(Source: Business Wire)
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS), the premier Internet infrastructure
semiconductor solution provider, today announced the PM5422 META 20G
device, enabling Carrier Ethernet Switch and Router (CESR) equipment to
seamlessly connect to emerging Metro Optical Transport Networks (ITU-T
G.709 OTN). Carriers worldwide are transitioning their networks to OTN
for optimized transport of IP services. The META 20G enables a converged
OTN infrastructure across IP and optical equipment, with unified
end-to-end network management. The device integrates Carrier Ethernet
mapping and framing of 10GE LAN and WAN, and OTN mapping of IP-services
such as Storage Area Networks (SAN) and video protocols, while
maintaining support for deployed technologies such as Packet over
SONET/SDH (POS) (see Figures 1-3).
"Telecom and datacom equipment consolidation will continue as carriers
demand converged IP and optical infrastructure solutions to lower their
capital and operating costs," said Travis Karr, vice president and
general manager of PMC-Sierra's Communication Products Division.
"PMC-Sierra's OTN product family enables OEMs to standardize their
hardware and software around a single platform for carrier router,
switch and transport equipment."
The META 20G is the latest addition to PMC-Sierra's OTN product
portfolio, which includes the HyPHY 20G and HyPHY 10G for Packet Optical
Transport Platforms (P-OTP) and Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms
(MSPP). The portfolio provides a chipset solution for end-to-end
integration of OTN across metro networks (see Figures 4-5).
"With Global IP traffic forecast to almost double every nine to twelve
months for the next few years, we're seeing the industry move towards
IP/MPLS-optimized networks with OTN as the baseline transport
technology," said Yuval Bachar, VP, CTO of HSBU, Juniper Networks.
Flexible Service Platform for Carrier Ethernet Switch and Router
Equipment
META 20G's concurrent framing and mapping of Carrier Ethernet, OTN and
SONET/SDH reduces line card variants and simplifies carrier supply chain
operations. Its flexible system-side interfaces allow for seamless
integration onto new and existing line cards with direct-connect to
network processors and packet processing engines.
