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Public Mobile Backhaul Interoperability Showcase Announced by the IP/MPLS Forum February 4th, 2008  FREMONT, CA – Feb 4, 2008 — The IP/MPLS Forum announced today their participation in the first public multi-vendor Mobile Backhaul Interoperability showcase at the upcoming MPLS and Ethernet World Congress in Paris, 5-8 February, 2008, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 11-14 February, 2008, and the CTIA Wireless Show in Las Vegas, 1-3 April, 2008. The showcase is organized by the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) and supported by both the IP/MPLS Forum and the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). Fifteen vendors have prepared mobile applications and end-to-end business customer services for the showcase across a multi-vendor network comprising more than 85 devices. Participants include Alcatel-Lucent, Ceragon Networks, Ciena, Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Harris Stratex Networks, Huawei Technologies, Ixia, Lightstorm Networks, MRV Communications, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel, RAD Data Communications, Spirent Communications and Telco Systems, a BATM company. The purpose of the showcase is to demonstrate viable solutions from work ongoing in the IP/MPLS Forum and the Metro Ethernet Forum that allow operators to migrate from ATM and TDM backhaul solutions for mobile networks to ones using Ethernet and IP/MPLS. The IP/MPLS Forum and Metro Ethernet Forum are working together with their mobile backhaul initiatives. Specifically, the demonstrations will showcase how traffic from a Radio Access Network (RAN) can be carried over Metro Ethernet and an IP/MPLS Core to give operators backhaul architectures that are flexible, scalable and economical. “Mobile operators are facing a significant spike in bandwidth demands in the backhaul due to the proliferation of 3G and eventually 4G-based data services and the emergence of high-speed air interface enhancements such as HSPA,” said Michael Howard, principal analyst at Infonetics Research. “At the same time, these operators are seeking to dramatically reduce their operating costs and are looking at migration from separate, legacy ATM and TDM networks to more cost-effective converged IP/MPLS-enabled multi-purpose networks. During this migration, mobile backhaul networks have become the bottlenecks in these new network architectures, and the work from the IP/MPLS and Metro Ethernet Forums offers viable solutions to the problem.” The goal of the IP/MPLS Forum’s work on Mobile Backhaul is to provide guidelines on the architecture and technology choices for IP/MPLS RAN backhaul within the various network environments (legacy, IP, converged). The IP/MPLS Forum’s MPLS Mobile Backhaul Initiative (MMBI) proposes a framework for the use of MPLS and Ethernet technology to transport RAN backhaul traffic over access, aggregation and core networks. The framework includes a reference architecture that is intended to be broad enough to cover all possible deployment scenarios, providing recommendations on how to deploy MPLS in each of these scenarios. This will create a reference guide that will allow vendors and operators to select the appropriate feature sets for their specific scenario. The focus is on a shared network infrastructure that is able to support (or replicate) existing legacy services (2G, 2.5G) as well as new services based on 3G and 3.5G (Eg: HSPA). Emerging technologies such as LTE, mobile WiMAX and UMB and are also considered. This will enable a migration path between existing legacy ATM and TDM backhaul networks to a more cost-effective, converged, MPLS-enabled, and multi-purpose network. Work on the MMBI framework was launched by the IP/MPLS Forum in April, 2007, and is based on the definitions outlined by the industry standards organizations (3GPP, 3GPP2, WiMAX Forum etc.). “We are pleased to be showcasing IP/MPLS solutions to a severe bottleneck problem in the network, and are also pleased to be working alongside leading organizations such as the EANTC and MEF to define solutions for the industry,” said Andrew Malis, President and Chairman of the IP/MPLS Forum. “The work from all organizations and participating vendors is providing much-needed solutions to operators, and we look forward to demonstrating the solutions at these two industry events.” White papers with detailed findings and an overview of the IP/MPLS Mobile Backhaul solution are available for download from http://www.eantc.com/mobile_backhaul and http://www.ipmplsforum.org About the IP / MPLS Forum The IP/MPLS Forum is an international, non-profit association of service providers, equipment vendors, testing centers and enterprise users. The Forum's mission is to drive the global success of IP/MPLS-based technology, networks, and services while focusing on application and deployment solutions. The Forum is driving the convergence of ATM, Frame Relay and IP/MPLS technologies in the global telecom industry through implementation agreements educational and marketing resources and programs as well as interoperability initiatives. For Forum membership information please contact Alysia Johnson, Executive Director, at (510) 492-4057 or via e-mail at ajohnson@ ipmlpsforum.org. Additional information about IP/MPLS Forum is available online at http://www.ipmplsforum.org About EANTC The European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) offers vendor-neutral consultancy and test facilities for network equipment manufacturers, service providers and enterprise customers. Primary business areas include interoperability, conformance, and performance testing for IP/MPLS, Carrier Ethernet and Triple Play technologies and applications. For more information contact Carsten Rossenhövel, Managing Director, at +49.30.3180595-0 or via e-mail at cross@eantc.com About the Metro Ethernet Forum The MEF is a global industry alliance comprising more than 135 organizations including telecommunications service providers, cable MSOs, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. The MEF’s mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide. 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 Source Photonics, 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 National Market under the symbol MRVC. For more information about MRV and its products, please call (818) 773-0900 or visit our websites at http://www.mrv.com and http://www.sourcephotonics.com. Gary Lee Mi liberty, Inc. +1-678-921-0565 glee@miliberty.com |
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