Tellabs has launched a line of Metro Ethernet products that have enough flexibility to deliver Ethernet to even the most demanding users. Tellabs (News - Alert) provides voice, data transport, access systems as well as integrated systems to wireline, wireless, cable TV companies and government agencies. The company also provides a range of services such as professional, consulting, deployment, product training and support services.

 

The new Tellabs 7300 Metro Ethernet Switching series will address the market requirements for Carrier Ethernet service in a number of applications. According to Dan Kelly, the executive vice president of global products at Tellabs, “Operators encounter enough challenges as it is. Our offering enables them to increase service resiliency and simplify operations for optimized, profitable service delivery.”

 

Network Operators are able to deploy Ethernet services and Ethernet based infrastructure through transport and data products from Tellabs. With the Tellabs 7300 Metro Ethernet Switching series, operators will also be able to build scalable networks with which Carrier Ethernet services can be delivered for business Ethernet access, carrier infrastructure projects and wireless backhaul applications. Point-to-point protection options are also available which will ensure high quality of services.

 

The first product in the new line is the Tellabs 7345 Ethernet Aggregation Switch which consists of an aggregation of up to 48 10/100/1000 Mb/s optical or electrical interfaces into 10GbE uplinks. It is a temperature hardened device which allows for deployment in uncontrolled environments and has a redundant architecture to meet a variety of deployment requirements. The product also has a rich Ethernet feature set which supports both switched Ethernet applications and connection-oriented applications. It will be available commercially in the first quarter of 2009.

 

The Tellabs 7300 Metro Ethernet Switching series can be combined with the Tellabs 7100 Optical Transport System and the Tellabs 8800 Multiservice Router series.  This integration allows operators to design, scale and deliver networks according to different service requirements. Service provisioning, monitoring and troubleshooting will be easy to handle due to seamless integration of the new product line with existing management systems. Full Carrier Ethernet OAM (operations, administration and maintenance) will ensure that service testing; turn-up and monitoring will be more simplified in the future.