Fujitsu Debuts New SONET-based Ethernet Service Platform

Fujitsu Network Communications announced commercial availability of a new version of FLASHWAVE platform that simultaneously delivers Ethernet and DS1 services while extending the reliability of SONET directly to customer premises.



The FLASHWAVE 4020 ESP is available in an OC-3 or OC-12 version to fit into existing networks and accommodate a variety of subscriber bandwidth needs. The device can be configured for 1+1 protected, Unidirectional Path Switched Ring (UPSR) or unprotected network applications through a dual optical network interface.



Both the OC-3 and OC-12 versions of the FLASHWAVE 4020 ESP offer seven DS1 interfaces, plus four 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports, allowing service providers to provision advanced Ethernet over SONET (EoS) services. Additionally, the FLASHWAVE 4020 ESP supports Generic Framing Procedure (GFP), Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS), and both high- and low-order Virtual Concatenation (VCAT), which enables service providers to transport Ethernet across existing SONET networks efficiently.



The FLASHWAVE 4020 ESP also provides sub-50 ms SONET protection switching, NEBS Level 3 compliance, extensive Operation, Administration, Maintenance and Provisioning (OAM&P) features, full Performance Monitoring (PM) support, and loopback capabilities for SONET, DS1 and Ethernet allow complete operational flexibility. It can be managed and provisioned using Telcordia TIRKS, NMA and Transport systems, as well as by the Fujitsu NETSMART 500 craft user interface and NETSMART 1500 Element Management System (EMS). An integrated Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent is also provided.



Separately, Fujitsu announced that Colorado-based Rye Telephone Company (RTC) is the first customer to purchase the new FLASHWAVE 4020 Ethernet Service Platform (ESP). RTC will deploy the FLASHWAVE 4020 ESP at remote edge locations and use an OC-12 Unidirectional Path Switched Ring (UPSR) to connect to central offices. Voice services and advanced broadband applications will be provisioned through the ESP's seven DS1 and four Ethernet interfaces respectively. The company plans to deploy additional FLASHWAVE 4020 ESPs over the next two years, using their existing FLASHWAVE 4100 and FLASHWAVE 4300 platforms as mini-Digital Cross-connect Systems (DCSs) to groom traffic between remote nodes. http://www.fnc.fujitsu.com