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NEW MRV OPTISWITCH 904 DELIVERS COST-EFFECTIVE WIRELESS BACKHAUL AND CARRIER ETHERNET LAST MILE SERVICES April 1st, 2008 COMPACT, FOUR-PORT DEVICE HAS ADVANCED OAM AND QOS FUNCTIONALITY FOR REMOTE MANAGEMENT AND SLA ENFORCEMENT CHATSWORTH, CA – April 1, 2008 – 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 optical networking products, today announced the OptiSwitch® 904, a network interface and demarcation device that makes it cost effective to use Carrier Ethernet for wireless backhaul and MPLS transport (T-MPLS) access network applications. The device will be announced and first demonstrated at the CTIA Wireless 2008 tradeshow (April 1-3 in Las Vegas) in booth 4013. The OS904 serves as a network interface device (NID) located at the next-generation wireless packet-base station or customer premises to terminate optical networks. It features a compact design with two LAN ports, either 100FX/1000FX SFPs or 10/100/1000BaseT RJ45 ports for LAN connections, and two 100FX/1000FX SFP ports for WAN connections. The OS904 offers a variety of optical L1/L2 VPN services, including the ability to handle E-Line (point-to-point), E-Tree (point-to-multipoint) or E-LAN (multipoint-to-multipoint) connections. The OS904 is also an advanced demarcation device, featuring hierarchical quality of service (QoS) with L2 VPN encapsulation, selective VLAN stacking and a path to future T-MPLS services over a packet-switched network. With these capabilities, the OS904 delivers comprehensive traffic management that gives carriers the ability to maintain strict service level agreements (SLAs) in the last mile and differentiate their service portfolio. With a comprehensive suite of operations, administration and management (OAM), the OS904 can provide network fault and performance management at the network demarcation point to dramatically reduce operating expenses associate with network management, in some cases up to 75%. This significant reduction of OPEX achieved by embedded multi-layer diagnostic tools from physical layer like optical and electrical cable faults, power fault (dying gasp IEEE802.3ah) and standards-based per service layer OAM across multiple domains (IEEE 802.1ag/ITU-T Y.1731) to measure connectivity and performance (latency, jitter and loss) over virtual switched packet network. “Service termination – with support for advanced management and QoS – is crucial to use of Carrier Ethernet in wireless and access networks, but historically devices with these capabilities have been expensive and that takes away some of the cost advantage of Carrier Ethernet,” said Noam Lotan, president and CEO of MRV Communications. “The OptiSwitch 904 is a breakthrough device for this market, combining the features and functionality of our other industry-leading OptiSwitch devices into a smaller form factor with a more aggressive price point.” This model incorporates the same MRV Linux-based Master-OS™ modular operating software with a rich Carrier-Ethernet feature set and service-aware architecture that is standard throughout the OptiSwitch family. The OS904 offers carriers complete control to simplify deployment and management, along with giving them full visibility of both their customers’ and their own networks. Designed based on state-of-the-art wire-speed technology, the OS904 offers a future-proof solution for next-generation Carrier Ethernet networks that is fully interoperable and fits various scenarios and business subscriber SLAs. Pricing and Availability The OS904 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 OptiSwitch MRV’s OptiSwitch® family is an award-winning line of compact carrier Ethernet switching platforms that range from the OS9000 Metro Aggregation series to the OS900 /OS300 demarcation series. OptiSwitch products provide service providers with a full suite of carrier-grade Ethernet services along with high-availability, enhanced quality of services, security, TDM Circuit Emulation and Ethernet Operation, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) support. The uniqueness of a full suite of OAM tools creates flexible service awareness and rigid SLAs. OptiSwitch products meet IEEE, ITU and MEF standards, offering complete control to simplify deployment and management, while maintaining full interoperability and visibility into customer and provider networks. 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 SourcePhotonics, 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 www.mrv.com and www.sourcephotonics.com. Media Relations MRV Communications, Inc. David Rodewald (805) 494-9508 pr@mrv.com |
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