MRV Communications’ OptiPacket Platform Achieves MEF’s 100 GbE Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Certification
September 27 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
MRV enables the delivery of all service
rates up to 100 GbE within any network from core to access
MRV Communications™, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVC) (“MRV®”), a global
provider of innovative packet and optical solutions for service
providers, data center operators and enterprises, today announced
that its OptiPacket® OP-X1 and OP-X4 Carrier Ethernet (CE) metro
solutions have achieved MEF CE 2.0 certification for all traffic
rates up to 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE). MEF’s rigorous
certification program allows network equipment manufacturers to
demonstrate their compliance with globally recognized MEF CE
standards. The MEF CE 2.0 certification simplifies network
operational components to streamline new services and extend 100
GbE capacity without compromising scalability, advanced OAM or
traffic management, an important requirement for mission-critical
applications in metro core and access networks.
MRV’s OptiPacket® OP-X family, consisting of the OP-X4 and OP-X1
solutions, is a portfolio of metro service edge devices positioned
for 10 GbE and 100 GbE CE services. The OP-X4 is positioned for
metro aggregation and the OP-X1 is positioned for network access.
Both OP-X models offer interchangeable 10 GbE and 100 GbE line
cards with common hardware and software architectures to enable a
compelling cost of ownership as well as flexible deployment
approaches for both wholesale and retail services across packet
switched metro networks.
MRV has long been committed to supporting open standards to
enable service providers the optimal degree of flexibility and
choice in building out their networks. Achievement of the MEF CE
2.0 certification reinforces MRV’s commitment to meet service
providers’ demand for CE 2.0 compliant products, and accelerate
service deployments by creating a standardized and trusted
baseline. Underlying the commitment required to earn the MEF 100
GbE CE 2.0 certification, MRV was required to complete a strict and
comprehensive set of MEF-defined test cases for the OptiPacket
platform. As part of the certification process, MRV validated the
ability of the OptiPacket to enable service providers to add newly
defined 100 GbE E-Line and E-Access service capabilities.
With MEF certification now complete for the OptiPacket and
OptiSwitch platforms, MRV can now provide CE 2.0 service within any
network from core to access. MRV’s end to end network portfolio
enables major Tier 1 carriers and service providers to quickly
deploy new, standards-based 100 GbE scalable services with
guaranteed Service Level Agreement (SLA) performance.
“Increases in mobile traffic and the need to access cloud
services are driving communications service providers (CSPs) to
look for ways to swiftly and economically deploy scalable and
efficient bandwidth solutions,” commented Adam Scheer, Senior Vice
President of Product Line Management and Corporate Development for
MRV. “MRV’s OptiPacket 100 GbE solution addresses that growing need
for bandwidth and, with the MEF CE 2.0 certification, ensures
customers will have flexibility in how they build out their
networks and confidence that they can reliably meet current and
future requirements.”
“MEF congratulates MRV for CE 2.0 certification of its
innovative OptiPacket 100 GbE access platform,” commented Nan Chen,
President, MEF. “This certification sets the global standard for
Carrier Ethernet equipment and services, establishing a trusted
baseline for recognition and differentiation of superior offerings
that underpin Third Network innovation. MRV’s achievement of these
high standards speaks to its dedication and commitment to providing
the most progressive and effective solutions available.”
For more information on MEF and its certification process,
please click here.
For more information on MRV’s OptiPacket product portfolio,
please click here.
About the MEF
The MEF is the driving force enabling agile, assured and
orchestrated Third Network services for the digital economy and the
hyper-connected world, with user-directed control over network
resources and cloud connectivity. Optimized for real-time,
QoS-enabled, secured traffic and integration of value-added network
functions-as-a-service, Third Network services are delivered over
automated, virtualized, and interconnected networks globally
powered by LSO, SDN, and NFV.
The MEF leverages its global 200+ network operators and
technology vendor community, builds upon the robust $80 billion
Carrier Ethernet market, and provides a practical evolution to the
Third Network with LSO, SDN, and NFV implementations that build
upon a CE 2.0 foundation. The MEF has established a technical and
implementation framework that includes architecture, information
models, service definitions, operational processes, open source
community, and certification programs. MEF work is conducted
internally and – under the guidance of the MEF UNITE program – in
collaboration with global standards organizations and open source
projects. For more information, see www.MEF.net.
About MRV Communications
MRV Communications (NASDAQ: MRVC) enables service providers,
data center operators and enterprises to make their networks
smarter, faster and easier to operate. MRV’s end-to-end portfolio
includes innovative packet, optical and software platforms designed
for flexibility and reliability. To learn more about MRV visit
www.mrv.com and follow us on Twitter @MRVC.
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