Lynx releases modular, carrier-class optical protection switching platform

March 23, 2006
March 23, 2006 Las Vegas, NV -- Lynx Photonic Networks, a supplier of network protection and disaster recovery platforms, this week introduced its modular, carrier-class LightLeader 4000 system for optical protection switching.

March 23, 2006 Las Vegas, NV -- Lynx Photonic Networks , a supplier of network protection and disaster recovery platforms, this week introduced its modular, carrier-class LightLeader 4000 system for optical protection switching.

The company says the 1RU, NEBS/ETSI-compliant LightLeader 4000 platform is easily installed and managed over existing network infrastructure at either an enterprise/campus premises location or at a carrier's point of presence. The company says the platform offers reliable, transparent protection even when power is down.

Key components of this "add-on" platform include hot-swappable power supplies (main and redundant), a control module, and a variety of protection modules supporting a range of high-availability ("99.999%") functions, such as end-to-end wavelength services protection, DWDM link protection, optical bypass, fiber link protection (including bidirectional links over a single fiber), and equipment protection.

The platform supports up to six pluggable units in any combination, allowing operators to increase the number of protected clients on a "pay-as-you-grow" basis. Key capabilities include support for dual homing, bidirectional protection, extra traffic, channel failure detection (beyond optical performance monitoring), and CLI/SNMP management.

"The vast majority of fiber links from a carrier's point of presence to an enterprise or campus premise are unprotected today," comments Beni Kopelovitz, president of Lynx Photonic Networks. "Moreover, as a growing number of enterprises are deploying high-rate wavelength services to carry their mission-critical traffic over DWDM transport, there is an increasing demand to protect these services end to end with SONET/SDH-like high-availability. The LightLeader 4000 system is designed to meet these demands."

The platform was introduced at this week's TelecomNEXT exhibition in Las Vegas.

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