Fujitsu Network Communications (FNC) announced that Penn Telecom, Inc. maximized more than 300 miles of fiber optic cable through new and upgraded SONET facilities that feature the FLASH600 ADX.
Penn Telecom has bolstered its telco-grade facilities, improved market coverage, boosted network utilization and the reliability of its local, broadband and long distance services in Western Pennsylvania. Their Fujitsu-enhanced network allows Penn Telecom to provide high-bandwidth services to any customer on its network without using the facilities of another carrier. The company also established two carrier-neutral, carrier hotels: one in downtown Pittsburgh and the other in the city of Butler.
The core of the Penn Telecom network consists of multiple FLASH600 ADXs optically interconnected on a Unidirectional Path-Switched Ring (UPSR). Each of these FLASH600 ADXs serves as a gateway for multiple OC12 UPSR carrier access rings, which contain multiple Fujitsu FACT, FLM 150 ADMs and other FLASH600 ADXs. The virtual tributary (VT) granularity of the OC12 rings is extended through the core of the network via the FLASH600 ADX 3/1 digital cross-connect system (DCS) functionality and the VT1.5 switch fabric. These capabilities minimize the physical cross-connects to the edge of the network as all cross-connects are mapped via Fujitsu's Element Management System.
The FLASH600 ADX, with its SONET capabilities, VT grooming capabilities and integrated ATM switching capabilities is a multi-service SONET platform suited to Penn Telecom's application. The FLASH600 ADX allows a reduction in cost and deployment complexity by integrating SONET, DCS and ATM capabilities on a single NE.
In addition, a technician in Penn Telecom network operations Network Operations Center (NOC) can split and troubleshoot circuits in both directions without leaving the NOC. The cost savings and improved response time from pinpointing the source of trouble from the NOC are significant. Furthermore, the elimination of multiple multiplexing points not only reduces initial deployment costs but also ultimately provides better reliability and Quality of Service monitoring.
FLASH600 ADX Release 2.1 has capabilities that allow service providers, like Penn Telecom Inc., to maximize network bandwidth efficiency while reducing cabling, footprint and power requirements. Its fully non-blocking 240 x 240 STS switch fabric, and 1344x1344 or 2688x2688 VT switch fabric yields grooming capabilities from DS1, IDS3, EC-1, OC-3 and OC-12 tributaries, as well as subtended/integrated rings. In addition, its optional 2.4-gigabit per second (Gbps) ATM switch fabric enables a cost effective upgrade to make it the backbone of converged, multiservice networks.
About Penn Telecom:
Penn Telecom Inc., based in Pittsburgh, is a subsidiary of Gibsonia-based North Pittsburgh Systems Inc. The company has been providing telecommunications services to Pittsburgh and surrounding areas since 1979.
About Fujitsu Network Communications:
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., a provider of intelligent optical transport networking equipment, designs and manufactures fiber-optic transmission and broadband switching platforms.