AUGUST 23, 2006 -- Digital Lightwave (search Digital Lightwave) has announced support for 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) on the same Next-Generation Multi-Rate (NGMR) module that also provides next-generation SONET/SDH features. The new module is available on all Digital Lightwave Network Information Computer (NIC) Platform products, which are software-based, modules that combine a multitude of test functions in a single integrated device.
The NGMR supports 10-GbE LAN (10.3 Gbits/sec), 10-GbE WAN (9.953 Gbits/sec), and 10-Gbit/sec FEC (11.049/11.095 Gbits/sec), in addition to SONET/SDH from 51 Mbits/sec to 10 Gbits/sec and the OTN rates of OTU-1 (2.66 Gbits/sec) and OTU-2 (10.7 Gbits/sec).
Additionally, the NGMR is designed for application in today's most advanced networks, supporting virtual concatenation (VCAT), link capacity adjustment scheme (LCAS), and generic framing procedure (GFP).
"We are now able to give customers something they've never had before," claims Mike Botham, director of engineering for Digital Lightwave. "The NGMR combines the telecom/datacom testing features that our customers use most often into a one-board solution. That makes the NIC a more cost-effective platform than its competitors and enables customers to carry a smaller, lighter product that can still perform all their most advanced testing," he adds.
The 10-GbE test options on the NGMR may be combined with the company's high-density Ethernet module, which is equipped with 10-GbE, to provide two 10-GbE ports, four GbE optical ports, and eight 10/100/1000BaseT ports. All ports operate independently and simultaneously. According to Digital Lightwave, this configuration provides a powerful and flexible, yet cost-effective platform for testing converged telecom/datacom networks.
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