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Optical Infrastructure The Current Analysis Optical Infrastructure module covers the optical networking systems market, optical systems vendors and their products, and the carriers and service providers into which they sell. The emphasis of coverage is on the competitive environment, how vendors are currently positioned to take advantage of that environment to maximize revenue potential, and what they should do to better align themselves with market opportunity to beat the competition.
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Follow the links below to read free newsletters, highlights, analyst news flashes, telebriefing replays, and samples of recent Current Analysis Competitive Intelligence from the Optical Infrastructure module. Alcatel-Lucent Continues on its Whirlwind Set of Strategic Shifts – Hedges for No Surprises During a Lean 2009 - 12/12/2008 BBWF 2008: Alcatel-Lucent Updates 1850 TSS, Supports T-MPLS as Migration Path to MPLS-TP - 9/29/2008 Nortel less Carrier Ethernet less Optical Infrastructure less LTE Equals What? - 9/17/2008 Alcatel-Lucent’s New CEO and Chairman to Tackle Big Challenges - 9/3/2008 Cisco Bolsters IPoDWDM Story, Targets 40G WAN Links and Increases ROADM Flexibility - 7/15/2008 NXTcomm08: MRV Enters Packet Optical Fray, Announces Slew of "New" Capabilities - 6/18/2008 NXTcomm08: Tellabs Adds Density, OADM Flexibility to 7100 OTS with Feature Pack 5.0 - 6/16/2008 NXTcomm08: ECI Adds Features to Bolster XDM’s Metro Edge Value Proposition - 6/16/2008 NXTcomm08: Despite Bad Press, Fujitsu Shows Confidence in PBB-TE - 6/11/2008 NXTcomm08: Fujitsu Expands Packet Optical Portfolio to Target Metro Access - 6/10/2008 NXTcomm08: Infinera Addresses Capacity and Reach Questions with New Line System - 6/9/2008 NXTcomm08: OpVista Unveils CX8 Platform, Talks Up Migration Path for 40G/100G - 6/9/2008 NXTcomm08: Turin Unveils EoPDH Gateway to Better Address Backhaul Needs - 6/5/2008 Metro Core Development Trends: ROADM Developments and Beyond - 4/11/2008 CeBIT 2008: BTI Systems Joins Packet Optical Fray with Small Form Factor Platform - 3/4/2008 OFC/NFOEC 2008: Fujitsu Updates FW 7500 to Broaden Platform’s Network Footprint - 2/20/2008 Ciena Makes Direct Play for Ethernet Access Market, Acquires World Wide Packets - 1/22/2008 COVERAGE DESCRIPTION
The Current Analysis Optical Infrastructure module covers the optical networking systems market, optical systems vendors and their products, and the carriers and service providers into which they sell. The emphasis of coverage is on the competitive environment, how vendors are currently positioned to take advantage of that environment to maximize revenue potential, and what they should do to better align themselves with market opportunity to beat the competition. In addition to real-time, event-driven analysis of the relevance and impact of optical systems vendors' strategic and tactical announcements, focused analysis of the market environment, competitors, market requirements, product features, technologies, and vendor product marketing strategies and tactics is provided. Metro Access - Metro Access systems serve as SONET/SDH or WDM-based on-ramps to the MAN and WAN. Supporting point-to-point connectivity and typically OC-3/12/48 or STM-1/4/16 access rings or meshed topologies, these systems carry Ethernet, DS1/E1, DS3/E3, OC-x/STM-x, ATM, Ethernet, and storage networking services based on protocols such as ESCON, FICON, and Fibre Channel, and can provide access, aggregation, and in some cases a degree of grooming and switching capabilities. Metro Edge - Metro edge systems integrate multi-service next-gen SONET/SDH Add/Drop Multiplexers with DWDM, digital cross connect, and Ethernet transport and switching and/or Resilient Packet Ring technologies to link the Metro Access and Metro Core networks by providing aggregation and transport capabilities. Metro Edge covers the MSPP platforms and the transport, switching, and packet ring technologies used and interfaces and feature/functionality supported by competing vendors. Metro Core - Metro Core systems are optical transport systems incorporating remotely configurable optical add drop multiplexers to provide high capacity transport typically up to 32 wavelengths onto a fiber pair. Metro Core systems provide connectivity metro-wide for access WDM systems, and can carry high bandwidth video traffic, wavelength services, GbE services, storage applications based on ESCON, FICON, and Fibre Channel, or TDM across the MAN. Optical Switching - Optical switches provide carriers with the means to manage, control, and switch wavelengths across the network. Deployed at the metro edge, metro core and core network, these systems switch wavelengths from one route to another, provide various levels of bandwidth management, grooming and intelligent optical cross-connect capacities, and lay the groundwork for flexible, intelligent networks in the future that can dynamically respond to fluctuating demand and network resource availability. WAN DWDM - WAN Dense Wave Division Multiplexing systems are the Long Laul and Ultra Long Haul optical transmission systems used to increase the carrying capacity of fiber optics. Used in conjunction with SONET transport, routers, switches, or metro DWDM, these systems typically multiplex between 800 Gbps to 3.2 Tbps of OC-48/STM-16 or OC-192/STM-64 channels onto a fiber strand or pair to maximize utilization of fiber resources, and carry that traffic over distances of 600 to 4000 km without OEO regeneration to minimize cost. |
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