Centerpoint Demonstrates Interoperability With Brocade, Extreme Networks, and White rock Networks.Business & Technology Editors Optical Fiber Communications 2002 booth #5065 ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002 Low-cost IP and SONET over 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 Solutions for Metro and Regional Networks Centerpoint Broadband Technologies, dedicated to delivering systems that maximize performance of optical transport networks, today announced a live interoperability demonstration of their Celerity ce·ler·i·ty n. Swiftness of action or motion; speed. See Synonyms at haste. [French célérité, from Old French, from Latin celerit (TM) CP 3200 dense wavelength division multiplexing See WDM. (DWDM) system with industry-leading edge equipment from Brocade and Extreme Networks, Inc.; and metro optical transport equipment from White Rock Networks at the Optical Fiber Communications (OFC OFC Office OFC Officer OFC Of Course OFC Oxygen Free Copper OFC Oceania Football Confederation (soccer) OFC Optical Fiber Cable OFC Optical Fiber Communications OFC Optical Fiber Conference ) Conference 2002. Centerpoint's Celerity CP 3200 DWDM system enables carriers to provide SONET, 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. , and Fibre Channel traffic over a common fiber plant. The live demonstration replicates a high capacity, metro core ring, delivering multiple broadband services on a single unified network. "This demonstration with Brocade, Extreme Networks and White Rock shows carriers a complete suite of best-of-breed products needed to build multi-service networks and lower capital and operations costs," said Dan Brown, vice president of marketing and product development at Centerpoint. "It demonstrates seamless interoperability across a metro network, built on a foundation of cost-effective DWDM wavelengths." About the Demonstration In this demonstration White Rock Networks' VLX VLX Visual Language of Experimentation (modeling language) 2010(TM) next-generation OC-48 SONET add-drop multiplexer Not to be confused with optical add-drop multiplexer. An add-drop multiplexer (ADM) is an important element of optical fiber networks. A multiplexer combines, or multiplexes, several lower-bandwidth streams of data into a single beam of light. provides SONET aggregation of DS-3 traffic onto an OC-48 wavelength. The Brocade SilkWorm silkworm, name for the larva of various species of moths, indigenous to Asia and Africa but now domesticated and raised for silk production throughout most of the temperate zone. The culture of silkworms is called sericulture. (R) 3800 Enterprise Fabric Switch demonstrates SAN connectivity and creates a highly available, manageable, scalable, and secure environment for storage applications. This infrastructure leverages the Fibre Channel capability of the Centerpoint Celerity CP 3200, which allows internetworking of remote SANs over a metropolitan fiber ring. Extreme Networks' Summit 24e3(TM) Gigabit Ethernet switch, together with Celerity CP 3200's data expansion module (DEM See digital elevation model. ), show a practical and cost-effective approach for offering low cost IP services to enterprises. Products and Systems Featured in the Demonstration Centerpoint Celerity CP 3200 The Celerity CP 3200 is a metro/regional DWDM solution that lowers the total cost of network ownership. The CP 3200 provides carriers with single wavelength add/drop capability of up to 32 protected wavelengths in a modular, single-chassis design. Celerity is managed by Centerpoint's Vista(TM) Manager EMS/NMS which provides full point-and-click, end-to-end provisioning in an easy to use, TMN-compliant package. Brocade SilkWorm 3800 Brocade SilkWorm(R) 3800 Enterprise Fabric Switch is the first in a family of 2 Gbit/sec products from Brocade designed for the unique requirements of enterprise storage environments. Based on the company's next generation Intelligent Fabric Services Architecture, the 16-port Brocade SilkWorm 3800 increases SAN scalability and reliability, enhances security of the SAN fabric, and simplifies storage network management. The advanced capabilities of the underlying architecture, available today with the SilkWorm 3800, deliver unique new features such as aggregated trunking to deliver 8 Gbit/sec speeds between switches in a fabric and content-based analysis based on the new Brocade Frame Filtering capability. These advanced fabric services automate configuration and operation of the SAN fabric, optimize performance, and increase application availability. Extreme Networks Summit-24e3 The Summit24e3 is a workgroup switch A network switch designed for LAN traffic within an enterprise. Contrast with carrier-class switch. that cost effectively brings Layer 3 switching to the edge of the networks. Made to connect seamlessly with all of Extreme Networks high performance switching solutions providing end-to-end Quality of Service and line rate forwarding, it is an ideal choice for enterprise applications. Key features of the Summit 24e3 include non-blocking 8.8 Gbps backplane, which yields over 6.6 million packets per second, twenty-four 10/100 Ethernet ports, two active unpopulated mini-GBIC ports, 256 IEEE 802.1Q IEEE 802.1Q (also known as VLAN Tagging) was a project in the IEEE 802 standards process to develop a mechanism to allow multiple bridged networks to transparently share the same physical network link without leakage of information between networks (i.e. trunking). IEEE 802. VLANS, and IEEE 802.1ad IEEE 802.1ad (Provider Bridges) is an amendment to IEEE standard IEEE 802.1Q-1998 (aka QinQ or Stacked VLANs), intended to develop an architecture and bridge protocols to provide separate instances of the MAC services to multiple independent users of a Bridged Local Area Network in compatible link aggregation See port aggregation. . White Rock Networks VLX2010 The VLX2010 is the smallest, most powerful SONET OC-48 add-drop multiplexer on the market today. Only one rack unit A unit of measurement of the height of a rack-mounted device. One rack unit, or RU, is 1.75". See rack mounted. high, it consumes substantially less power than competing products, in just a fraction of the rack space. The VLX2010 is the lowest-cost, -space and -power solution, with carrier-class features from day one. NEBS Level 3 certified, the VLX2010's features include full equipment and facility-level protection, local and remote software download, and automatic database back-up and on-demand restoration. The interoperability demonstration is at Centerpoint Broadband Technologies' booth (#5065) at OFC 2002. About Centerpoint Broadband Technologies, Inc. Centerpoint Broadband Technologies, Inc., is a rapidly growing optical networking company dedicated to delivering high capacity optical and broadband wireless systems that allow service providers to build highly scalable, dynamically flexible, cost effective networks. Centerpoint's Celerity optical systems offer metro and regional service providers an unprecedented level of transport capacity and flexibility over existing and emerging networks. Centerpoint also leverages its core modem technology with its AIM(TM) wireless radio systems to dramatically expand throughput of broadband wireless networks, bringing high-capacity broadband services closer to the end-user, reducing operational and installation costs and maximizing carriers' revenues. Centerpoint, headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , is privately held and has raised approximately $200 million in funding since its inception in 1999. For more information, visit Centerpoint at www.centerpoint.com. Celerity and Vista Manager are trademarks of Centerpoint Broadband Technologies, Inc. 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