Cox Selects Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 4020 Access Platform

Cox Communications has selected the Fujitsu Network Communications' FLASHWAVE 4020 Ethernet Service Platform (ESP) for delivering business services. Cox will use the FLASHWAVE 4020 to extend SONET to the edge of their metro networks and simultaneously deliver low cost DS1 and Ethernet services to customer premises within all their U.S. markets.



The FLASHWAVE 4020 ESP is a compact optical access module that supports up to seven DS1 and four 10/100Base-T Ethernet services simultaneously over protected or unprotected OC-3 or OC-12 network interfaces. The dual optical interfaces allow the FLASHWAVE 4020 ESP to support Unidirectional Path Switched Ring (UPSR) or 1+1 Automatic Protection Switching (APS) configurations with sub-50 ms SONET protection switching, as well as unprotected network applications.



The Fujitsu platform offers Ethernet over SONET (EoS) capabilities, including support for high- and low-order Virtual Concatenation (VCAT) and Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS). Cox will install FLASHWAVE 4020 nodes at customer premises and use EoS functionality to map Ethernet circuits into SONET to maintain full compatibility with their vast embedded SONET network.



Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.fujitsu.com/us/telecom