Thank you for taking the time to read the second edition of Meriton's Newswire. As promised, we aim to bring you company and market updates including new product releases, the latest customer success stories and other news items of interest.
NEW WHITE PAPER
How Agile Optical Networking Reduces Cost & Complexity in WDM Networks
Meriton's newest white paper discusses how the emergence of the "digital home" will require a fundamental new approach to networking. Optical infrastructure decisions are long-term, and because many uncertainties still exist with regard to future service mixes, traffic patterns and bandwidth needs, many operators are understandably hesitant. In this fast moving environment though, a wait-and-see approach simply won’t work and neither will the old stand-by method of simply adding more bandwidth.
Agile Optical Networking encompasses Meriton Networks' product portfolio with a comprehensive, managed, end-to-end WDM network solution for service provider, carrier, research and education, cable/mso, and enterprise customers.
Robust AON Architecture Gives Korea's Largest Communications Service Provider the Scalability and Flexibility to Meet Rapidly Growing, Continually Changing Bandwidth Demands
Ottawa, Canada and Seoul, Korea - April 19, 2006 - KT Corp., formerly Korea Telecom, the largest provider of communication services in Korea and Meriton Networks Inc., specialists in Agile Optical Networking, today announced the deployment of KT's next generation I-WDM (Intelligent WDM) network. A scalable, flexible infrastructure featuring the Meriton Agile Optical Networking (AON) architecture, the I-WDM network is designed to allow KT to meet the explosive growth in its optical network, while providing the network agility it will need to efficiently and cost-effectively support future broadband service developments.
Fully Flexible and Reconfigurable Platform Speeds Service Provisioning for Largest Provider of Digital Fiber Optic Networks in the Carolinas
OTTAWA, CANADA - May 10, 2006 - Meriton Networks, specialists in Agile Optical Networking , today announced that PalmettoNet, a provider of digital fiber optic networks in the Carolinas, has extended its high-speed network with the Meriton Networks 6400 OTP (Optical Transport Platform). A carrier's carrier with over 3,100 fiber route miles, PalmettoNet leases capacity to prominent telecommunications carriers providing interstate/intrastate, interchange service in the Carolinas. PalmettoNet selected the 6400 OTP because it provides the flexibility and reliability necessary to deliver a full range of point-to-point services throughout the Carolinas, including traditional SONET connectivity (DS1, DS3, OC3 through OC192) and Ethernet Solutions (1 Gig, 10 Gig and beyond).
Scalable, Cost-Effective Agile Optical Networking Architecture Allows Largest Bank in Canada to Address Burgeoning Bandwidth Demands
Ottawa, Canada, and Toronto, Canada, May 10, 2006 - Meriton Networks Inc., specialists in Agile Optical Networking, announced today that RBC Financial Group has deployed a private high-speed regional network featuring the Meriton Agile Optical Networking (AON) architecture. One of North America's leading diversified financial services companies, and Canada's largest bank, RBC is using the scalable Gigabit Ethernet transport system to connect its key data centers. This will allow RBC to expand the industry-leading services and customer care for which it is known while protecting the security of its customers' data.
Meriton enhances capabilities of 6400 OTP in Version 3.3
A new release of Meriton's successful ROADM (6400 OTP) is now available. Release 3.3, includes a number of enhancements to the system's 10G transponders and in performance monitoring. The key features include:
ADM Functionality and UPSR/SNCP Protection Meriton's trademarked ADM-on-a-Wavelength® functionality is now available for a wide range of supported LAN/SAN/Video services on the 10G GFP ADM Transponder card. This feature enables superior wavelength efficiency and bandwidth utilization as multiple and mixed LAN/SAN/Video services can be added and dropped to and from available timeslots on a 10G wavelength shared by nodes in the ADM ring. In addition, the transponder now offers SONET/SDH line protection with UPSR/SNCP. Network configurations can take advantage of this protection option for which transponder pairs will already be in place when used in ADM applications.
Rate Limited GbE GbE services on the 10G GFP ADM Transponder can be transported either as full rate GbE signals or as rate-limited signals. When a service is provisioned, the user can provision the client signal to have a specified bandwidth with a bandwidth allocation large enough to accommodate the provisioned bandwidth, allocated in units of STS3c. In the minimum allocation of one STS3c, it is possible to fill the available 192 STS1 time slots with up to 64 rate-limited GbE services for high wavelength efficiency and bandwidth utilization.
ESCON Service Support ESCON services are now supported on the 10G GFP ADM Transponder, enabling multiplexing and ADM functionality for ESCON on up to the 10 ports available on the card, providing more complete support of SAN services for this transponder.
RMON Statistics Release 3.3 adds improved performance monitoring for GbE and 10GbE services by adding Remote Monitoring (RMON) Statistics, one of the several RMON functional groups in the standard defined by the IETF in RFC 1757. RMON Statistics will be supported for the CLI, EMS, and CIT interfaces of the 6400 OTP.
For more information about these and other capabilities, please see your Meriton account executive.
Meriton recognizes that as a provider of network services you are driven to deliver high quality services to your customers, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year…in an environment of fierce competition.
Meriton is dedicated to helping our customers meet their business objectives…quickly, efficiently and economically. That is why we have designed the most flexible and comprehensive network service program available in the industry today. One key element of our network service program is our 24-hour first level technical assistance provided by the Meriton Technical Assistance Center (TAC). Customers with problems, questions and/or requests for assistance contact the TAC facility through any one of our easy access paths: by email, by phone or by our web portal, OnTAC.
Powered by a sophisticated database management system, OnTAC allows our customers timely access to technical information and software vital to the operation and maintenance of their customers’ networks. Each customer is provided with a secure login to OnTAC where they have a menu of items to help them in maximizing their network availability and utilization. A variety of support assistance request capabilities are offered including logging technical incidents, requesting hardware returns or field service dispatches or scheduling technical training. The system provides access to a wide variety of information sources including our knowledge base complete with FAQs, applications notes and methods and procedures. In addition, customers have visibility to our library of technical documentation, and have the ability to download the latest software including patches and feature releases. The power to search, view and track the status of all service requests and incidents ensures complete transparency in the service request process. Management of time-sensitive critical issues is assured through OnTAC’s automated escalation processes.
As a key element in the Meriton Technical Assistance Center, OnTAC ensures that we meet and often exceed our customer support commitments.
More information concerning OnTac can be obtained by contacting Steve Hutchings at steve.hutchings@meriton.com
Broadband World Forum Americas 2006 - September 11 to 14, 2006 Vancouver Convention and Exhibit Center, Vancouver, BC Booth #8008 Ken Davison, Vice President of Marketing, will present "Choosing the right optical foundation for your IPTV Deployment."
Optical Expo 2006 - September 19 to 20, 2006 Westin Galleria, Dallas, TX
Optical Network Europe 2006 - September 24 to 25, 2006 Palais des Festivals et des Congres de Cannes, Cannes, France Ken Davison, Vice President of Marketing, will present "ROADMs: What's in the box?"
Carrier Ethernet World Congress - September 25 to 29, 2006 Madrid Auditorium Hotel, Madrid, Spain Nick Cadwgan, Director of Network Architecture, will present "Understanding the Impact of Ethernet on the Optical Layer."
