Confluent Photonics Introduces New DWDM Mux/Demux with Integral Restoration Optical Switch; Prevents Loss of Service Due to Fiber Break or Power Degradation.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers The Western Show 2003 SALEM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003 Confluent con·flu·ent adj. 1. Flowing together; blended into one. 2. Merging or running together so as to form a mass, as sores in a rash. Photonics, a leading provider of optical transport solutions, today introduced a new 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 Multiplexer/Demultiplexer with an integral restoration optical switch. The Protection Switch Mux/Demux, Model RAM-20-200-PS, is designed for DWDM optical transport applications that require an elevated level of reliability. The integral optical switch will prevent loss of service by toggling between primary and redundant fiber within 50 milliseconds, whenever a fiber break is detected by the unit. Also, it can be configured to automatically select the better fiber if power degradation is detected. The model RAM-20-200-PS provides an enhanced set of power alarms to inform the operator about the health of the optical transmission. Degradation detection and signal analysis criteria can be controlled remotely by the operator. The Mux/Demux features ultra-low insertion loss, excellent uniformity and extremely low chromatic dispersion, making it the industry standard for high-channel count, high-speed applications. Confluent Photonics will be demonstrating the new Protection Switch Mux/Demuxes in booth 726 at the 2003 Western Show. About Confluent Photonics Corporation Confluent Photonics Corporation is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Salem, New Hampshire Salem is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 28,112 at the 2000 census. Salem is a marketing and distributing center, with several colleges, recreation attractions and a large shopping mall, the Mall at Rockingham Park. . Confluent products define the state of the art in high-performance subsystems for dense wavelength division multiplexing See WDM. . The company's DWDM systems enable service providers to increase bandwidth in CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. , metropolitan, and long-haul optical networks and to derive the maximum ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). from existing network infrastructures. These subsystems are used by leading cable and telecommunications companies and are expandable to support future components and subsystems. Additional information about the company and its products may be found on the Confluent Photonics website at www.confluentphotonics.com. |
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