Luminous Unveils SONET/SDH Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms

Luminous Networks introduced new versions of its multi-service provisioning platforms for delivering data services over legacy SONET/SDH infrastructure. Luminous Networks, which has been an early developer of metro access solutions based on Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) and MPLS, said its new SONET/SDH interfaces are a natural extension of its PacketWave family of products.


A key differentiator for Luminous' new PacketStream MSPPs is the ability to support up to 254 nodes per ring. The platforms support OC48/STM16 SONET/SDH rings and lower speed SONET/SDH rings at OC3/STM1 and OC12/STM4. They could also be deployed in a linear topology. Restoration from network outages are rated at under 50 milliseconds.


The new PacketStream product includes: PacketStream M-Series, a NEBS-certified, 16 slot, redundant platform for the metro core, PacketStream C-Series, a 7 slot, redundant platform for metro access, and PacketStream ES-Series, a 2 slot, modular platform for the metro edge.
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