Corvis Unveils Optical Protector for End-to-End Network Protection and Restoration.Business Editors NFOEC NFOEC National Fiber Optical Engineer Conference NFOEC National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference 2000, Booth No. 489 DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2000 The Corvis Optical Protector protector /pro·tec·tor/ (-tek´ter) a substance in a catalyst that prolongs the rate of activity in the latter. System Provides Carriers Maximum Flexibility While Ensuring Consistent Network Reliability for All-Optical Networks A communications network that works completely in the optical domain. It uses optical switches connected by optical fibers. See optical switch and optical computer. Corvis Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CORV), a leader in delivering intelligent all-optical networking solutions, today introduced the Optical Protector, the latest building block of its all-optical networking solution, at NFOEC 2000 in Denver, CO. The Corvis Optical Protector system, which is part of the CorWave product family, enables carriers to ensure network reliability against major failures such as fiber cuts. The system allows for a wide spectrum of protection and restoration schemes for both OC-48/STM-16 (2.5 Gb/s) and OC-192/STM-64 (10 Gb/s) services by providing protection at the optical layer. "The Corvis Optical Protector system efficiently addresses the demanding reliability requirements needed for large carriers to deliver services reliably across high-speed optical networks," said Dr. David Huber, President and 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 Corvis Corporation. "This is a critical step in enabling carriers to meet the stringent service level agreements required by their customers." The Corvis Optical Protector system provides a modular solution to all-optical protection that is scalable and flexible to ensure service availability in the event of network failures, such as fiber cuts or equipment failures- a critical requirement of carriers. The Corvis Optical Protector system meets the industry benchmark of 50 ms protection switch time to ensure carrier-grade performance. The Corvis Optical Protector system also provides bit rate transparency and open interface support (2.5 Gb/s, 10 Gb/s, or mixed 2.5/10 Gb/s applications) to enable interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. between carriers and existing vendor equipment. The Corvis Optical Protector system can be deployed at multiple network locations, from terminal sites to major add/drop and junction nodes. Advanced software features provide operational flexibility through provisionable unidirectional The transfer or transmission of data in a channel in one direction only. and bi-directional switching, as well as the ability to switch back from a protected channel to a reestablished working channel after a network failure is repaired. "Carriers 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. efficient ways to guarantee the highest quality of service across their optical networks," said Chris Nicoll, Director of Optical Infrastructure Analysis at Current Analysis. "The Corvis Optical Protector system enables carriers to reliably meet the demands for today's networks and represents a key building block to ensure efficient and reliable mesh networking Mesh networking is a way to route data, voice and instructions between nodes. It allows for continuous connections and reconfiguration around broken or blocked paths by “hopping” from node to node until the destination is reached. and restoration." The Corvis Optical Protector system provides dedicated optical layer protection and in-service upgradability to shared protection. The Corvis Optical Protector system also allows carriers to tailor their protection and restoration services to meet the demands of their customers. A demonstration of the Corvis Optical Protector system will take place August 28-30 at the Corvis booth No. 489 at NFOEC in Denver, CO. In addition, Corvis will demonstrate the interoperability its all-optical networking products with the all-optical metropolitan products of ONI ONI abbr. Office of Naval Intelligence Noun 1. ONI - the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy Systems(TM) Corp. at NFOEC as part of Operation: Interoptical - a program that highlights best-of-breed networking companies committed to developing optical, multi-vendor, end-to-end network solutions for carriers. About Corvis Corvis Corporation is an all-optical networking company founded by Dr. David Huber, a pioneer in the field of optical communications Optical communications The transmission of speech, data, video, and other information by means of the visible and the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. . The company is revolutionizing the way communications traffic is moved in the new Internet-driven economy by deploying the industry's first all-optical network providing integrated all-optical switching, ultra-long distance transport and intelligent network management. Corvis products and services deliver all-optical network intelligence and mesh network A communications network in which there are at least two pathways to each node. If one of the paths fails, the other is still available. A "fully meshed" network means that every node has a direct connection to every other node, which is a very elaborate and expensive architecture. capability that allow communication service providers to realize a significant gain in network capacity using existing fiber in the field and improve their competitiveness by delivering new and existing services and applications more rapidly, while significantly reducing the overall capital and operational cost of building and maintaining their network. For more information, call Corvis at 443-259-4000 or visit the Corvis web site at www.corvis.com. Corvis, CorWave and the Corvis logo are trademarks and/or service marks of the Corvis Corporation. |
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