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Xtera Communications AON - Meriton's Agile Optical Networking

Telecom Service Providers

Incumbent Carriers

Incumbent telecommunication carriers (Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, Inter-Exchange Carriers, PTTs) face a revolutionary change in their business models forcing them to rethink their network architectures.

To date, most incumbents have delivered high-speed metro services via dedicated builds of ring-centric WDM transport equipment. Dedicated builds are difficult to scale, complex to manage, and offer no opportunity to achieve economies of scale.

Xtera Communications offers incumbent service providers a carrier-class Agile Optical Networking (AON) solution that gives service providers a flexible portfolio of transport products to build today’s multi-mission agile business networks with a future proof migration to full OTN requirements. Unlike other suppliers, Xtera Communications provides extreme flexibility and intelligent network planning and management capabilities that deliver significant capital and operational savings while enabling the delivery of high-speed metro services (Wavelengths, Optical Ethernet, SANs, SONET/SDH and more).

Differentiating Features of the Xtera Agile Optical Networking

Improved revenue with Agile Optical Networking – Only Xtera offers a single solution for delivering high-speed metro services. With sub-rate multiplexing cards for Ethernet, SONET/SDH and SAN protocols, carriers can transform their existing infrastructure into a truly cost-effective, carrier-grade delivery system for high-speed metro services.

Reduced CAPEX via

  • Intermix CWDM and DWDM – Xtera Communications is the only vendor with a platform that supports CWDM and DWDM simultaneously in a single network element. Service providers can realize cost savings with CWDM on lower density segments, and are assured a scalable path in the future with DWDM
  • Optimize Existing Resources – Wavelength translation enables end-to-end provisioning, delivering greater flexibility and eliminating stranded resources
  • WDM Interoperability – Xtera Communications products interoperate seamlessly with current and future best-of-breed WDM platforms - on grid!
  • Multi-degree Connectivity – Unlike first - and second-generation OADMs that can support only east-west connectivity, Xtera's 7200 OSP can support more than a dozen degrees of connectivity, dramatically reducing the number of network elements needed in a true network deployment

Reduced OPEX via

  • Simplified Engineering – Xtera eliminates the traditional complexities of OADM ring/band engineering. The Xtera 9500 Network Planning Tool allows engineers to quickly design the most efficient networks based on network demand and span information.
  • Ultimate Flexibility – Use wavelength networking for hitless moves, adds or changes (of nodes, cards, services, fibers, etc.), resulting in 99.999% service availability and reliability, and better fulfillment of stringent SLAs
  • World-class Network Management – Xtera's integrated network and element management system automates common operational tasks, and creates new service capabilities with its flexible wavelength management features at a level path. As well, Xtera's NMS features strong customer network and service management capabilities give the carrier the ability to service customers more efficiently
  • Advanced Network Level Maintenance Features – Maintenance features like bridge-and-roll of a wavelength provide the ability to hitlessly roll the lightpath from the primary path to a secondary route. With bridge-and-roll, adding a wavelength means less service downtime, reduced maintenance windows, and minimal manual effort

Enhanced Service Delivery via

  • Faster Provisioning – Point-and-click provisioning of end-to-end circuits from the centralized Xtera 8600 NMS (Network Management System) happens in minutes, and without the need for expensive truck rolls. As a result, services can be brought on rapidly, accelerating the time to revenue from weeks to days
  • Enhanced Visibility – Wavelengths now offer layer 0, layer 1 and even layer 2 statistics to ensure the performance of the network and compliance with SLAs. Performance monitoring statistics such as bit-error rates and severely errored seconds are reported at regular intervals
  • Good 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. As well, Xtera's solution future-proofs the network against unforeseen changes
  • Scalability – The Xtera solution scales easily and quickly, with the precision to add capacity hitlessly to just those spans that need it, and not the entire ring. Since capacity can be added without affecting service, scheduled maintenance windows can be eliminated, thus maximizing customer satisfaction

Alternate Carriers

There is an enormous opportunity for today's alternate carriers (carrier's carriers, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers, etc.). The new broadband consumer demands access to multi-megabits of bandwidth. Add to this the continuing growth of high speed, high bandwidth, mission-critical business interconnect services, alternate carriers are in a rare position to leapfrog to a shared infrastructure and capture significant market share.

By deploying a true multi-mission agile networking infrastructure, alternate carriers can deliver all high-speed metro services (e.g., Optical Ethernet, SONET/SDH, SANs, wavelength services and more) more cost-effectively than other service providers who are hampered by legacy networks. Xtera Communications Agile Optical Networking solution gives alternate carrier ’s a flexible set of transport products and technologies to build today’s multi-mission agile networks.

Given that alternate carriers must be extremely aggressive to win business, there are many advantages that Xtera Communications can offer:

  • 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
  • A true networking approach – Supports multiple topologies (point-to-point, linear, ring, mesh and any of these in combination), and enabling the seamless, in-service migration from one topology to another
  • Instant service delivery – Point-and-click provisioning of end-to-end circuits from the centralized Xtera 8600 NMS (Network Management System) means that services can be turned up in minutes
  • Carrier-grade reliability – Xtera solutions are robust and reliable, delivering 99.999% availability
  • Performance monitoring – Gathering and reporting statistics such as bit-error rates and severely errored seconds at regular intervals, ensuring compliance with very stringent SLAs
  • Intermix CWDM and DWDM – Xtera Communications is the only vendor with a platform that supports CWDM and DWDM simultaneously in a single network element. Service providers can realize cost savings with CWDM on lower density segments, and are assured a scalable path in the future with DWDM
  • Future-proofs the network – Transparency ensures support for protocols, data rates and interfaces that are yet to emerge
  • Advanced maintenance features – Bridge-and-roll of a wavelength provides the ability to hitlessly roll the lightpath from the primary path to a secondary route. With bridge-and-roll, adding a wavelength means less service downtime, reduced maintenance windows, and minimal manual effort
  • Simplified engineering – Xtera eliminates the traditional complexities of OADM ring/band engineering. The Xtera 9500 Network Planning Tool allows engineers to quickly design the most efficient networks based on network demand and span information.