Breakthrough Modular Approach from Network Elements Accelerates Availability of New Generation 10Gb/s Optical Networking Equipment.Business Editors BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2000 Innovative 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. Modules Provide Maximum Integration, Speed and Functionality While Reducing Time-to-market for Networking Equipment Vendors Network Elements Inc., a developer of plug-and-play network infrastructure building blocks, has announced SmartModule, the industry's first family of highly-integrated 10Gb/s optical networking modules for 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. equipment, IP switch equipment, SONET/SDH and 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 termination equipment. These products provide optical-electrical-optical conversion, clock/data recovery, transmit clock frequency multiplication, de-serialization and serialization se·ri·al·ize tr.v. se·ri·al·ized, se·ri·al·iz·ing, se·ri·al·iz·es To write or publish in serial form. se in a module size of 2.5x3.5x0.5 inches -- a reduction of over 70 percent in size and power compared to board-level solutions. Network Elements' product strategy is to enable new classes of optical networking equipment by incorporating Optical Network Modules with standardized optical interfaces and multi-protocol support. "Equipment vendors are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. every competitive advantage that will provide early access to leading edge networking technology and reduce time-to-market," said Bruce Murdock, 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. of Network Elements. "By integrating multiple technologies at 10 Gb/s into a fully tested module, we are dramatically changing the way network equipment is built and deployed. We're leveraging our core competencies in ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. design and optical, electrical and software engineering to enable new-generation networks at the enterprise, edge and core with this flexible and scalable modular approach." The 10Gb/s optical networking modules are designed to be plug-and-play building blocks for the new generation of switches, routers, gateways, servers and network edge devices. With the smallest size in the industry, future additions of the SmartModule family will incorporate long-reach optics, multi-protocol support and increased functionality. "Building upon our robust architecture, our customers can quickly enable complex switch and router configurations for a wide variety of applications, thereby decreasing design cycle times while facilitating the early deployment of leading-edge features and standards," said Raj Savara, director of business development. "Our first optical networking module family solution uses serial optics on single mode fiber, which is the most widely used 10Gb/s optical choice available. We're committed to delivering modular solutions that meet critical market needs, while driving down both power consumption and cost." The first Optical Networking Module solution on the market will be the ONM ONM Official Nintendo Magazine ONM Open Network Management ONM Optical Network Management ONM Order of the Nefarious Mass (Satanism) ONM Office of Navy Material 10PHY-SR optical networking module, a highly integrated module with short reach 1310nm Fabry-Perot serial optics that reduces the cost of router-to-router, switch-to-switch and DWDM-to-router for POP and other interconnects. The electrical interface is a 16-bit LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) A transmission method for sending digital information. LVDS sends data over data high and data low lines rather than data and ground. interface (OIF OIF Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (French: International Organization of Francophonie) OIF Office for Intellectual Freedom (American Library Association) 1999.102 SFI-4) using a 300-pin connector, which offers excellent electrical performance; with an optical link distance of 2km, the ONM10PHY-SR is jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle compliant to Bellcore GR-1377, and provides a standard I2C bus for control and monitoring functions. Pricing and Availability The ONM10PHY-SR will be sampling to development partners in Q3 2000, with volume production scheduled for Q4 2000. Pricing is set at $5000 in quantities of 1,000. About Network Elements Founded in late 1998, Network Elements develops and delivers new types of optical network equipment building blocks by integrating its advanced ASICs with innovative high-speed optics, electronics and software. The company provides customers with fully tested modular solutions incorporating optical interfaces and wire-speed processing for layers 2 and above. Network Elements' products enable new classes of optical networking equipment based on flexible, scalable and configurable architectures. The company is privately held, and is headquartered in Beaverton. For more information about Network Elements, please call 503/644-7666 or visit www.networkelements.com. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective companies. All rights reserved. |
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