Date: 02/09/2011

Fujitsu adds Ethernet-over-Anything tech

Fujitsu has made available of an expanded access product portfolio that enables Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)-compliant Ethernet services to be offered across various transport networks.

Fujitsu says its Ethernet-over-Anything (EoX) technology creates a single, coherent, secure network, allowing Ethernet services to be delivered whenever and wherever they are needed. Initially deployed on the EoX Gateway configuration of the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP), Fujitsu has extended the EoX vision into its access products.

Rod Naphan, senior vice president of product planning at Fujitsu Network Communications said "With Fujitsu's EoX solutions now extending to the access network infrastructure, ubiquitous Ethernet services can be deployed across SONET, wavelengths, PDH, copper, or directly over fiber using MEF-compliant service definitions. This enables our customer to deliver a standard set of Ethernet services using whatever transport network that is most cost effective for them which, in turn, gives their end users a consistent Ethernet experience. This flexibility will enable them to bring new, MEF-compliant Ethernet services to market more quickly."

The new or significantly enhanced Fujitsu EoX access solutions are:

FLASHWAVE CDS Micro Packet ONP - new COE cards enable 1GbE and 10GbE Ethernet over Fiber (EoF) applications for mesh, ring or point-to-point topologies on this trusted Micro Packet ONP platform.
FLASHWAVE 9420 Ethernet Access Platform - a new NID supporting Ethernet over PDH (EoPDH) available in two versions; one supporting Ethernet over up to eight bonded DS-1s (12 Mbps service) and the other supports Ethernet over DS3.