Las Vegas, Nevada - May 11, 2004- JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU and TSX: JDU) today at the NetWorld + Interop (N+I) conference announced availability of a new version of its WaveReady™ Series of subsystems for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) developing WDM metro access/edge applications. Designed to be compatible with networks worldwide, the improved WaveReady™ Series offers OEMs a cost effective way of adding market-leading integrated protection and leveraging the popularity of the small form factor pluggable (SFP) design for greater application coverage.
WaveReady™ modules are designed to be ready for immediate OEM integration and network deployment. The release available today includes the new WaveReady™ 700 Series transponders (WRT-760 and WRT-740 XLR), a new version of WR 3000 Series optical platform (WR 3500-F), and a new communication and management module (COMM-200) with an integrated, updated Node Manager.
The client-side SFP transponder in the WaveReady™ 700 Series allows developers to reduce costs by changing only the channel-specific client module rather than the entire board. The WRT-760 also eliminates the need to purchase a separate protection card because the 760 transponder has an integrated protection switch. In addition, these WaveReady™ modules are backward compatible with previous WaveReady™ modules, provide 3R (reshape, re-time, and regenerate) operation, and use market-leading in-band channel management technology.
The WaveReady™ 700 Series transponders (WRT-760 and WRT-740XLR) are multi-rate, protocol independent transponder modules which translate optical signals between a variety of client-side interfaces into a long-reach, single-mode, dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) interface. The WRT-760 integrates the functionality of a transponder with a bi-directional, optical layer protection switch for individual wavelength protection. The WRT-740XLR is a multi-rate bi-directional transponder that converts 1310 nm optical signals to long reach single-mode dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) optical interfaces. WRT-740XLR has been designed specifically to support extended dispersion tolerance to 180 km at OC-48.
The WaveReady™ 3500-F (WR 3500-F) is a fan-cooled version of the already available WR 3500 optical platform. It is a 7U high platform designed to house up to fourteen WaveReady 3000 series modules.
The WaveReady™ Communications Module 200 (COMM-200) is a higher performance version of the current WaveReady™ management module. It provides monitoring, communication, and management of WaveReady modules when mounted in a WaveReady 3000 Series platform such as the WR 3500-F or the WR 3100. The COMM-200 has multiple Ethernet ports and RS-232 access to TL1 and SNMP V3 management through the Node Manager software with a graphical user interface (GUI). By using the embedded management channel, a COMM-200 can manage modules in a remote shelf, such as a customer premise located device, and it is compatible with third party SNMP-based management tools such as HP’s OpenView™.
Part of the COMM-200 management module, the WaveReady™ Node Manager is an intuitive GUI software package used in conjunction with the communications module to provide easy-to-use fault and status management functions for remote and local WaveReady™ equipment.
About WaveReady™
The JDS Uniphase WaveReady™ Series is a modular solution of low-cost subsystems for metro access/edge optical networks. WaveReady™ modules give developers a single solution for their diverse optical networking needs using WaveReady™ multi-rate SAN/DATA/Video connection types, CWDM or DWDM wavelengths, protection (port, equipment, line), amplification, 3R regeneration, and in-channel remote management and telemetry. A configurable platform, WaveReady™ can support multiple channels at speeds from 6 Mb/s to 2.7 Gb/s per channel with the ability to manage and provision individual channels locally or remotely via the WaveReady™ Node Manager. Through the use of a modular, plug-in card-based configuration, the WaveReady™ family offers a convenient, simple, and incremental way to add additional capacity and capabilities as their needs grow. WaveReady™ subsystems contrast with larger, more costly solutions in that WaveReady™ needs only simple, plug and play integration for just the wavelength(s) being used in the customer’s network.
Availability
The WaveReady™ Series of products is available for order today from JDS Uniphase representatives in North America. This new subsystem will be demonstrated at N+I and the United Telecom Council conference May 16-19, 2004 in Nashville, TN.
About JDS Uniphase
JDS Uniphase Corporation, a worldwide leader in optical technology, designs and manufactures products for fiberoptic communications, as well as for markets where its core optics technologies provide innovative solutions for industrial, commercial and consumer applications. The Company’s fiberoptic components and modules are deployed by system manufacturers for the data communications, telecommunications and cable television industries. The Company also offers products for display, security, medical/environmental instrumentation, decorative, aerospace and defense applications. More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/.
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