Carrier Ethernet

RAD Data Communications (News - Alert), a global access solutions provider and Carrier Ethernet leader, recently highlighted its legacy migration portfolio for carriers, service providers, enterprises, transportation networks, and public utilities.

The legacy migration portfolio consists of standards-compliant solutions that include multi-service multiplexers and access nodes, fiber multiplexers, SHDSL Ethernet extenders, broadband wireless radios, and TDM pseudowire gateways. These devices support broadband access rates over copper DSL, PDH, SDH, fiber, or wireless media.

RAD Data solutions deliver consistent and stable performance so as to require minimal on-site maintenance, company officials said. They give network operators the freedom to choose the migration path that best fits their needs.

The portfolio of solutions is designed to address the challenges they face in migrating to next-generation packet switched networks (PSNs) and services with flexibility, efficiency and carrier-class reliability.

“While many carriers and private operators are migrating their networks to packet technologies to lower costs and support IP-based services, there remains an enormous installed base of devices that use TDM, analog or low speed data connections,” said Ofer Rachman, general manager of RAD Far East, in a statement.

“At the same time, the rapid introduction of Ethernet equipment has created a special challenge for network operators, who maintain extensive legacy TDM infrastructure and need to economically manage a myriad of interfaces, protocols, topologies, and media,” Rachman said.

By simultaneously supporting multiple network generations, RAD’s legacy migration portfolio alleviates the CapEx and OpEx challenges associated with the transition to IP, according to Rachman. Further it allows continuity for legacy services, while ensuring service quality and ultra-low latency for critical applications over new Ethernet, IP or MPLS networks.

Earlier in April RAD Data Communications (News - Alert) announced it inked a partnership agreement with the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) to give NECA members who are looking to implement broadband and Ethernet applications access to RAD's full line of Carrier Ethernet, Mobile Backhaul and Multiservice Access solutions.