New Bedford, MA
The expanded E-2000 fiber-optic connector system incorporates several technological improvements as a result of the company's patented Active Core Alignment process and high-quality end face polishing. The improved E-2000 features 0.1-dB maximum insertion-loss random mating and 85-dB minimum return loss as well as long-distance transmission and higher transmission frequencies with greater bandwidth.Diamond USA Inc.
Chelmsford, MA
According to the company, this small-form-factor duplex connector is lower in cost and size than the now-standard duplex SC interface. It can be spaced the same as copper, effectively doubling the number of fiber ports. The connector uses the familiar RJ latching system found in copper systems and is therefore snag-proof. Cable assemblies are available in many configurations.
Ekris Cable
New Britain, CT
Shanghai, China
The newest members in a premium line of connectorized cables for patch cords and pigtails, the GigaWave and TeraBand cables outperform current industry standards, according to the company. The GigaWave cables exceed industry-standard Telecordia GR-326 Issue 3 specifications for end-face geometry, while the TeraBand surpasses the Telecordia specifications and introduces new parameters to measure fiber and face quality.
Telect Inc.
Liberty Lake, WA
This compact unit allows network operators to patch, splice, crossconnect, and/or store up to 3,000 fibers in a variety of housings and configurations. Multiple cable-entry options streamline installation. Front access and a unique cable housekeeping arrangement allow for easy administration and maintenance.
Alcatel
Claremont, NC
Marlborough, MA
Optical Shuffle simplifies the installation process and offers a solution to dense fiber-routing in a complex, flexible product. Circuits are plugged in and out in one package, requiring no fiber-optic expertise to handle future maintenance. Optical Shuffle can be unconnectorized or connectorized with the standard mass connectors and accommodate perfect shuffles, butterflies, and most fiber-routing schemes. Both singlemode and multimode fiber may be used. The ribbon legs can be of any length to accommodate the largest rack-to-rack spacing, or they can be cabled fiber ribbon that eliminates a splice point in the network. Optical Shuffle is available in a compact package, typically 50 mm in length and 10 mm in diameter.Schott Fiber Optics Inc.
Southbridge, MA
The HDX system of high-density preterminated shelves for the fiber distribution management of central-office, outside-plant, and cable-TV environments doubles the density of conventional 72-fiber shelves. The system contains 144 fibers per shelf for a total capacity of 1,008 fibers within its seven-shelf-mounted system and features an end-to-end solution, an improved cord-management system, a time-saving splice organizer, LGX compatibility, and maximum speed and transmission reliability, according to the company. Also offered is a conventional 72-fiber shelf with a capacity of 649 fibers within a nine-shelf construction. Both solutions can utilize various fiber-optic connectors.
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
Research Triangle Park, NC
Mountain View, CA
Bellingham, WA
Located at the service provider's point-of-presence, Orchestra provides the service intelligence at the network edge necessary to manage and prioritize the performance and priority of all services. Orchestra includes the company's patented content-based quality-of-service engine that performs content recognition and policy management. Aplion Networks
Piscataway, NJ
The PowerShaper dispersion-management processor corrects for chromatic dispersion by compensating for the differences in wavelength speed in an optical signal. The technology employed allows a single product to function across multiple-wavelength channels and compensate for different levels of chromatic dispersion. Its applications include multigigabit transmission systems, optical amplifier systems, and analog wavelength-division multiplexing transmission systems. The PowerShaper features a compact design and is available with all fiber types.
Avanex Corp.
Fremont, CA
The IntelliGain series of erbium-doped optical amplifiers are compact modules designed for OEM integration, where applications require moderate gain in a restricted-space environment. Designed and manufactured to meet Bellcore GR-1312-CORE requirements, the devices are available in three styles: Metro-I, Metro-II, and Metro-III, according to various gains and power levels. Con figurations include low-power-consumption modules and "One-pump-split-to-N" modules, and applications include booster amplifiers, inline amplifiers, and preamplifiers. Metro-I, -II, and -III feature gain from 15 to 25 dB with low-noise figure and broad bandwidth.
