NXTcomm: Tellabs Adds Ethernet Management to 8800 Multiservice Routers

Tellabs Inc. announced at NXTcomm Tuesday it has added Ethernet operations, administration, maintenance and provisioning functionality to its Tellabs 8800 multiservice router series. The upgrades will be available in the third quarter of 2008.

The enhancements include support for the IEEE 802.1ag and 802.3ah standards. These enable service providers to monitor across multiple networks and network elements; remotely manage links between provider and customer hardware; receive alerts if failures occur; bundle multiple links between routers into one large link; and remotely detect and block loops in the network.

Tellabs also has upgraded the granular accounting capability of the Tellabs Data Collection Module (DCM) software. DCM provides historical statistics and accounting detail on the physical and logical resources in the Tellabs 8800 multiservice routers to confirm compliance with service-level agreements. DCM lets users select and generate reports on specific performance management metrics. These metrics also provide a baseline of network use for ongoing network planning and analysis.

"The new enhancements on the Tellabs 8800 series cure some of the biggest concerns about migrating to carrier Ethernet," said Brian Gawick, vice president and general manager of broadband products for Tellabs. "These enhancements give our customers improved intelligence about their network services, the ability to more accurately manage and monitor their networks and a hearty helping of peace-of-mind."

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