Mangrove Announces Piranha 600EX Pseudowire Transport Hub for 3G Wireless and Broadband Network Migration
New MetroMPLSTM family member combines TDM, ATM, Ethernet/IP and Optical technologies to provide the first integrated solution for migration of broadband services and the 3G RAN
WALLINGFORD, CT-June 2, 2005 - Mangrove Systems, the industry leader in
pseudowire access, aggregation and transport, announces Piranha 600EX,
the first integrated platform designed specifically for wireless and
wireline operators to address the challenge of migrating between TDM,
ATM and Ethernet/IP access networks.
Mangrove's MetroMPLS platforms enable wireless and wireline service
providers to bridge the gap between today's incumbent technologies and
the converged MPLS network of the future. The Piranha 600EX provides
native support for high density, protected ATM IMA, PPP, Frame Relay
and Ethernet service aggregation, in addition to pseudowire
encapsulation, a dynamic MPLS control plane and multi-wavelength optical
transport. Mangrove's solution provides end-to-end service management,
along with the grooming, aggregation and optimization required for the
access and metro infrastructure.
"Mobile wireless network operators face a complex migration challenge as
they evolve from the second generation TDM access network through ATM to
an Ethernet/IP based network all in the space of 5 years", said Keith
Mumford, Executive Director Product Management and Marketing of Mangrove
Systems. "During the same timeframe, bandwidth requirements will
increase by a factor of 5 or more, yet the need to support existing
applications will remain. Mangrove's solution is uniquely positioned to
accommodate this migration by enabling three generations of technology
to co-exist within a single, integrated radio access network."
"In the wireline community, broadband operators are facing a similar
migration challenge, beginning to cap investment in ATM based DSLAMs and
moving the customer base to Ethernet based DSL or PON equipment", said
Jonathan Reeves, President and CEO of Mangrove Systems. "This migration
is being driven by the need to deliver cost effective triple play
solutions to a rapidly expanding customer base, but many Ethernet based
DSL or PON systems lacks the robust QoS that ATM provided. The Piranha
600 and 600EX platforms provide powerful flow classification and QoS
capabilities required for mixing video, voice and data applications in
the same aggregation network."
The Piranha 600 platforms offer a number of technical innovations that
position them for the unique challenges of broadband infrastructure
migration. For example, the universal line card interfaces on the
Piranha 600 and 600EX are configurable to offer TDM, ATM IMA or HDLC
processing for Frame Relay, Ethernet and PPP under software control.
Previous approaches have required individual line cards and a different
control and management plane for each technology.
Mangrove's unique ATM IMA over MPLS pseudowire approach enables the
wireless operator to deploy converged ATM access in support of 3GPP
Release 99 and Release 4 without investing in legacy ATM core switching
equipment. This re-use of the same MPLS technology present within the
mobile core network provides a viable alternative to "islands of ATM"
access and greatly simplifies the transition to the next-generation
Ethernet and IP infrastructure specified by the 3GPP for the Release 5
and Release 6 IP UTRAN.
The Piranha 600 and 600EX are the first products in their class to offer
dynamic pseudowire signaling with robust per flow traffic management,
enabling Mangrove's customers to rapidly provision subscriber services
over a shared infrastructure. The Piranha family, with its combined
packet and circuit capability efficiently aggregates multi-service
customer traffic over multiple transport networks, including SONET/SDH,
Gigabit Ethernet and multi-wavelength fiber infrastructures. Packet
layer multiplexing together with next generation SONET/SDH transport
technology enables network operators to implement intelligent, efficient
packet transport over a cost-optimized transmission network.
The Piranha 600 product family has been honored by SUPERCOMM as
recipient of the top SUPERQuest award in the Optical Networking category
for 2005. Mangrove will demonstrate its MetroMPLS solution at SUPERCOMM
2005, Booth #42046 and are featured in the 10 Hottest Technologies
Pavilion, Booth #82015-T. SUPERCOMM, which is produced and managed by
the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), will be held at
McCormick Place in Chicago, June 6 - 9.
About Mangrove Systems
Founded in 2002 by one of the industry's most experienced technology
leadership teams, Mangrove is the industry leader in Pseudowire Access,
Aggregation and Transport. Mangrove MetroMPLS(tm) platforms bridge the
gap between TDM-based access and metro networks and the MPLS core.
MetroMPLS platforms combine pseudowire, ATM, Ethernet and
data-over-SONET/SDH technologies to integrate with existing networks and
provide an elegant migration to a converged MPLS infrastructure.
Mangrove is located in Wallingford, CT. For more information visit www.mangrovesystems.com
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