BaySpec
Fremont, CA
Designed to carry Internet-protocol-based traffic while providing quality of service, the Dynarc 500 multiservice router integrates the functionality of high-performance routing, switching, and add/drop multiplexing into a single carrier-class platform, enabling full-scale services such as secure virtual private networks, videoconferencing, voice over IP, and multicast video. The router features 16 slots with port adapters that include SONET/SDH, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and E1/T1 tunneling. Its architecture enables switching capacity to scale to very high speeds, from 32 Gbits/sec to 128 Gbits/sec.
DYNARC
Sunnyvale, CA
The latest in a family of next-generation hybrid SONET add/drop multiplexers, the FLASH2400 ADX features extensive optical/electrical interface capabilities, data-capable switching fabrics, and high-density integrated subtending rings. The FLASH2400 ADX supports line optics at OC-48 and OC-192 data rates with tributary mixes, including DS-3/EC-1, OC-3/3c, OC-12/12c, and OC-48/48c. The multiplexer also supports up to eight OC-48 2F-BLSR/UPSR rings or up to two OC-48 4F-BLSR rings with a 5-Gbit drop from a single shelf. Three shelves can be placed in a single rack for high OC-48 bandwidth density.
Fujitsu Network Communications
Richardson, TX
Springfield, VA
Linthicum, MD
According to the company, the Series 2000 Generator features many configurations for versatile applications, including an enclosed muffler system, which streamlines the unit's appearance, as well as upgraded gaskets and polythylene washers, which improve weather protection and sound attenuation. Its 14-guage construction and electrostatically applied paint increases exterior durability, while removable access doors increase the ease and improve the cost of field maintenance.
Generac Power Systems Inc.
Waukesha, WI
Piscataway, NJ
Edmonds, WA
The GbX increases the maximum interconnect distance limitation of a Gigabit Ethernet switch from the standard distance (220 or 5,000 m) to distances over 100 km. The GbX features full-duplex bandwidth operation with 2-Gbit/sec throughput, network management and control via rear-panel RS-232C port, single- and dual-fiber WDM options for new or existing fiber plants, and single- or dual-channel and redundant power supply options. GbX is available in both a 100-km and 40-km range.JDS Uniphase
Melbourne, FL
Kohler, WI
Plano, TX
Salem, NH
The FiberSLAM passive optical network (PON) includes an optical line terminal (OLT) that drives a single fiber connection. The unit can host up to 17 PON interfaces. A total of 19 slots are available to accommodate combinations of PON cards, triple DS-3 cards, and OC-N cards. The OLT optically splits the fiber to connect up to 32 optical-network terminals that deliver both packet- and circuit-based services. The system is ITU FSAN- compliant, ensuring vendor standardization for operations and maintenance.NEC Eluminant Technologies Inc.
Herndon, VA
A complete line of multiplexers and demultiplexers based on a proprietary bulk-grating design, the MICS provide an insertion loss as low as 3 dB and -40-dB channel crosstalk. MICS do not need temperature control and are available in 16-, 32-, and 40-channel versions with 50- or 100-GHz spacing. The wide-channel option features 44 GHz at -1 dB and 75 GHz at -3 dB, compared to 28 GHz and 50 GHz, respectively, for the standard component (100-GHz spacing). MICS have been Bellcore-tested extensively.
Photonetics
Marly de Roi, France
Hagersten, Sweden
An open, purely photonic 10-Gbit/sec solution, the ULTRA photonic networking system offers service providers ultra-high capacity over ultra-long distances without optoelectronic regeneration. According to the company, the system offers high value in terms of cost, scalability, simplicity, rapid restoration, instantaneous bandwidth provisioning, and overall footprint.
Qtera Corp.
