Infinera supports North China power grid

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 — North China Grid Company Limited (NCGC) partnered with Sunnyvale, CA-based Infinera to deploy a DTN system supporting next-generation, complex, capacity-intensive communications and monitoring of its power grid. NCGC powers economic and social centers across northern China, including Beijing, reaching more than 200 million people.

Sept. 4, 2007

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 — North China Grid Company
Limited (NCGC) partnered with Sunnyvale, CA-based Infinera to deploy a DTN system supporting next-generation, complex, capacity-intensive communications and monitoring of its power grid. NCGC powers economic and social centers across northern China, including Beijing, reaching more than 200 million people.

Wuhan NEC, Infinera's China partner, supported network implementation with sales, installation, and testing services. NCGC will use Infinera's digital optical networks architecture, based on its monolithic large-scale photonic ICs, to monitor and ameliorate its power grid performance, support employees with information systems, and facilitate remote employee education and remote facilities monitoring via video.

The Infinera system features 100 Gbits/sec. data capacity per line card, integrated GMPLS intelligence, and SDH-like digital performance monitoring. Other benefits include add/drop management that boasts flexibility and cost-effectiveness, and sub-wavelength bandwidth management for higher reliability.

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