Dynarc Unveils DTM-based Carrier-Class Routerswitch for Next-Generation Optical IP Networks.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 1, 1999--

Dynarc, a leading supplier of next generation IP and multiservice network solutions, today unveiled its advanced carrier-class multiservice routerswitch, the Dynarc 500. Its flexibility, ease-of-use and reliable scalability enables the Dynarc 500 to provide a backbone solution for today's multiservice networks as well as tomorrow's all-optical IP networks. It provides a smooth and painless migration path from time division multiplexing (TDM) services to Internet Protocol (IP) services, while bringing TDM quality to the IP world. The result is that carriers and service providers are able to quickly respond to the changing demands of the convergence of datacom and telecom services.

The Dynarc 500 is based on Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode (DTM), a breakthrough broadband architecture that takes full advantage of bandwidth provisioning made possible by developments in fiber optics and dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM). Its inherent ability to handle any combination TDM and IP services, allows carriers and service providers to cost-effectively converge their networks, offering IP services with 100 % guaranteed quality of service (QoS).

"With the Dynarc 500, carriers and service providers can now respond to the fast and changing demands of integrating data, voice and video traffic at very high-speeds on the Internet." said Olov Schagerlund, President and Co-Founder of Dynarc.

Convergence and Reduced Costs

The Dynarc 500 serves as a key component in the convergence of advanced voice, video and data applications. This multiservice routerswitch enables full-scale services such as secure VPNs, videoconferencing, VoIP, multicast video , and other emerging services. Additionally, the integrated functionality of switching, high-performance routing, and add-drop multiplexing into a single carrier-class platform immediately simplifies network operation and reduces costs. The Dynarc 500 comes with SNMP support, encrypted remote management and an intuitive GUI for traffic management. The carriers and service providers can effectively provide their customers with revenue-generating advanced services at competitive price points with customized service level agreements (SLAs).

Features and Benefits

Due to the simple and distributed DTM architecture, it is possible for switching capacity to scale at very high speeds from 32 Gbps to 128 Gbps. With the Dynarc 500, carriers and service providers can scale their backbones to STM-16/OC-48 speeds and beyond.

The Dynarc 500 features a DTM switching backplane and can simultaneously support various types of port adapters, both synchronous for streaming data and asynchronous for packet data, at different port speeds. Inherent support for true multicast allows for efficient bandwidth utilization.

The multiservice routerswitch is robust in that it provides a variety of true carrier-class capabilities such as a fully passive DTM backplane, which uses dual counter-rotating rings with self-healing capabilities. If connectors or links are damaged, the resilience of the rings will automatically reconfigure to a bus. The Dynarc 500 is designed for rock-solid reliability.

Configuration and Availability

The Dynarc 500 is easily configured and can be deployed in a variety of topologies: bus, ring, or point-to-point. It features 16 slots with port adapters including DTM dark fiber, DTM over SONET (OC3 to OC48), Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and E1/T1 tunneling. The Dynarc 500 will be available for field trials soon and commercially available in early Q2. Pricing starts at $48,000, depending on configuration.

Dynarc offers a family of DTM-based switches enabling carriers and service providers to enhance their existing infrastructure or build next-generation IP-centric network solutions easily and cost-effectively. The Dynarc 100 is an optical access device for data and telephony, while the Dynarc 300 is a multiservice routerswitch that forms the backbone for Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) and Internet POPs, and now the Dynarc 500 connects to long-haul lines and interfaces with other carrier networks.

About Dynarc

Dynarc expands the business opportunity spectrum and strengthens the competitive position for carriers and service providers by offering uniquely designed high-speed switches for multiservice IP networks. Dynarc's competitive edge derives from unique skills in DTM switching and IP routing architectures, coupled with fast time to market. Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode (DTM), and in particular IP/DTM, is Dynarc's solution for building scalable, reliable, and high-performance networks for data, voice, and video traffic.

The company has offices in Sunnyvale, California and Kista, Sweden. For more information, please visit the web site at www.dynarc.com.

NOTE: Dynarc will be presenting information about the company and the first-of-its-kind carrier-class routerswitch, the Dynarc 500 at NGN on Monday, November 1 at 6:30 p.m. in Salon 3 of the Arlington Ballroom.