Brix Networks Announces Interoperability with ADVA Optical Networking's Etherjack Demarcation Devices for Carrier Ethernet Deplo
15 April 2008 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Brix Networks, a global provider of open and extensible converged
service assurance solutions, and ADVA Optical Networking (FSE: ADV)
today announced they have successfully completed interoperability
between Brix Networks� BrixNGN� Carrier Ethernet service assurance
technology and ADVA Optical Networking�s Etherjack� demarcation
technology that enables providers of mobile backhaul services to
verify their quality of service (QoS). The Brix-ADVA Optical
Networking combination provides network operators with a highly
scalable and efficient way to continuously collect, correlate,
analyze, and visualize critical QoS and quality of experience (QoE)
data from Carrier Ethernet environments for capacity planning and
service turn-up verification, 24x7 continuous service monitoring,
and on-demand troubleshooting to identify, diagnose, and quickly
resolve network and service issues before customers are impacted �
thereby guaranteeing performance and quality. �We are living in an
increasingly connected and competitive world. To fully support this
reality, wireless service providers are feeling the heat to quickly
expand their network backhaul capacity by deploying Ethernet.
Throwing more T1 circuits at the problem is no longer cost
effective,� said Michael Howard, principal analyst at Infonetics
Research. �Exploding high-speed data traffic to-and-from mobile
devices is causing bottlenecks across the wireless network, and
more traffic means more compromised quality of service unless the
right technology is in place. To drive higher ARPU and lower churn,
wireless carriers will need solutions that can handle today�s video
streams, but still deliver the highest quality of service
possible.� In a related matter, the companies also announced that
Brix has joined ADVA Optical Networking�s Etherjack Alliance
Program, which includes leading industry suppliers in a variety of
technology areas that all work with ADVA Optical Networking to
simplify and speed the deployment of intelligent Ethernet services
that can be remotely provisioned, monitored, and tested. �To
effectively guarantee end-to-end service level agreements and meet
customers' requirements in mobile backhaul and metro-Ethernet
environments, providers must implement a service assurance solution
across their next-generation networks with visibility throughout
their Layer 2 services,� noted Charlie Baker, director, product
management, at Brix Networks. �Without this necessary visibility,
providers are at risk for crippling service degradations and
outages, which lead directly to escalations in customer care costs,
SLA violations, eroding profit margins, and increased customer
churn.� �The complementary nature of the ADVA Etherjack edge-based
devices and the core-based BrixNGN solution, combined with the
latest IEEE 802.1ag and ITU Y.1731 standards, takes end-to-end SLA
monitoring to a new level,� said Fred Ellefson, vice president,
global marketing, at ADVA Optical Networking. �These new standards
and the interoperability they enable are a critical element for the
rollout of intelligent Ethernet services for mobile backhaul
networks.� ADVA Optical Networking's Etherjack devices have been
recognized as the global market leader in Ethernet access devices
(EADs). The company�s products are being deployed into Tier 1
carrier networks around the world, including BT�s 21st Century
Network (21CN). About ADVA Optical Networking ADVA Optical
Networking (FSE: ADV) is at the forefront of providing
Optical+Ethernet solutions that advance next-generation networks
for data, storage, voice, and video services. The company�s
innovative Fiber Service Platform (FSP) and strong customer focus
provide carriers and enterprises the ability to scale their
networks and deliver intelligent, competitive new services. ADVA
Optical Networking�s solutions have been deployed at more than 200
carriers and 10,000 enterprises around the world. For further
information about ADVA Optical Networking : www.advaoptical.com.
About Brix Networks Brix Networks is a global provider of open and
extensible converged service�assurance solutions that allow the
world�s largest�service providers and enterprises to�offer�reliable
and high-quality�experiences in voice, video, data, and
mobile�services to their customers, partners, and employees. The
Chelmsford, Mass., U.S.A.-based company brings a proven heritage of
IP expertise�unique to the service assurance marketplace, and
collaborates closely with its customers and partners to assure the
delivery of any IP-based service, over any network, to any
endpoint. For more information, visit www.brixnet.com, or call
978-367-5600/1-888-BRIXNET. Pending Acquisition On April 2, 2008,
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO; TSX: EXF)
announced it had signed an agreement to acquire all the shares of
Brix Networks. This transaction is expected to close later this
quarter at which time Brix will be renamed EXFO Service Assurance
Inc. and be part of EXFO�s Telecom Division. The acquisition has
been approved by the board of directors of both companies, but is
subject to various closing conditions. Brix Networks, Brix,
Brixnet, Service Quality Matters, BrixNGN, and the Brix Networks
logo are trademarks of Brix Networks, Inc. Etherjack is a
registered trademark of ADVA Optical Networking.
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