Turin Networks, a start-up based in Petaluma, California, is adding scalable wideband DCS functionality to its flagship Traverse Platform. Turin's Traverse platform integrates SONET Add-Drop Multiplexer (ADM), digital cross connect (DCS) and edge switch functionality in a single compact system that scales from DS1 to OC-192 per system slot. Key features of the platform include the ability to natively aggregate/groom/transport/manage TDM and packet based traffic, and the ability to provide Ethernet switching with X.86 standards-based Ethernet-over-SONET support. The new integration of wideband cross-connect functionality further reduces the number of elements needed in the network. Turin said its Traverse Platform supports seamless growth from 96 to 384 STS-1 equivalents (2688 to 10,752 VTs) of fully protected, non-blocking capacity in a single shelf that takes up one fourth of a standard 7-foot rack. Expansion can be accomplished completely in-service, in 48 STS-1 increments.
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- Turin's platform is based on a custom, distributed ASIC switch-fabric that grooms and switches both TDM and packet traffic. It supports the full SONET feature set, including UPSR, BLSR and 1+1 APS. It also incorporates a unified optical control plane and advanced bandwidth management system, including virtual concatenation and rate shaping features, as well as capabilities that enable the fast activation and delivery of dynamically scalable Ethernet services.
Turin Networks was founded in October 1999 by John Webley (previously a co-founder of AFC), Philip Yim (previously with AFC and Siemens), Rich Stanfield (previously with AFC and Stratus).
Turin Networks has raised $130 million in funding. The company has 160 employees and is based in Petaluma, California.
