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MRV ADDS CIRCUIT EMULATION SERVICES TO OPTISWITCH 900 DEMARCATION DEVICE FOR CELLULAR BACKHAUL October 15th, 2007 NEW OPTISWITCH 910-M PLATFORM ALSO FEATURES COMPREHENSIVE OAM TO ENSURE RIGID SLAS CHATSWORTH, CA – October 15, 2007 – MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Nasdaq: MRVC), a leading provider of products and services for WDM and optical transport, metro Ethernet, fiber optic components, 10GE, out-of-band networking and other service aware networking products today announced new pseudo-wire circuit emulation services (CES) for its OptiSwitch® 910-M (OS910-M) demarcation device platform. By integrating the CES technology into the OS910-M Gigabit Ethernet demarcation device, service providers can offer a migration path for transporting T1/E1 circuits over Metro Ethernet packet-switched networks. The OS910-M allows the implementation of multi-port Gigabit Ethernet and CES gateway functionality for cellular backhaul applications across the Metro Ethernet network. “Packet switched networks offer such compelling economics for wireless carriers that it makes sense to use them for cellular backhaul,” said Noam Lotan, president and CEO of MRV Communications. “With our new CES support for the OptiSwitch 910 we give carriers a cost-effective platform that also leverages our award-winning OAM capabilities to help reduce operating expenses.” The device serves as a wireless base station device for CES over IP, MPLS and switched Ethernet networks. Typical applications include TDM services over Metro Ethernet, cellular backhaul with precise clock synchronization or broadband wireless networks. The OS910-M CES solution incorporates G.823/G.824 "synchronization interface" clock recovery, jitter compensation, layer 2 VPN encapsulation (VLAN stacking, MPLS pseudowire), multi-layer QoS support and support for transport of structured and unstructured TDM signals over a packet switched network. The OS910-M CES solution enables the most comprehensive and standards-aligned OAM with integration of IEEE 802.1ag connectivity fault management (CFM) and ITU-T Y.1731 performance monitoring to assure the value-added services of circuit emulation over metro packet network with highest service level agreements. This CES-enabled model is compliant with industry specifications and standards including IETF pseudo-wire edge-to-edge emulation, Internet drafts for TDMoIP, structure-agnostic TDM (RFC 4553) over packet and CES over packet switched networks, along with the latest standards and specifications from the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF3/8). "Carrier Ethernet has the versatility and scalability to make it an incredibly appealing option for service providers that need a cost-effective, reliable solution to offer their customers," said Stan Hubbard, Ethernet analyst for Heavy Reading. "MRV’s demarcation devices offer both the functionality and reliability to integrate into a carrier network, enabling service providers to save on capex and opex, and provide features to meet the growing bandwidth demands of their enterprise customers." Pricing and Availability The OS910-M model is available immediately. Customers interested in the OptiSwitch platform and its capabilities can find more information on the MRV website at www.mrv.com. About MRV Communications, Inc. MRV Communications, Inc. (“MRV”) is a leading provider of network equipment and services, and optical components. MRV’s networking business provides equipment used by commercial customers, governments and telecommunications service providers, and includes switches, routers, physical layer products and out-of-band management products as well as specialized networking products for aerospace, defense and other applications including voice and cellular communication. MRV’s optical components business provides optical communications components for metropolitan, access and Fiber-to-the-Premises applications, through its wholly owned subsidiary LuminentOIC, Inc. MRV markets and sells its products worldwide through a variety of channels, including a dedicated direct sales force, manufacturers' representatives, value-added-resellers, distributors and systems integrators. MRV also has operations in Europe that provide network system design, integration and distribution services that include products manufactured by third-party vendors, as well as internally developed and manufactured products. Publicly traded since 1992, MRV is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol MRVC. For more information about MRV and its products, please call (818) 773-0900 or visit our websites at www.mrv.com and www.luminentoic.com. Media Relations MRV Communications, Inc. David Rodewald (805) 494-9508 pr@mrv.com |
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