ECI Telecom launches GPON OLT with a high-bandwidth network processor
JULY 14, 2008 -- ECI Telecom (search for ECI Telecom), this week will showcase what it claims is the world's first high-bandwidth GPON (search for GPON) optical line termination (OLT) with a built-in network processor at the Broadband World Forum Asia Conference in Hong Kong.
According to ECI, its next-generation GPON OLT is the only one to offer a built-in network processor in a GPON line card. It is based on 800 Gbits/sec of switching capacity and offers two new platforms, F152 and F61, significantly enhancing ECI's OLT product offerings based on the Hi-FOCuS Multi-Service Access Node (MSAN) family, note company representatives.
"Services such as IPTV, video on demand, VoIP, and peer-to-peer communications are driving the need for higher bandwidth, which has resulted in the rapid growth of fiber-based access technology, particularly PON, on a global basis," reports Teresa Mastrangelo, principal analyst of BroadbandTrends.com. "In Asia Pacific, which accounts for the largest number of FTTH customers, operators are increasingly embracing PON, with GPON gaining traction in many countries such as Korea, Singapore, India, Taiwan, and the Philippines. By continuously introducing advances in GPON technology, ECI will be well positioned for an increased share of the market opportunity," she contends.
The upgraded Hi-FOCuS MSAN OLT is part of ECI's 1Net business framework. The integrated network processor provides operators with service-enabling intelligence, such as advanced quality of service and security, as they transition their networks towards NGN. It also allows for added flexibility, easily adapting to different network designs while providing system agility with the processing headroom for future upgrades--a key promise of the 1Net framework for operators tasked with managing their network transitions.
The new service-enabling capabilities also enable network operators to smoothly introduce advanced revenue generating customized services with unique flexibility for future upgrades, while maintaining an architecture that supports current broadband requirements like xDSL or TDM voice services, add company representatives.
Technical Specifications:
• With a new high-bandwidth network interface (HBNI-42) card with 800-Gbit/sec switching capacity and two 10-GbE or four 1-GbE uplink ports, the new platforms support voice gateway cards/POTS interfaces, GPON and xDSL.
• Ultra-high capacity 10-Gbit/sec dual-star backplane with 2 x 10 Gbits/sec per line card, which allows for full capacity GPON traffic. The new GPLT-4E line card connects the MSAN to the subscriber through a unique design featuring a network processor, which enables service providers to define highly granular QoS profiles and to create different security models, as well as providing greater flexibility for future upgrades and new services, says the company.
• These new Hi-FOCuS MSAN capabilities enable service providers to smoothly migrate from copper-based networks to fiber access at their own pace while answering their specific market requirements, per the 1Net directive.
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