Nortel Enhances its Optical Switching Portfolio

Nortel Networks unveiled key enhancements across its Optical Cross Connect HDX optical switching platform, including network intelligence capabilities at the transport layer that facilitate automated set-up of end-to-end service paths across an optical switching network. Specifically, the HDX platform supports flexible protection and restoration options -- including ring and mesh -- that are fully aligned with current SONET and SDH operational processes for Class of Service (CoS) differentiation that balances bandwidth efficiency and restoration speeds.



Additional new features include an Optical Cross Connect HDX extension shelf -- HDXc -- that supports an expanded set of configuration options to deliver optical switching solutions ranging from 200 Gbps to 5 Tbps of switching capacity per node. HDXc leverages the same architecture, hardware modules, software, intelligent networking and network management technology as Nortel Networks HDX. It can be deployed in standalone applications to support the requirements of smaller core offices, or installed in conjunction with HDX to provide a scalable path to support the multi-terabit capacity needs of larger offices. http://www.nortelnetworks.com