FiberHome Opts for Vitesse Carrier Ethernet Chipset
Nov 12, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
Company: Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (VTSS)
Vitesse Semiconductor announced that FiberHome Technologies, a provider of networking infrastructure solutions, has selected Vitesse's Carrier Ethernet chipset for its FonsWeaver ASON line of Multi-Service Transport Platforms, providing Ethernet services in metro and backbone networks.
The Vitesse Carrier Ethernet solution for FiberHome is comprised of its multi-channel Ethernet Media Access Controllers (MACs) with integrated SerDes and advanced Quality of Service (QoS) and its Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH (EoS) Mappers with performance monitoring features. Using Vitesse's Carrier Ethernet transport solutions, the company said that FiberHome will enable telecom service providers to carry diversified services with high reliability and availability. The solutions facilitate Carrier-class metro Ethernet-over-SDH networks, supporting full rate Ethernet services such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet.
"Vitesse's advanced Carrier Ethernet chipset is one of the elements powering FiberHome's FonsWeaver ASON solution, a family of products and services that provide network operators with maximum flexibility in the ever-changing network service mix faced with increasing capacity demands," said Zhang Fan, project manager at FiberHome. "Vitesse enables us to deliver a proven solution with industry-leading performance for a compelling packet optical transport platform that cost effectively meets our customers' exacting requirements."
"Vitesse is playing a central role in the creation of leading-edge technology critical to making Carrier Ethernet ubiquitous throughout the metro and backbone networks," said Andy Ebert, senior product manager for Vitesse. "FiberHome's FonsWeaver ASON line is a robust solution that delivers an exceptional experience for the end-user. It exemplifies how our technology can be used."
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Company: Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (VTSS)
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