Stockholm, Sweden and Ethernet Europe, Munich, Germany - 17th April 2012 - Transmode, a global supplier of packet-optical networking solutions, today announced the addition of MPLS-TP capabilities to its range of packet-optical Ethernet Muxponders.
To meet the growing demands for increased service flexibility in Ethernet networks, Transmode has added MPLS-TP to its family of Layer 2 Ethernet Muxponders (EMXP). The new capabilities provide operators with connection-oriented transport services over native Ethernet based packet-optical networks. MPLS-TP extends the widely deployed MPLS technology to Transport Ethernet services using IETF standards compliant implementation by adding Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) capabilities and improving the resiliency.
"As services continue to evolve and capacities continue to increase, transport networks need to become much more packet friendly and the addition of MLPS-TP is an important step along that route," said Sten Nordell, Transmode's CTO.
"MPLS-TP helps to optimize work flows within Network Operators which ensures simple and well understood operational models and minimized operational costs," Mr Nordell continued. "By combining MPLS-TP with network management-based control, we enable operators to configure MPLS-TP tunnels and services in a similar way to the paths and services that are used in ROADM-based optical networks. The approach also enables the management of the network across layers 0 to 2.5 to ensure optimal performance in scenarios such as multi-layer protection or restoration."
MPLS-TP is of great interest to network operators as it brings SDH/SONET-like management, protection and restoration, and OAM capabilities to Ethernet services at a low cost. It also has a familiar look and feel to network operators and fits well with existing processes and management.
Transmode's widely-deployed family of Ethernet Muxponders now includes MPLS-TP on a per service basis. This means that any port can support a mix of Layer 2 native Ethernet and MPLS-TP services, such as the recently announced Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Carrier Ethernet 2.0 services. Furthermore, as MPLS-TP is implemented on the same hardware platform as Transmode's Ethernet services, it can be provided with the same low latency with zero jitter and superior SyncE performance.
Sten Nordell will be discussing MPLS-TP in packet optical metro networks in a panel discussion on MPLS-TP in transport networks - how to simplify metro Ethernet networks by deploying an end-to-end MPLS-based Carrier Ethernet network at Light Reading's Ethernet Europe in Munich on April 18th.
Definitions:
MPLS - Multi-protocol Label Switching, is a technology used for high performance traffic forwarding, traffic engineering and virtual private networks (VPNs) in IP networks, where forwarding is based on labels, not on IP or Ethernet addresses.
MPLS-TP - Multi-protocol Label Switching (Transport Profile), is a profile of MPLS for transport networks that is defined in the IETF. It takes a subset of the MPLS protocol suite and adds some extensions to address transport network requirements.
IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force, an open standards organization that develops and promotes internet standards.
For more information on this press release please contact:
Ola Elmeland
Vice President Marketing & Communications
Transmode Systems AB
Telephone: +46 8 506 882 71
Email: ola.elmeland@transmode.com (mailto:ola.elmeland@transmode.com)
About Transmode
Transmode is a global provider of packet-optical networking solutions that enable fixed line and mobile network operators to cost effectively address the capacity needs created by the rapid growth in video and data traffic. These solutions are important building blocks in next-generation high-speed optical networks that support services such as broadband backhaul, mobile data backhaul, video delivery services and cloud computing. Transmode's solutions are based on Wavelength Division Multiplexing (http://www.transmode.com/technologies/wdm) (WDM) and packet optical transport (http://www.transmode.com/technologies/native-packet-optical) technologies, which are designed to increase the capacity, flexibility and functionality of optical metro core and metro access networks. Transmode's Intelligent WDM (iWDM(TM)) (http://www.transmode.com/technologies/iwdm) approach gives key advantages to customers, such as ultra-low latency, low power consumption and innovative network design.
Transmode is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and is listed on the NASDAQ-OMX Stockholm Exchange (TRMO). Since 2000 the company has installed more than 30,000 systems for over 400 fixed and mobile (http://www.transmode.com/solutions/mobile-backhaul) network operators, service providers, large enterprises and public institutions in over 40 countries across the globe.
For additional information about Transmode, please visit www.transmode.com (http://www.transmode.com/).
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