MRV Unveils Fiber Driver Optical Media Converters for Telecom Networks

MRV Communications announced the introduction of the Fiber Driver EM316T1E1-XY, the second in a family of optical media converters with multiple operating modes to meet the needs of evolving carrier networks.

MRV said the Fiber Driver XY suite of media converters combines ultra high-speed protocol support with the flexibility of multi-rate and small form-factor pluggable (SFP) design. The devices feature built in media conversion, signal repeating and lambda conversion with optional wave division multiplexing (WDM) technology available via an SFP.

The EM316T1E1-XY module has two T1/E1 copper ports and two modular SFP ports to enable T1/E1 signals to be sent across a fiber cable plant. Carriers looking to groom their fiber can use WDM SFPs to put the bandwidth of both copper ports on a single fiber. The built-in signal repeating capability allows carriers to use the devices for distance extension applications.

The first mode acts as a copper-to-fiber converter, transforming copper T1/E1 to single mode or multimode fiber optics. The second mode acts as a T1/E1 multiplexer, allowing two-channel T1/E1 TDM to multiplex over redundant optical links. The third mode acts as a fiber-to-fiber repeater, providing fiber-optic repeating of the T1/E1 trunk(s) and T1/E1 to T1/E1 copper repeater.

The T1/E1 module integrates remote management including full link visibility and provisioning from the central office, and the ability to remotely locate CPE without the need for an IP/SNMP network management module.

"As carriers migrate from copper to fiber and from media conversion to distance extension and fiber grooming, the feature rich XY media converters will allow them to deliver a variety of services over their existing access infrastructure," said Noam Lotan, director and CEO of MRV Communications. "By implementing a media converter, telecom operators can optimize the bandwidth of existing copper cables without increasing CAPEX investment."

The EM316T1E1-XY module will be available in calendar Q4 from MRV sales representatives worldwide. The media converter also supports the J1 standard for Japanese networks.

MRV is a networking company with a full line of packet-optical transport (POTS), carrier Ethernet, 40G networking and out-of-band networking products.

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