Dynarc Unveils First "Auto-Provisioning" Router for IP Services-on-Demand.

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SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2000

Dynarc, a provider of next-generation optical IP solutions, today unveiled the industry's first auto-provisioning router for dynamic optical networks. The Dynarc 5116 offers intelligent management and automatic provisioning of bandwidth and advanced IP services-on-demand. Dynarc enables carriers and service providers to handle user demands by easily managing and supporting new services, more resources and additional users on an IP network.

The advanced features of the Dynarc 5116 is leveraged by Dynarc's Channelized Reserved Services (CRS) architecture, which is powered by Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode (DTM) technology. This new architecture provides a robust platform to build and extend dynamic optical networks. The new architecture will support a growing list of next-generation IP-based applications such as e-commerce, broadcast quality video, and video conferencing-on-demand.

"We are providing a truly scalable solution that links the IP payload to the optical infrastructure," said Olov Schagerlund, CEO and co-founder of Dynarc. "The next step in the evolution of optical networks will be to add and manage new services within seconds. The Dynarc 5116's ability to channelize and reserve resources for advanced IP services is unmatched in the industry and puts us on the cutting-edge to help service providers compete for commercial and residential users."

Provisioning of New Services

The bandwidth bottleneck is released by using fiber to the building (FTTB) for both businesses and residential customers. As these users become more sophisticated, they are looking for more advanced services on demand and at lower price points. For service providers to be successful in retaining and gaining new customers, they need to intelligently distribute bandwidth and automatically provision a variety of robust services within seconds.

Dynarc's networking equipment will know automatically the bandwidth requirements and provide a plug-and-play operation, leaving all management to the IP layer. As a result, service providers can effectively provide their customers with revenue-generating advanced services at competitive price points. Additionally, customized service level agreements (SLAs) can accurately reflect services that are used by the customer Dynarc 5116/Page 2 Dynarc 5116 Features [pilcrow (paragraph sign)] The Dynarc 5116 uses critical information from layers 2, 3 and 4 to classify traffic and allocate channel resources corresponding to the traffic needs. Further, the equipment combines IP routing and bandwidth channelization. It integrates a broad set of functionalities needed in optical IP networks such as IP routing, switching and add-drop multiplexing all on a single platform.

Dynarc offers a solid revenue-generating model by reducing equipment and simplifying maintenance and network operation. Dynarc's networking equipment along with its Channelized Reserved Services (CRS) architecture (see Dynarc's second announcement), provides an ideal platform to build and extend a dynamic optical network. The architecture can be easily deployed in a variety of topologies: bus, ring, or point-to-point.

Dynarc Services Manager (DSM)

As service providers deploy intelligent fault-tolerant solutions, management and configuration tools become critical to accomplish fault isolation, rapid deployment and configuration capabilities. The Dynarc Services Manager (DSM) is a standards-based, Java management tool that provides performance monitoring, topology detection and alarm management. Dynarc's management solution simplifies business processes and helps reduce the total cost of network ownership.

Developed by Dynarc, the DSM is targeted at the needs of service providers that are using Dynarc's family of auto-provisioning routers. The DSM offers a graphical user interface (GUI) for advanced and easy-to-use management operations and provides full control of network resources within a dynamic optical network.

Configuration and Availability

The auto-provisioning router is robust in that it provides a variety of true carrier-class capabilities such as a fully passive backplane, which uses dual counter-rotating rings with self-healing capabilities. The Dynarc 5116 features 16 slots with port adapters and can scale at very high speeds, starting at 32 Gbps. The port adapters support DTM over wavelength or fiber, DTM over SONET (OC3 to OC48), Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and E1/T1 tunneling. The Dynarc 5116 will be commercially available in Q3. Pricing starts at $45,000, depending on configuration.

About Dynarc

Dynarc, an optical IP networking company, is leveraging the optical layer to provide advanced IP services-on-demand. Dynarc expands the business opportunity spectrum and strengthens the competitive position for communication service providers by offering uniquely designed equipment for Dynamic Optical Networks. Dynarc's next-generation solutions address the needs and requirements of Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) and optical access networks. Dynarc's strategy provides a standards-based architecture that will deliver intelligent bandwidth allocation while maintaining strict QoS levels to the Optical Network. The company provides a simple and unique optical solution for building scalable, reliable, and high-performance networks for data, voice, and video traffic. Dynarc has dual headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA., and Kista, Sweden.

For more information, please visit the web site at www.dynarc.com. For customer references and information, please contact Ilene Adler or Fran Bosecker, at 415.908.0444, or by e-mail at [e-mail].