As service providers focus on lowering network costs
and maximizing revenues more than ever before, metro
networks have become the most important segment of the
public network. Functioning as the critical bridge between
access and long-haul segments, service providers are
challenged to adapt to a highly dynamic metro network
requirement: build to demand, not to forecast. This
transition from pre-provisioned commodity bandwidth
to value-added profitable services exposes todayÕs network
inefficiencies and complexities, the impact of which
is most prevalent in the metro core.
Service providers continue to rely on huge overlays
of wideband and broadband DCS and racks of SONET Add
Drop Mux (ADM) transport rings for their metro transport
networks. Consequently, equipment facilities such as
tandem offices, points of presence and region al hub
sites are congested with these aging, power-hungry systems
that occupy huge footprints and are labor-intensive
to manage and scale. Considering that up to 70% of overall
costs are in the metro network, these systems have become
a major operational and economic challenge for service
providers.
The OMX from Polaris addresses these challenges by
combining the functions of SONET ADM with a Wideband,
Broadband and Super-broadband Digital Cross-connect
System (DCS) in a single consolidated footprint. Simplifying
the network through consolidation is the one major key
to help service providers reduce network costs and maximize
profitability.
Providing 4-5x immediate reduction in capital expense
(CAPEX) and a 10-20x reduction in operational expense
(OPEX), the Polaris solution provides a strong economic
value proposition compared to current market solutions,
while allowing service providers to migrate to a new
generation architecture that is multiservice ready.
Send questions and comments about this site
to webmaster@polarisnetworks.com. Copyright ® 2002, All rights reserved. Polaris Networks, Inc.
Use of this site indicates you accept the Terms
of Use.
GMPLS
(pdf 4.5 M)
