SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 -- Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing will link with Opticomm Corp. to enable the integration of the former's switching technology with Opticomm's optical transport systems for use in professional video and broadcast applications. The integration of the companies' respective technologies will address video switching requirements worldwide.
Curtiss-Wright Controls has developed similar switching system offerings that have been successfully sold in the Fibre Channel interoperability and mil/aero test markets for years. This technology forms the basis of the Optilinx OLX-1000 and OLX-3000 series of optical switches that are now available to the broadcast and professional video markets as a result of this partnership.
Opticomm's Optiva communication platform enables the optical conversion of various video, audio, and data protocols at broadcast-quality standards. Optiva uses electronic TDM techniques on a multi-protocol level to ensure the maximization of bandwidth available for transmission per optical wavelength.
"The strategic integration of our respective technologies delivers an effective combination for addressing the vast optical switching requirements of the video industry," said Gorky Chin, vice president and general manager for Curtiss-Wright Embedded Computing, Data Communications division.
The optical switching technology offered by Curtiss-Wright Controls enables the switching, routing, and multicasting of any wavelengths (standard 850, 1310, and 1550, as well as CWDM and DWDM) with complete optical transparency. The combination of Opticomm's multiplexing techniques and Curtiss-Wright's optical switching technologies ensures a highly effective communication and control platform for virtually any video, audio, or data application, while optimizing system bandwidth allocation and minimizing optical fiber count, the partners assert.
"Our partnership with Curtiss-Wright offers the video community a new era of possibilities for more efficient and advanced system networking solutions. We are excited to be a part of this technological advancement," notes Allon Caidar, vice president of business development for Opticomm.
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