FEBRUARY 6, 2007 -- MRV Communications, Inc. (search for MRV) announced that its OptiSwitch 9000 and Fiber Driver metro Ethernet systems successfully passed compliance tests of the Iometrix Test Suite for Ethernet in the First Mile Operations, Administration & Maintenance (OAM) and are certified compliant for all IEEE 802.3ah service provider applications.
Ethernet OAM is important to carriers, as it encompasses all tools and utilities necessary to install and monitor an entire metro Ethernet network from a centralized location. It provides the ability to maintain a network running at maximum efficiency without requiring truck rolls to solve every off-site issue, thus greatly reducing expense. MRV's Fiber Driver metro Ethernet services demarcation devices and its OptiSwitch carrier aggregation systems both feature full OAM capabilities that establish link continuity from central office to demarcation point. Previously these services were terminated at the aggregation point and restarted, adding to configuration time and expense.
"These tests give MRV the opportunity to demonstrate that its products deliver the absolute standards compliance and interoperability needed for carrier-scale metro Ethernet networks," said Noam Lotan, president and CEO of MRV Communications. "The OAM features we've built into the OptiSwitch and Fiber Driver products help carriers keep operating expenses low, while their rich set of features gives carriers the utmost flexibility for services delivery."
"MRV's compliance with these specifications assures that its product line is carrier class, as it has passed the full set of mandatory requirements defined in the Iometrix IO Ethernet in the First Mile Certification Test Program," said Bob Mandeville, president and founder of Iometrix. "IO certification assures service providers that the hardware they are purchasing will enable them to manage subscriber access based on the current 802.3ah Ethernet standards for OAM."
The Iometrix IO Ethernet in the First Mile Certification Test Program is a set of 128 requirements that are part of IEEE802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile standard and its allowable extensions.
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