Fujitsu Expands FLASHWAVE 4500 for Core Grooming

Fujitsu Network Communications announced the availability of a Multi-Service Switching Platform (MSSP) designed for ultra high-capacity, core grooming applications that traditionally require a high-cost Digital Cross-Connect System (DCS), or the deployment of a completely new, large-scale MSSP network element. Fujitsu's MSSP configuration, which is based on the FLASHWAVE 4500 Multi-Service Provisioning Platform (MSPP), delivers a three-fold increase in interface capacity and provides up to 300 Gbps of traffic grooming capacity, while supporting current SONET and DWDM functionality.



Unlike the majority of MSSP devices that handle only optical connections, Fujitsu said its FLASHWAVE 4500 MSSP supports all electrical and optical interfaces from DS1 to OC-192, including next-generation Ethernet and DVB-ASI cards. Interface cards are interchangeable between MSPP and MSSP configurations to simplify sparing and planning. As expansion shelves are linked to the original MSPP shelf, 100 Gbps of interface capacity is added. Three shelves can fit in a single rack to provide 300 Gbps of interface capacity with full STS grooming capabilities. The entire system, whether comprised of one, two or three shelves, retains the single Target Identifier (TID) of the original MSPP to operate as one unit and minimize the effect on existing operating systems and procedures.



As an ultra high-capacity optical hub, a three-stage FLASHWAVE 4500 MSSP can directly terminate up to 15 OC-192 interoffice rings, 30 OC-48 interoffice/access rings, and hundreds of OC-12/OC-3 access rings. For service provisioning, a FLASHWAVE 4500 MSSP system can directly support up to 252 protected DS1 drops, 288 protected DS3 drops, 240 Fast Ethernet ports and 144 DVB-ASI ports.



Fujitsu is offering the MSSP configuration as an upgrade to existing FLASHWAVE 4500-based networks, or for new network installations. http://www.fujitsu.com/us/telecom