Resilient Networks selects Luminous to deliver advanced Ethernet services.

Luminous Networks, a provider of packet-based multi-service provisioning platforms that support voice, data, video, and wavelength services, announced recently that it has been selected by Resilient Networks to deliver Ethernet services to its customers. Resilient Networks is a regional communications service provider that delivers an innovative suite of traditional and advanced services over fiber-based IP networks. Resilient selected the Luminous platform to interconnect the service providers' three facilities and transport Ethernet services such as Ethernet Private Line and Internet access.

"As a service provider, we are continually looking for ways to deliver a broad base of revenue-enhancing and cost-saving services to our customers," said Alec Ellsworth, CEO of Resilient Networks. "After evaluating several solutions from vendors in the marketplace, Luminous Networks gave us a way to add services across any physical transport while providing multiple classes of service. This flexibility on one platform was a winner for us."

"Luminous Networks provides an attractive option for service providers who need to scale their existing network to provide additional services while lowering the overall cost per megabit of bandwidth," said Chris Stark, president and CEO, of Luminous Networks. "We are delighted that Resilient Networks found the Luminous solution to be the most cost-effective and efficient means to extend their service offerings to their customers."

Luminous Networks combines new emerging revenue-bearing "opportunistic" services such as Ethernet Private Line, Transparent LAN Services (TLS), and traditionally "provisioned" services such as TDM voice and video, over a single operational platform. The service provider can provision any or all of the following services:

--Point-to-point services (e.g. TDM or SONET/SDH cross connect, Ethernet private line)

--Point-to-multipoint service (e.g. Direct Internet Access or DIA service, digital video broadcast, private line aggregation)

--Multipoint service (e.g. Transparent LAN services, SONET/SDH grooming)

The Luminous Networks PacketWave product family consists of three classes of products--the M, C and E-Series. PacketWave products currently support up to 2.5Gbps Ethernet rings and feature SONET OC-3, OC-12 and OC-48 network ring speeds. The same platforms can be configured for SDH networks in international markets. Customer-facing interfaces include Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, T1, E1, DS3, OC3, ASI Video, SDI Video and many more.