JDSU to Highlight Solutions Designed to Advance Agile Optical Networks at OFC/NFOEC 2007
March 20 2007 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
JDSU Leaders to Provide Industry Commentary During Several
Conference Sessions MILPITAS, Calif., March 20
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU announced today that it will
highlight solutions from its optical communications and
communications test and measurement portfolios at the Optical Fiber
Communication Conference/National Fiber Optics Engineers Conference
(OFC/NFOEC) in Anaheim, California from March 27 - 29th. The
solutions are designed to advance agile optical networks (AON) and
help support on-demand traffic generated by consumers and
enterprises. (Logo:
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"On-demand applications have exploded in popularity over the past
year, and are driving an ever-increasing need for flexible and
high-quality network products and services," said Enzo Signore,
vice president of Corporate Marketing at JDSU. "With our solutions,
JDSU helps to ensure high quality and reliability at every stage of
network development and deployment to support the evolution of
agile optical networks." JDSU will showcase a variety of optical
communications solutions at OFC/NFOEC, including new developments
in its wavelength selective switch (WSS) offerings, and advances to
its tunable transmission, amplification, and storage area network
extension systems and components. Communications test and
measurement demonstrations will include new capabilities for JDSU's
widely adopted T-BERD 8000 fiber optic test instrument that further
enables field technicians to test next-generation network elements.
JDSU also will demonstrate OCETS Plus, designed for the latest
requirements in optical component qualification testing, and the
OTU-8000, a rack-mounted remote test and monitoring unit for fiber
optic networks. JDSU will also display combined product offerings
with several of its industry partners, including Ciena Corporation,
during the event. JDSU invites attendees to visit booth # 2421
during OFC/NFOEC exhibit hours to learn more about how JDSU is
advancing AON. During OFC/NFOEC, JDSU leaders will provide industry
insight and commentary on a variety of topics, including: OSA
Executive Forum -- "State of the Industry -- The Components
Establishment" Monday, March 26, 1:30 - 3:00 P.M., Anaheim Hilton
Mike Ricci, senior vice president and general manager for JDSU's
Optical Communications group, will participate on a panel with
other executives to provide an industry outlook, discuss product
and market diversity and market opportunities in the telecom
industry. "ROADM Technology and Functionality: The Road Ahead"
Thursday, March 29, 8:30 - 10:30 A.M., OFC/NFOEC Exhibit Floor
Theater Jy Bhardwaj, general manager of Agile Optical Networks
(AON) at JDSU, will participate on this MarketWatch panel with
other industry leaders to discuss emerging technologies for the
ROADM (reconfigurable add/drop multiplexor), a key component of the
AON. "MultiPort/WSS ROADM Technologies: Performance Comparisons"
Sunday, March 25, 4:30 - 7:30 P.M., Ballroom D Gurpreet Mand,
JDSU's product line manager of WSS products and Paul Colbourne,
senior optical designer at JDSU, will present in a workshop that
covers the rapid emergence of WSS (wavelength selective switch) and
ROADM technology to manage network traffic. "Challenges in Meshed
Optical Networks" Monday, March 26, 8:00 -11:00 A.M., Ballroom D
Barrie Keyworth, JDSU's director of Technology for AON, will
participate on a panel with other experts to examine all aspects of
planning and deploying photonic mesh networks, and the enabling
technologies and features that provide value-added functionality.
"Transmission Subsystems and Network Elements" Thursday, March 29,
3:00 - 4:00 P.M. Madhu Krishnaswamy, senior product line manager of
Network Systems at JDSU, will outline the network elements of
ROADMs during this tutorial. He will also provide an overview of
key architectural, functional and operational metrics of ROADM
network elements against a variety of networking application
requirements. Several JDSU experts also will present a number of
technology papers during the event. Please visit the OFC/NFOEC
website for the most current agenda at:
http://www.ofcnfoec.org/conference_program/. About JDSU JDSU
(Nasdaq: JDSU; TSX: JDU) is committed to enabling broadband &
optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer
markets. JDSU is a leading provider of communications test and
measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications
service providers, cable operators, and network equipment
manufacturers. Furthermore, JDSU is the leading provider of
innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental
instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand
authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications.
More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/.
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