NXTcomm: Tellabs Decouples ROADM, Adds G.709 Support to 7100 OTS Family

Tellabs announced at NXTcomm changes to the Tellabs 7100 optical transport system (OTS) family, including the Tellabs 7100 NanoM) OTS, to streamline deployment and scalability. The capabilities will be available by the end of 2008.

For example, the ROADM DWDM optical network components now are optional, so that Ethernet, SONET and SDH capabilities can be deployed without ROADM DWDM, simplifying provisioning and reducing startup costs. Support for ROADM DWDM can be added as needed.

The 7100 OTS family now supports ITU-T Recommendation G.709 Optical Transport Network, so providers can pool their Carrier Ethernet, video, Storage Area Network, SONET and SDH services on a shared infrastructure, scaling capacity as needed.

Additional enhancements to Ethernet over SONET/SDH transport enable a 20 percent increase in Gigabit Ethernet port capacity, and support 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports as well, the company said.

"These new capabilities of the Tellabs 7100 OTS enable our customers to upgrade their networks quickly," said Mark Pashan, vice president and general manager of optical transport products for Tellabs. "Ethernet services are more flexible, and users receive more bandwidth exactly where it's needed as network demands increase."

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