Swisscom Service, Ciena Platforms MEF-Certified for Carrier Ethernet Services

Ciena Corp. and Swisscom on Thursday announced carrier Ethernet certification for Swisscom’s Carrier Optical Service (COS) and Ciena’s optical Ethernet platforms ­– the CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform and CN 2300 Managed Optical Services Multiplexer – ­that power COS. Both the Swisscom service and Ciena platforms have been certified to deliver Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)-compliant Ethernet private lines based on the group’s MEF9 technical specifications for Ethernet devices at the user network interface (UNI).

The MEF’s carrier Ethernet certification program is designed to accelerate the rollout of carrier Ethernet services by reducing the time and cost of equipment testing and providing end users with consistent, reliable services across service providers and network equipment. Both Ciena’s platforms and Swisscom’s service were tested by Iometrix in accordance with its MEF-approved Test Plan for Ethernet Services at the UNI.

Ciena's CN 4200, the flagship product of its FlexSelect architecture, is the first multiservice transport and service aggregation platform capable of supporting the migration to packet networks using future-ready technology such as ITU G.709 optical transport network for service transparency, dynamic wavelength routing featuring a hybrid ROADM solution, software-defined service ports, and remote service provisioning and management capabilities.

Based on the recent MEF testing for Ethernet private lines, Ciena’s CN 4200 and CN 2300 have been certified for both fast Ethernet (100mbps) and gigabit Ethernet (1,000mbps).

Ciena Corp. www.ciena.com
Swisscom www.swisscom.com

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