Ericsson showcases live optical interoperability in Berlin

Ericsson announced that it has successfully participated in a real-time, global, network-interoperability demonstration in Berlin at ECOC07, Europe‘s largest optical communications event.

Carried out in conjunction with the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), comprising seven of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, the live demonstration highlighted the compatibility of Ericsson’s optical portfolio with other vendors’ equipment and its ability to support multivendor solutions within an operator’s network and in a multioperator global network.

The exhibition showcased end-to-end provisioning of dynamic, switched, on-demand Ethernet services over multiple, control-plane-enabled, intelligent optical core networks.

Ethernet is widely used today in backhaul across broadband networks and as bandwidth services to business customers.  The key benefit of Ethernet is its ubiquity, with interoperability through well-defined standards and low cost.

Ethernet is increasingly becoming a bearer technology of converging networks and is an important element of Ericsson’s Full Service Broadband Networks.

The demonstration follows the OIF  Implementation Agreements  of UNI 2.0 and E-NNI and compliance with standards developed by ITU-T and the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF).

“The successful demonstration reaffirms Ericsson’s leading position in the optical industry and underlines our commitment to offering innovative solutions,´said Andrea Spaccapietra, Head of the Optical Networks product unit at Ericsson.

“Optical transport will continue to provide a key role as an effective solution for carrying mixed services for both fixed and mobile network operators, allowing them to evolve and meet major market trends.”

The OIF’s third global demonstration was conducted simultaneously in China, Japan, France, Germany, Italy and the United States. The event highlighted network-interoperable solutions among participating vendors employing OIF implementation agreements and addressed UNI Ethernet Private Line (EPL) Services with support over SONET/SDH core networks.