LuxN chosen for managed wavelength services at Caltech
LuxN, Inc., a provider of multi-service optical access solutions, announced that LuxN equipment has been chosen to supply the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a member of the National Transparent Optical Network (NTON) consortium, with a next generation network backbone.
LuxN's optical access transport technology links GST/Time Warner's central office in Los Angeles to Caltech's Center for Advanced Computing Research in Pasadena, a distance of more than 35 kilometers. The sites are connected using two LuxN WavFarers�a midrange platform that supports up to eight wavelengths over a single pair of fiber. The LuxN WavFarer architecture provides Caltech inexpensive, flexible bandwidth while increasing Caltech's scalability eight times.
Caltech buys only the capacity they need and can easily change and enhance their capabilities without major system upgrades. The LuxN solution is quickly deployable, and most additional service upgrades can be implemented within hours to the existing traffic on the network.
NTON connects points of presence from Portland, Oregon to Los Angeles, a span of 960 miles. GST/Time Warner manages the OC192 backbone network for NTON, and LuxN serves as the access platform. The LuxN implementation provides NTON Consortium members with inexpensive, scalable DWDM gear.
The LuxN WavSystem product family includes the LuxN WavStation for service providers and large, multi-service organizations; the LuxN WavFarer for multi-service customer premise locations; and the modem-sized LuxN WavPortal for single-channel service connections. The LuxN WavSystem delivers an array of optical access solutions, independent of traffic type, rate or protocol. The LuxN WavSystem can be configured to support up to 16 WDM channels at speeds from 1.5MbpsEto 2.5Gbps per channel (OC-48), with the ability to manage and provision individual channels locally or remotely via the LuxN management suite of applications. Through the use of a modular, plug-in card-based configuration, the LuxN WavSystem allows service providers a convenient, incremental way to add additional capacity and capabilities as their needs grow.
About LuxN, Inc.:
LuxN, Inc. is a provider of multi-service, intelligent, optical access network platforms.
About NTON:
The National Transparent Optical Network links government, research and private sector labs and provides the ability to interface with most of the broadband research networks in the U.S. NTON is the West Coast backbone for the Next Generation Internet (NGI) "SuperNet" project, a research and development test bed for advanced high-bandwidth Internet applications administered under the auspices of he Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA).
About GST Telecommunications:
GST Telecommunications, Inc., an Integrated Communications Provider (ICP) headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., provides a broad range of integrated telecommunications products and services, including enhanced data and Internet services and comprehensive voice services throughout the United States, with a presence in California and the West.