Telecom Italia awarded a EUR 15 million contract to Marconi for a new backbone network architecture based on high capacity optical switching. Marconi's MSH2K optical switching platform would enable Telecom Italia to migrate to an Automatic Switched Optical Network (ASON) in the future based on GMPLS. The technology is being developed at Marconi's Genoa laboratories.
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- In September 2002, Marconi announced plans for its MSH2K platform, which combines ADM and crossconnect functionality and has a capacity of 320Gbps. The platform, which is designed for the metro core, features embedded DWDM with simultaneous support of SDH protection and network restoration. It supports STM-1 to STM-64 electrical interfaces and is capable of an upgrade to the Multi-Layer Switch (MLS), providing seamless migration.
- At the time, Marconi also disclosed plans for the MSH64C, which is based on the MSH2K platform. The MSH64C is a core 10 Gbps ADM/XC and is designed for consolidating and grooming traffic. The 80 Gbps switch has a capacity of 32 x STM-64 interfaces. It also has Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for data transport and embedded DWDM interfaces.
