Movaz to Integrate Parama's "ADM-on-a-Chip"

Movaz Networks plans to use Parama Networks' "ADM-on-a-Chip" on a number of designs for its Movaz RAY family of wavelength services products, including its new reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer. The companies said the next-generation of transport equipment would drive the convergence of SONET/SDH and DWDM. This is expected to result in lower capital and operating costs, more flexible systems, simpler "per wavelength" service reconfiguration, a unified control plane, more efficient use of wavelengths via grooming, and a unified network...

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Furukawa Employs Cavium Processors for Fastest VPN Appliance

The Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. is using Cavium Networks' NITROX II Security Macro Processor to deliver what the companies claim is the world's fastest performing VPN system to date. The FITELnet-F8000 IPsec Router has realized the highest IPsec performance of 2 Gbps for minimum sized packets while supporting 3,000 tunnels. Furukawa's FITELnet-F8000 offers advanced and flexible features for the communication carrier including IPv6 and virtual-router functions. The platform currently is available to customers in the Japanese market only. Cavium's...

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ADC Launches SONET Access Box from Huawei

ADC introduced a new "LoopStar" 800 next-generation SONET access system designed to help carriers deploy and manage TDM and Ethernet services to end-user customers from a single platform. The LoopStar 800 was developed under an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with Huawei Technologies. The platform uses an integrated universal back-plane architecture that supports multiple interchangeable network and tributary interface cards for DS1, DS3 and Ethernet service deliveryhttp://www.adc....

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Hitachi and NEC to Establish Company for Backbone Routers/Switches

Hitachi and NEC Corporation are joining forces to establish a new company specializing in core backbone routers and switches for telecommunications carriers, government and public sectors and large corporations. The new company will be located in Tokyo and have about 350 employees drawn from both Hitachi and NEC. It will have about 5.5 billion yen in capital when it commences in October 2004. Hitachi will own 60% of the new company while NEC will own 40%. The joint venture, which aims to become a leading vendor of high-end backbone routers/switches,...

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