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Meriton Networks AON - Meriton's Agile Optical Networking

Research & Education

Universities are building out data networks to link their campuses, as well as to connect to other universities and enterprises. More and more research and education organizations are finding that it is less expensive to build and operate their own network than to work through service providers. Using Xtera's Agile Optical Networking (AON), research and education organizations can deliver the key services: storage networking, videoconferencing, remote laboratories, grid computing, high-speed Internet access, and other broadband data and voice services.

In addition to infrastructure builds, advanced educational networks will allow teachers in any part of a region to implement programs that go well beyond the conventional limits of the classroom.

The Xtera solution is ideal for research and education customers:

  • Simplified Engineering – Xtera eliminates the traditional complexities of OADM ring/band engineering. The Meriton 9500 Network Planning Tool allows engineers to quickly design the most efficient networks based on network demand and span information.
  • Intermix CWDM and DWDM – Xtera Communications is the only vendor with a platform that supports CWDM and DWDM simultaneously in a single network element. Research and education organizations can realize cost savings with CWDM on lower density segments, and are assured a scalable path in the future with DWDM.
  • Greater flexibility through multiple topology support – Supports multiple topologies (point-to-point, linear, ring, mesh and any of these in combination), and enables the seamless, in-service migration from one topology to another.
  • The industry's only end-to-end managed Agile Optical Networking solution – The Xtera architecture includes access products that provide the on-ramp to high-speed services as well as metro core and metro regional products that network together to provide a true end-to-end system.
  • Carrier-class reliability – Xtera solutions are robust and reliable, delivering 99.999% availability.
  • Multi-protocol support – Support for Optical Ethernet, SONET/SDH and SAN protocols as well as transparent wavelengths.
  • Metro extension products – Expand reach beyond traditional metro constraints, reaching regional networks with distances of up to 600 km.