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Riverstone Networks and ONI Systems Demonstrate Interoperability at NFOEC

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Riverstone Networks and ONI Systems have announced their participation in the "Operation: Interoptical" program at the National Fiber Optics Engineers Conference (NFOEC) in Denver, Colorado. At the show, Riverstone will be demonstrating how its RS family of switches and routers can provision packet-based services over the massive bandwidth delivered by ONI's optical switching products.

The interoperability between Riverstone's RS family and ONI's ONLINE platform is a key aspect of the demonstration. According to Romulus Pereira, President and CEO of Riverstone Networks, "Riverstone Networks RS family of routers and switches are designed specifically to take the massive bandwidth provided by next-generation optical switches such as ONI's ONLINE Platform and convert it into profitable services for metro providers."

Riverstone's RS family of switches and routers support SONET, ATM, and WDM as well as T1/E1, T3/E3, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10/100 Ethernet interfaces. This makes Riverstone the only vendor that delivers rich service capabilities over both optical and legacy TDM infrastructure.

According to the Dell'Oro Group, Riverstone Networks commands an impressive 94% of the Layer-3 WAN market, which is a bellwether indicator for the metropolitan area network success.

Key Takeaways:

  • Riverstone Networks and ONI Systems have announced their participation in the "Operation: Interoptical" program at NFOEC, demonstrating interoperability between Riverstone's RS family and ONI's ONLINE platform.
  • The interoperability allows service providers to deliver profitable services by converting massive bandwidth into packet-based services.
  • Riverstone's RS family of switches and routers support SONET, ATM, and WDM as well as T1/E1, T3/E3, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10/100 Ethernet interfaces, making Riverstone the only vendor that delivers rich service capabilities over both optical and legacy TDM infrastructure.
  • According to the Dell'Oro Group, Riverstone Networks commands an impressive 94% of the Layer-3 WAN market.
  • Riverstone's financial backers include Silver Lake Partners and Cabletron Systems (NYSE; CS).
  • Riverstone solutions are deployed in more than 40 countries and in some of the world's largest networks-including British Telecom, Genuity, MCI WorldCom, MAE West Ames, EarthLink, and Telefonica.
  • ONI Systems develops and markets all-optical networking equipment specifically designed to address bandwidth and service limitations of regional and metropolitan networks.
  • ONI's products allow communications service providers to rapidly build high-capacity metro networks that are flexible, scalable, and able to support multiple services on a single platform.

Statistics:

  • 94% of the Layer-3 WAN market is commanded by Riverstone Networks (Dell'Oro Group).
  • Riverstone solutions are deployed in more than 40 countries.
  • 10/100 Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, T1/E1, T3/E3, SONET, ATM, and WDM are supported by Riverstone's RS family of switches and routers.

Sources:

  • Riverstone Networks, "Riverstone Networks Participates in ONI's 'Operation: Interoptical' Program at NFOEC Show"
  • ONI Systems, "About ONI Systems"
  • ONI Systems, "About Operation: Interoptical"
  • Riverstone Networks, "About Riverstone Networks"
  • Dell'Oro Group, "Layer-3 WAN Market"
  • Riverstone Networks, "Press Release: Riverstone Networks Participates in ONI's 'Operation: Interoptical' Program at NFOEC Show"

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