ORION joins forces with Alcatel-Lucent to trial 400G optical
network
TORONTO, April 7, 2014 /CNW/
- The Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION) has
successfully completed the first North American field test of a
high–capacity 400G live research, education and innovation
(RE&I) network.
Last week's test in Ontario marks the first time a
dedicated RE&I network in North America
has completed a 400G trial.
The test on the ORION network was conducted with Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) between ORION's Point of Presence
(PoP) on Front Street in downtown Toronto and
another PoP located inside York University's campus in North York.
The results of the test demonstrate the ORION network is 400G
capable, which could open up new opportunities for Ontario
researchers, educators and innovators as they collaborate on local,
national and international projects.
Quick Facts:
- A single 400G signal could support 6.25 million voice calls or
20,000 CDs.
- Ontario researchers and neuroscientists
use big data in the Ontario Brain Institute's Brain-CODE project,
which involves transferring terabytes of genetic imaging and
clinical data over the ORION network as they collaborate with one
another.
- ORION currently supports nearly 2 million users in colleges,
universities, school boards, hospitals and other centres of
innovation and learning.
- ORION was the first in Canada to deploy a 100G network and
remains one of the largest and fastest networks in the world.
- ORION's fibre-optic network has 27 points of presence across
Ontario with connections to other
RE&I and carrier networks.
- Alcatel-Lucent's 1830 Photonic Service Switch PSS powered by
the 400G Photonic Service Engine (PSE) was used in the ORION field
test.
- The technology used in the 400G PSE was developed by
Bell
Labs, the research arm of Alcatel-Lucent.
- Similar field tests of this size of extreme data have been
conducted elsewhere, but this represents the first field test
conducted on a dedicated research and education network in
North
America.
Quotes:
Dr. Darin
Graham, CEO and President, ORION: "Ontario's
research, education and innovation communities depend on ORION's
digital infrastructure to develop solutions for the world's
toughest problems. Our user's needs continue to expand
exponentially, making this field test critical in preparing for
future demand. ORION and Ontario will be ready."
Marc-Anthony
Bellini, Chief Technology Officer, Alcatel-Lucent
Canada: "Alcatel-Lucent is pleased to be working with ORION;
taking their already advanced network to the next level. Along with
the 400G capability comes more dynamic and efficient control of the
network so it will evolve ahead of user demands and new network
cloud architectures. It is rewarding to see how our product
innovations and ORION'S network form the platform for others to
innovate on a multiplied scale."
About ORION:
As Ontario's backbone of innovation, the
Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION) is one of
the largest Research, Education and Innovation (RE&I) networks
in the world. We connect all of Ontario's
universities, most colleges, several teaching hospitals, public
research facilities, and a growing number of Ontario's
school boards to one another and to a global network of RE&I
connections. In addition to providing one of the world's fastest
broadband connections, we are a research and innovation partner for
our members. Through our technology and support, ORION constantly
strives to keep Ontario on the leading edge of
innovation.
www.orion.on.ca @ORIONNetwork
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SOURCE Alcatel-Lucent