ZTE to edit ITU standard for optical network technology

June 20, 2005 Shenzhen, China -- ZTE has been selected by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to edit a new recommendation, G.adc, for the standardization of adaptive dispersion compensators.

ZTE was appointed as the editor of the recommendation, which will improve the performance, efficiency, and dynamic performance of adaptive optical networks, at last month's ITU-T SG15 meeting in Geneva. According to a press release, at the meeting, the company submitted a total of 13 contributions on ITU-T recommendations, including two joint submissions with China Unicom and China Mobile.

"This is yet further proof of ZTE's determination to drive forward the application and standardization of a wide range of technologies," remarks Dr. Wang Jiaying, optical networks standardization research supervisor at ZTE. "ZTE recognizes the importance of this technology for next generation optical transport systems, and we are delighted to continue our work with the ITU."

In November 2004, the company finished drafting a recommendation, G.665, on optical fiber Raman amplification technology, following a one-year collaboration between several member companies of SG15/Q17, including Nortel, Lucent, and Corning. Also, last year, ZTE was given the responsibility to draft standards for the requirements for end-to-end quality of service (QoS) architecture for next generation networks.

"Over the years that the ITU and ZTE have been working together, ZTE has shown its technical expertise and its dedication to research and development," comments Zhao Houlin, director of ITU-T. "We are very pleased to have ZTE Corporation participating in the editing of this recommendation."