SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 -- Civcom (search for Civcom) will launch the Free-Path Manageable Dispersion Compensation Module (M-DCM), a new manageable dispersion compensation fiber (DCF) replacement designed for metro-regional DWDM networks, at ECOC next week.

Civcom says it has incorporated an etalon-based tunable optical dispersion compensation technology into a very small package. The M-DCM module is used to compensate for chromatic dispersion values ranging from -1700 psec/nm to +1700 psec/nm, using in-house intellectual property.

The M-DCM is designed to significant enhance the network by lowering the insertion loss, lowering power consumption, and providing manageability. Focused on improving performance, extending operating range, and lowering costs, the M-DCM reduces in-line amplification requirements and allows remote managing of dispersion while using a single part number as a substitute for multiple DCF part numbers. With its high reliability, stable performance, and wide dynamic range, the M-DCM operates over multiple channels and is well suited for metropolitan networks across the entire C-band, Civcom asserts.

"Using the M-DCM as an alternative to DCF will improve performance and flexibility and create real differentiation in the network's design -- ultimately leading to lower operating costs for the end-user" says Meron Raz, Civcom's CEO. "In a field that has a growing requirement for agile networks, we believe this introduction is a vital extension to the existing DWDM product line, and will help us serve our customers more effectively".

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