Boca Raton, FL
Specifically designed for carriers and tele communications providers, the FOMUX 3000 can concentrate up to 32 fiber-optic input channels, each working at a speed up to 1.2 Gbits/sec, on just one fiber link, putting data traffic of up to 40 Gbits/sec on one fiber connection. It can be implemented into point-to-point, ring, or add/drop topologies. The FOMUX 3000 features modular architecture for easy upgrades and full management for maximum security.
Pandatel AG
Hamburg, Germany
Part of a family of scalable, integrated, high-performance, network-based intelligent service-provisioning platforms for delivering managed subscriber services, this application-aware network-edge platform enables service providers to deliver mission-critical applications to their subscribers. According to the company, the platform is rapidly deployed and customer provisioned and provides real-time statistics for usage accounting and billing.
Quarry Technologies
Burlington, MA
South Norcross, GA
North Andover, MA
Shenzhen, China
The OSN MODIF/OXC is the latest component of the TransXpress optical service node (OSN), which ties various DWDM point-to-point links to a real optical network. The core high-tech component of the OSN MODIF/OXC is the optical crossconnect (OXC), which switches with the aid of optical mirrors based on micro-electromechanical systems' silicon technology. The other key component is the managed optical distribution frame (MODIF). The OSN MODIF/OXC features excellent modularity (it scales in steps of six ports) and is fully transparent for all types of optical signals. The component also includes an HTTP interface with the Web and a LED-based help display for fast crossconnect provisioning.
Siemens AG
Munchen, Germany
Chelmsford, MA
The RXM-750 integrated fiber-optic receiver module is powered by a single 5-V power supply and housed in a 20- PIN DIL package. It is available with multimode-fiber pigtail with either an ST or LC connector. The RXM-750 is ideally suited for SONET OC-1, OC-3, and OC-12, and other 45- to 750-Mbit/sec fiber-optic transmission applications.
Vectron International
Norwalk, CT
Model.it forms the basis of an integrated operations support system for the telecommunications provider by providing a record of the complete network inventory resulting from the network engineering and documentation process. It helps users design, manage, and visualize an accurate end-to-end model of the physical network components from the switch to the customer locations. Model.it integrates inside-plant and outside-plant data into a single, seamless relational database that allows users to model where their assets and customers are located and how they connect to one another.
Smallworld
Englewood, CO
The OmniRemote product line is a new concept in remote monitoring and collection of multiprotocol data and legacy information. The internal processor runs scripts to process serial and nonserial inputs, providing flexible mapping points for their final destination. Connection to the network is accomplished through an Internet-protocol, dial-up, RS-232/422 ISDN, and full T1 CSU/DSU internal connection. The router option brings intranet access to the technician anywhere in the system to any address authorized. OmniRemote has value-driven applications in CLEC, wireless, and ILEC applications.
Badger Technology Inc.
Milpitas, CA
Honolulu, HI
Minnetonka, MN
Santa Rosa, CA
Richardson, TX
St. Laurent, Quebec
Omaha, NE
The Series 100 power monitors combine a stable optical tap and PIN photodiode in a miniature, hermetic package. The devices are optically passive, featuring low insertion loss, ultra-high return loss, and low polarization-dependent loss. The small footprint makes Series 100 power monitors suitable for monitoring optical power in a wide range of applications, including optical amplifiers, power control devices, and fiber-optic terminal equipment.
Eigenlight Corp.
Somersworth, NH
Sycamore, IL
Calabasas, CA
Research Triangle Park, NC
The DSP-FTA410S fiber test adapter for the company's DSP-4000 Digital Cable Analyzer enables bidirectional, dual-fiber, multimode testing on fiber-optic links. The adapter measures optical power, loss, length, and propagation delay at 850 nm and 1,300 nm. Pass/fail results are based on common fiber test standards and are automatically stored in the tester for generating certification reports. The DSP-4000 main unit simplifies test data management by saving both fiber and copper results in the same database for clear documentation.
Fluke Networks
Everett, WA
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