OCTOBER 5, 2006 -- Alloptic Inc. (search for Alloptic,) has announced the details of the company's new Edge 10 platform, the first 10-Gigabit-capable EPON system. Supporting both 10G EPON and IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile, the Edge 10 is intended to provide high bandwidth with per-flow-based quality of service (QoS). Alloptic plans to begin shipping the Edge 10 to customers mid 2007.
"By supporting both GE-PON and 10G EPON on a 'blade by blade' basis, the Edge 10 extends our market leadership position by ensuring our customers can cost-effectively deliver both high densities of Fast Ethernet and fractional Gigabit Ethernet services for business applications, while supporting the multiple simultaneous streams of high-definition time-shifted IPTV -- crucial for future residential deployments," said Shane Eleniak, vice president of marketing and business development for Alloptic. "The Edge 10 supports Alloptic's existing family of ONTs and continues our unparalleled support for the broadest range of voice, video, data, and security services with native TDM support, integrated VoIP, optional RF video, and a rich set of Ethernet and IP features."
Designed to NEBS Level 3 standards, the Edge 10 is a modular, redundant OLT chassis. It features an 800-Gbit/sec backplane, advanced packet processing, and per-flow QoS, eight-port GE-PON and two-port 10G EPON line cards, and multiport 10 GE uplink cards.
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