbit/s OTN analyzer," said Wolfram wolfram: see tungsten. Sturm, director, research and development, Optical Networking Group, Lucent Technologies. "With the Acterna tester, we will be able to speed the development of 10.7 Gbit/s systems and components for the new LambdaUnite(TM) MultiService Switch (MSS), a next-generation product designed to create the bridge between data-intensive metro networks and high-speed optical core networks." "By being first to market with a 10.7 Gbit/s solution, Acterna demonstrates that it remains focused on innovative solutions for research and development applications," said Wolfgang Schuster, Acterna group president, optical transport, fiber optics, wireless, and switching. "Acterna is committed to ensuring that manufacturers will have the necessary tools to help bring their solutions to market early and make these technologies a reality." The Acterna ONT-50 is a compact and modular test solution combining optical and digital testing (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 , SONET/SDH, OTN) in a single unit, making it a complete solution for both optical layer and performance testing. The unit can be equipped with the optical Q-Factor Meter (OQM) module to perform in-service measurement of the analog signal quality, and also offers testing for both standard and FEC data rates. The ONT-50 can also be configured to offer dual-port optical spectrum analysis (OSA 1. OSA - Open Scripting Architecture. 2. OSA - Open System Architecture. ) for full-spectrum, real-time analysis of DWDM systems. Developed by Bell Labs, the LambdaUnite(TM) MSS brings together switching capacity, density and flexibility into one box with an extremely small footprint. The product supports both synchronous optical networking  It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled , and . (SONET) and synchronous digital hierarchy (communications, standard) Synchronous Digital Hierarchy - (SDH) An international digital telecommunications network hierarchy which standardises transmission around the bit rate of 51.84 megabits per second, which is also called STS-1. (SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy ) standards, enables service providers to seamlessly upgrade their networks to 40 Gbit/s and allows them to deliver new value-added services such as gigabit Ethernet. LamdaUnite(TM) MSS will be shown live at CeBIT. The Acterna ONT-50 with 10.7 Gbit/s will be showcased at CEBIT, March 13-20, at Hall 13, Stand C76 and at OFC, March 19-21, booth 1653. About Acterna Acterna is the world's largest provider of test and management solutions for optical transport, access and cable networks, and the second largest communications test company overall. Focused entirely on providing equipment, software, systems and services, Acterna helps customers develop, install, manufacture and maintain their optical transport, access, cable, data/IP and wireless networks. The company serves customers in more than 80 countries. Acterna is a subsidiary of Acterna Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTR). Information about Acterna can be found on the Web at www.acterna.com. Note to editors: All company or product names mentioned in this press release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Product-related inquiries should be directed to (800) 638-2049 or (301) 353-1550. |
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