Telco Systems today at SUPERCOMM introduced a standards-based carrier grade gigabit IP Ethernet ring, the T5 Compact, that features recovery from network outages in as little as 15 milliseconds. The company says this marks the availability of technology that enable service providers deliver IP Ethernet triple-play and metro access network services.
"We've addressed all the issues surrounding the delivery of carrier-grade IP Ethernet for metro access and triple-play applications and produced a more robust solution than what is currently available elsewhere, and we did it based on IEEE standards, unlike many who have chosen a proprietary approach," says Dave Lee, vice president of marketing for Telco Systems.
The failover recovery rates are designed so that disruptions in service due to cable cuts, equipment failure or power outages go unnoticed. Telco Systems used a new software upgrade implemented on its Telco Systems' T5 Compact family of IP switches to accomplish the recovery time. The new upgraded T5 Compact, which supports the IEEE Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) standards, can achieve recovery from outages in as little as 15 milliseconds in large 14 node rings and equals SONET performance of less than 50 milliseconds in much larger rings.
The ring solution provides gigabit speeds and high levels of network reliability, availability and scalability in copper and fiber rings. It also supports multicasting of IP broadcast video and triple-play services; supports network architectures such as interconnected rings while maintaining fast recovery rates; and maintains interoperability with other manufacturers' network elements.
The T5 Compact measures 1 RU in height.
