Blaze First to Market with 10GBASE-LX4 Transceiver for 10 Gigabit Ethernet; Blaze Ships 1310nm CWDM Module.Business/Technology Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2001 NetWorld + Interop 2001-- Blaze Network Products Inc., a leading supplier of optical sub-systems based on Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing See CWDM. (CWDM (Course WDM) An optical transmission method that is used for shorter distances than dense WDM (DWDM). Also known as "wide WDM," CWDM transmits fewer channels and uses wider spacing between the channels for distances up to 60 km. Wider spacing up to 25 nm, compared to 1. ) technology, today announced the release of the Blaze Flamethrower-XGLX-02 (FT-XGLX-02), a low cost 10Gb/s Z-axis pluggable device. Blaze will start shipping FT-XGLX-02 production units in Q4 of 2001. See Blaze at booth # 2915 for a live demonstration. The Blaze FT-XGLX-02 is a CWDM-based 10Gb/s transceiver designed in accordance with the current revision of the 10GBASE-LX4 specification in IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.3ae. The transceiver integrates 1310nm optics along with CWDM into a XENPAK MSA (Metropolitan Service Area) An urban area with at least 50,000 people plus surrounding counties. There are 306 MSAs and 428 RSAs (rural service areas) in the U.S. MSAs and RSAs are used to allocate cellular licenses. package. The FT-XGLX-02 is a Z-axis pluggable device that can be hot plugged into a 10 Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. XENPAK port. The product can be used with multimode and singlemode fiber, making it the optimal solution as 10 Gigabit Ethernet moves into the 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. space. "The FT-XGLX-02 product will be the clear winner in the enterprise space for 10 Gigabit Ethernet deployments," said Kirk Bovill, director of product marketing, "It is the only solution that can be implemented over multimode and singlemode fiber, making it the best economic choice for the IS managers transitioning from Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet. No one is going to want to spend the money to upgrade their cabling infrastructure if they don't have to in today's economic environment." The FT-XGLX-02 transceiver features the XAUI XAUI 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface XAUI Extended Auxiliary Unit Interface XAUI XSBI Attachment Unit Interface (IEEE 802.3ae) XAUI Ten Gbps Attachment Unit Interface interface protocol, 1310 CWDM DFBs, low power consumption, a standard dual SC optical interface and achieves IEEE 802.3ae link distances of 300m over installed multimode fiber and 10km over singlemode fiber. "We are proud to announce the latest addition to our XENPAK family. The FT-XGLX-02 transceiver provides a cost effective and reliable solution for enterprise networks, says Steve Selee, product manager for Blaze. About Blaze Network Products Blaze Network Products develops and manufactures cost-effective, next-generation optical networking products. Using innovative Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) technologies, Blaze redefines networking performance at the critical interface between electronic and optical components. Blaze has developed precision manufacturing processes that reduce the costs of premises and metro WDM (1) (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) A technology that uses multiple lasers and transmits several wavelengths of light (lambdas) simultaneously over a single optical fiber. solutions and enable widespread deployment of optical solutions in premise and metro area (MAN) networks. More company information is available at www.BlazeNP.com. Note to Editors: Certain of the statements in this press release are forward looking in nature and, accordingly, are subject to risks and uncertainties. The actual results may differ from those described or contemplated. All product names and trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective companies. |
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