Celion and CANARIE to Extend BGP to Enable Inter-Domain Internetworking of Customer Owned Fiber Optic Networks.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2002 Celion Networks, a company designing and manufacturing products that redefine optical networking, announced today it is working with CANARIE CANARIE Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research Industry and Education CANARIE Canada Network for the Advancement of Research Industry and Education to extend the Border Gateway Protocol Border Gateway Protocol - (BGP) An Exterior Gateway Protocol defined in RFC 1267 and RFC 1268. Its design is based on experience gained with Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP), as defined in STD 18, RFC 904 and EGP usage in the NSFNet backbone, as described in RFCs 1092 and 1093. (BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ) to support customer owned fiber optic networks (COFON). Celion Chief Technical Officer Bob Tkach believes that protocols such as Optical BGP represent the necessary next steps in optical networking. "In order to have networks shared and co-managed by multiple customers and create wavelength services across different networks, the industry must deploy next-generation protocols like Optical BGP," commented Tkach. "Optical networks have to be able to propagate and share availability information across multiple domains in order to make shared customer networks a practical reality," said Bill St. Arnaud, CANARIE Inc.'s Senior Director of Network Projects. Celion is working to incorporate the protocol in its IP Transport Solution (IPTS IPTS Institute for Prospective Technological Studies IPTS International Practical Temperature Scale IPTS International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium IPTS Institute for Posttayloristic Studies IPTS IPSS Production Tracking System ) product family; IPTS is a distance-insensitive 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 system that offers unprecedented ease of deployment, operation, and management in addition to the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. About Celion Networks Celion Networks, Inc., a private company founded in July 2000, has developed products that redefine optical networking and uniquely enable customer owned fiber optic networks. Located in Richardson, Texas, and Tinton Falls, New Jersey Tinton Falls is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 15,053. The borough was formed as New Shrewsbury , the company has an experienced management team with world-class expertise in optical technology and network design. www.celion.com. About CANARIE Inc. CANARIE Inc., Canada's advanced Internet organization, is a not-for-profit corporation supported by the federal government, its members, and project partners and funded primarily by Industry Canada. Following a $110 Million Funding Agreement Funding Agreement Illiquid insurance contracts that provide guaranteed principal repayment and interest payments for a predetermined period of time. Notes: Funding agreements are marketed to mutual fund companies and municipal reinvestments. with Industry Canada, CANARIE Inc. designed, developed and is operating CA*net 4, Canada's National Research and Innovation Network. |
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