JDSU WaveReady Receives Brocade Data Center Ready Status for Brocade-Based Storage Area Network (SAN) Infrastructures
June 11 2008 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
MILPITAS, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU today
announced that its WaveReady 3000 series has been verified by
Brocade Communications Systems Inc. as compatible with
Brocade-based Storage Area Network (SAN) infrastructures according
to the testing requirements of the Brocade Data Center Ready
Program. The program is an initiative designed to foster
interoperability in multi-vendor Brocade-based data center
environments. "We are pleased that JDSU has successfully completed
the Data Center Ready testing with Brocade fabric switches in
multi-vendor SAN environments," said Tom Buiocchi, Brocade Vice
President of Worldwide Marketing. "Storage area networks are being
deployed worldwide at a rapid rate as a scalable, high performance
networking foundation for storage environments. The Data Center
Ready program is an example of our continued commitment to our
customers." Testing of the WaveReady Transport System was conducted
at the Brocade Data Center Ready labs, state-of-the-art facilities
supporting end-to-end interoperability and performance testing of
SAN products in multi-vendor and large fabric environments. The
Brocade Data Center Ready Program was launched in 2000. "JDSU
WaveReady products offer optical network operators easy-to-deploy,
high value products for networks, including SANs, that enable the
quick delivery of reliable services," said Michael McCallen, JDSU
director and WaveReady business unit manager. "We are pleased to
have our solution verified by Brocade, an industry leader in
cutting-edge data networking solutions." The WaveReady product line
offers a flexible WDM transport solution that can extend the reach
of SANs. WaveReady multirate transponders support FC100 (1.0625
Gbps), FC200 (2.125 Gbps), FC400 (4.25 Gbps), and 10GFC (10.518
Gbps) Fibre Channel interfaces and, combined with amplifiers,
extend the reach of SAN services to over 175 Km. WaveReady offers a
simple and reliable transport solution for data center
connectivity, remote back-up and disaster and recovery network
deployments. JDSU's WaveReady Product Line Addressing existing
customer needs and anticipating future requirements of optical
networks, JDSU's WaveReady product line offers a wide variety of
transport solutions giving services providers and network operators
a simple and cost-effective optical platform to address their
diverse optical networking needs. The WaveReady platform offers
compact and flexible CWDM and DWDM optical transponders and
regenerators capable of transporting services (including OTN,
SONET, Ethernet, and fibre channel) at any rate between 125 Mbps
and 11.1 Gbps. The platform also includes single channel and
multichannel (DWDM) optical amplifiers, CWDM/DWDM optical
multiplexers/demultiplexers, optical add/drop multiplexers (OADMs),
dispersion compensation modules, as well as optical protection and
network monitoring solutions. The platform offers a robust
"plug-and-play" solution that is very simple to operate and manage
using the WaveReady node manager graphical interface. The
flexibility, density and compact size of the WaveReady platform
makes it an ideal optical transport solution. More information
about the WaveReady Product Line is available at
http://www.jdsu.com/waveready. About the Brocade Data Center Ready
Program The Brocade Data Center Ready program is a comprehensive
testing and configuration initiative designed to foster end-to-end
SAN interoperability. As part of the program, testing is conducted
in configurations that comprise a heterogeneous mix of servers,
storage subsystems, Brocade fabric switches, SAN management and
enterprise applications, and other SAN technologies. Brocade has
created a dedicated lab with heterogeneous fabrics, in which the
company tests and validates partner equipment in specific
configurations. Vendors receive Brocade Data Center Ready
Certification after successfully completing tests to confirm that
vendors' products meet compatibility guidelines. For more
information, visit
http://www.brocade.com/partners/developers/data_center_ready.jsp.
About JDSU JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) enables broadband and
optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer
markets. JDSU is the leading provider of communications test and
measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications
service providers, cable operators, and network equipment
manufacturers. JDSU is also a 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/. Contacts Press/Industry: Nick
Rowan, +1 240-404-1924 or Investors: Michelle Levine, +1
408-546-4421 or
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