Artel Launches World's First Carrier Class Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver for Telecommunications and CATV Providers.Business/Technology Editors MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2000 Artel's IP Metro is the first Gigabit Ethernet transceiver that enables mission critical LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. extension application Artel Video Systems today unveiled its new IP Metro, a Gigabit optical transceiver, which delivers 100Base-T Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet IP service up to 120 KM over optical fiber. Using Artel's MegaWav 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 ) transport technology, Artel's IP Metro can be scaled to transport up to eight bi-directional Gigabit Ethernet payloads over a single fiber strand. The IP Metro supports an array of enterprise applications, including high-speed leased data services, storage area networks (SAN), disk mirroring, video-on-demand (VoD) server interconnect, disaster recovery services and Internet IP transport between Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) points of presence. Artel's unique Internet Inside Web-based management tool enables administrators to manage the IP Metro from any remote location. Administrators can quickly identify and correct errors immediately to ensure quality of service (QoS) across the network without sending a technician to perform diagnostics or network reconfiguration. "Demand for increasingly complex, high-bandwidth applications is forcing end-users to seek affordable ways to extend the reach of their existing networks," said Artel Video Systems President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Hal Charnley. "Artel's IP Metro gives service providers a cost-effective way to expand LAN interconnect services, enabling them to meet customer demand for high-speed metropolitan area IP backbones." About Artel Video Systems Artel Video Systems Inc. is a leading manufacturer of rich media infrastructure equipment. Artel supplies telecommunication service providers, cable television operators, and enterprise customers with products that service the rapidly growing enhanced television and DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. services market. Artel is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA and operates worldwide through a direct sales force and distributor network. Further information about the company is available on the World Wide Web at www .artel.com. |
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