Alcatel is partnering with Native Networks for metro Ethernet over SDH capabilities for its Optical Multi-Service Nodes (OMSN) equipment. Alcatel’s Optical Multi-Service Nodes aggregate multiprotocol traffic onto SDH. Although configurable as ADMs (Add-Drop-Multiplexers), OMSNs have cross-connect capability and already support point-to-point Ethernet connections. Under the new partnership, Alcatel is leveraging Native Networks’ Metro Ethernet technology to introduce enhanced transport and aggregation of Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet services, along with Packet Ring functionality. The companies said these new, managed Ethernet features could be introduced incrementally through an add-on card to existing OMSN networks, or equipped as needed in new installations.
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- Native Networks is headquartered in London and has R&D offices in Petah Tikva, Israel. The company was founded in 1999 and has raised in excess of $28 million in venture funding.