Cisco ONS 15600 Extends Optical Portfolio and Aims at Significantly Reducing First Cost and Provisioning Time.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2002 Designed for High-Density Aggregation and Switching in Large Metropolitan Areas Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc. today introduces the latest addition to the Cisco Complete Optical Multiservice Edge and Transport (COMET) product portfolio, the Cisco ONS ONS Office for National Statistics (UK) ONS One Night Stand ONS Onslaught (Unreal Tournament 2004) ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS Object Naming Service ONS Offshore Northern Seas 15600 Multiservice Switching Platform. The Cisco ONS 15600 brings service providers greater revenue potential and can lower first cost and help achieve lowest life-cycle cost. The Cisco ONS 15600 delivers multiple network elements in a single platform designed for deployment in a carrier's point of presence (POP) or large central office. The Cisco ONS 15600 brings the functionality of multiple metro systems, including Synchronous Optical Network (networking) Synchronous Optical NETwork - (SONET) A broadband networking standard based on point-to-point optical fibre networks. SONET will provide a high-bandwidth "pipe" to support ATM-based services. (SONET)/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy ) multiplexers and digital cross-connect A network device used by telecom carriers and large enterprises to switch and multiplex low-speed voice and data signals onto high-speed lines and vice versa. It is typically used to aggregate several T1 lines into a higher-speed electrical or optical line as well as to distribute signals network elements, together in one easy-to-use platform. "The Multiservice Switching Platform (MSSP (MultiService Switching Platform) A high-end Cisco router that supports high-speed optical connections in the core of the network. See MSPP and MSTP. ) offers significant cost advantage and increased efficiencies when compared to traditional SONET/SDH add/drop multiplexers and digital cross-connect systems," said Deb Mielke, Principal, Trelliage Network Strategies, Inc. "The ONS 15600 MSSP addresses a need in part created through the success of the ONS 15454 MSPP (MultiService Provisioning Platform) A high-end Cisco router that supports TDM circuits, packets and optical connections at the edge of the network. See MSSP and MSTP. . While it is optimized for the predominately TDM-based services and revenues of today's environment, it still provides carriers with a foundation to help them evolve to packet infrastructures in the future." "The Cisco ONS 15600 Multiservice Switching Platform brings greater revenue potential to carriers, can lower typical first costs by at least 40 percent, and helps achieve lowest life cycle cost when compared to architectures using broadband digital cross-connects currently available," said Ron Martin, Vice President and General Manager, Optical Transport Business Unit, Cisco Systems. "In addition to higher port densities, the Cisco ONS 15600 MSSP's footprint is significantly smaller than traditional broadband cross-connects, providing both power and real estate savings for the service provider." New Optical Enhancements Extend Cisco COMET Portfolio The Cisco ONS 15454 includes data application support, which uses the protection channel access to accommodate increasing data transport demands. The Cisco ONS 15327 includes Gigabit Ethernet capability for increasing demand and higher bandwidth Ethernet-based services. Enhancements to the Cisco Transport Manager include GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. circuit management and the addition of physical and digital signal links. About Cisco Complete Optical Multiservice Edge and Transport Portfolio The Cisco COMET product line offers maximum service velocity, density, variety, and capacity. Cisco COMET news and information can be found at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/servpro/solutions/optical/. Availability The Cisco ONS 15600 is scheduled to be available the fourth quarter calendar year of 2002. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco news and information are available at http://www.cisco.com. Note to Editors: Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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