BT will deploy Nortel Networks OPTera Connect HDX optical switches to upgrade its pan-European optical network. The switch will be deployed at key hub nodes in Paris and Frankfurt by mid-year. Nortel Networks said the installation marks one of the first European deployments of its OPTera Connect HDX optical switch. Nortel has been a supplier for BT's pan-European transport network since 1998. The network already uses OPTera Connect DX, OPTera Long Haul 1600 Optical Line System, and OPTera metro equipment.
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- Nortel Networks' OPTera Connect HDX optical switch handles digital crossconnect functions, providing wavelength-grooming capability down to the STS-1 level. The platform's switching capacity scales from 640 Gbps to 3.84 Tbps.
