Based on the findings of its research, Frost & Sullivan’s telecoms industry analysts presented its 2011 Carrier Ethernet Demarcation Product Differentiation Excellence of the Year to MRV Communications. Frost & Sullivan’s research and consulting teams analyzed MRV Communications and its two leading competitors according to a series of criteria.

According to Frost & Sullivan’s research MRV Communications is a competitive leading Carrier Ethernet demarcation vendor that through its Pro-Vision service management system has brought to market a field-proven and compelling solution that addresses critical requirements, such as a focus on service management, and not just element management, and scalability. Frost & Sullivan feels that with service providers now looking to scale their Carrier Ethernet services, it will be critical for the service provisioning and management systems to support all the features on a large scale basis. MRV has proven in its deployments that its service management system can support deployments of tens of thousands of Ethernet demarcation devices.

MRV's OptiSwitch® family is an award-winning line of compact carrier Ethernet switching platforms that range from the OptiSwitch 9000 metro Ethernet aggregation products to the OS900 demarcation series. OptiSwitch products offer service providers a full suite of carrier-grade Ethernet services along with high-availability, enhanced quality of service, security, TDM circuit emulation and Ethernet operation, administration and maintenance (OAM) support. This full suite of hardware-based OAM tools creates flexible service awareness and rigid SLAs. OptiSwitch products meet IEEE, ITU, IETF standards and MEF specifications, offering complete control to simplify deployment and management while maintaining full interoperability and visibility into customer and provider networks.

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