Nokia Siemens Networks announced Monday it will offer a compact (seven modules per sub-rack) and cost-efficient 40gbps version of its hiT 7300 optical platform for metro and core networks with release 4.25.
The new platform, the company said in a press statement, in Nokia Siemens response to a continuing need to drive greater network efficiency as data traffic grows exponentially and revenues-per-bit decline. It simplifies networks, reducing network elements, rental space and power consumption while increasing reliability, which results in lower operating costs, the company said.
The platform is targeted for applications such as high-definition VoD and IPTV.
Release 4.25 enables this functionality in part due to a single blade ADM card that supports standard point-to-connections, along with all topologies needed for broadcasts and multicasts and all common aggregation applications, such as mobile backhaul.
The new release also offers an optional Polarization-Mode-Dispersion-Compensator (PMDC), which helps older, lower-quality or stressed fibers achieve up to three times their current reach. The result is a platform that meets operator requirements in terms of bandwidth, reach (up to 1,600km) and the protection of past investments in fiber.
In addition, due to its small size, the platform requires no additional transponder shelf.
