Transport Applications

Meriton Networks offers the industry’s first fully unified Agile Optical Networking solution for network operators deploying transport infrastructure applications. The Meriton solution is based on the combined strength of a next-generation Optical Switching Platform and Optical Transport Platform. The Meriton solution is an excellent choice for adding capacity to exhausted networks, offering the following advantages with its wavelength networking system:

• Out-of-the-box WDM™ simpler engineering with automatic power balancing, link engineering, etc.
• Dramatic cost savings compared to OADMs and includes networking capabilities for free
• Adds, moves and changes can be done quickly and easily
• Grid interconnect without the need for back-to-back terminals
• Intermix CWDM and DWDM
• Seamless migration from point-to-point topologies to ring, linear and mesh networks

Meriton Agile Optical Networking Architecture

Meriton Networks provides a network architecture that offers customers long-term flexibility. Reaching from the customer premises through to regional networks, only Meriton can offer an end-to-end, managed wavelength networking system with fast, dynamic and cost-effective provisioning.

Another advantage of the unique Meriton network architecture is that in addition to supporting multiple topologies; it supports the seamless migration from one topology to another. Meriton offers an evolutionary solution that can start as a series of managed, simple point-to-point links, then migrate into a fully managed, operationally efficient, wavelength network.

As wavelengths transition from being transport-oriented technologies to service-centric technologies, Meriton Networks has created a management platform that gives service providers a higher-level, customer-centric view of their network.

Add Capacity Not Cost

In numerous business case studies, Meriton Networks has proven that wavelength networking delivers substantial CAPEX savings over first-generation WDM deployments.

Key Features and Benefits

• Reduced CAPEX via
  • Intermix CWDM and DWDM – Meriton Networks is the only vendor with a solution 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 to deliver greater flexibility and eliminate stranded resources
  • WDM Interoperability – Meriton Networks 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, the Meriton 7200 OSP(Optical Switching Platform) supports a dozen degrees of connectivity, dramatically reducing the number of network elements needed in a deployment
• Reduced OPEX via
  • Simplified Engineering – Meriton eliminates the traditional complexities of OADM ring/band engineering. With its out-of-the-box WDM^TM offering, the Meriton solution engineers "like a SONET network"
  • Ultimate Flexibility – Use wavelength networking for hitless moves, adds and 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 – The integrated Meriton 8600 NMS (Network Management System) andMeriton 8300 EMS (Element Management System) automate common operational tasks, and offer new service capabilities with flexible wavelength management features. As well, the Meriton 8600 NMS features strong customer network and service management capabilities that 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 Meriton 8600 NMS happens in seconds, 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
  • Superior Planning Capabilities – TheMeriton 9500 NPT (Network Planning Tool) is a network planning/design tool that can be used in the original design of the network or when new resources or services are being introduced. With an end-to-end automated network planning tool, service providers save tremendous amounts of time and money, and can ensure the final network design is optimized for their unique requirements.
• New Service Revenues with flexible Agile Optical Networking Architecture – Only Meriton offers an integrated, future-proof solution for delivering high-speed regional-metro services … from the access layer through to the regional-metro core and beyond. With sub-rate multiplexing cards for Gigabit Ethernet, SONET/SDH and SAN protocols, carriers can transform their existing infrastructure into a truly cost-effective, carrier-grade delivery system for high-speed regional-metro services
• 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, the Meriton solution future-proofs the network against unforeseen changes
• Scalability – The Meriton 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