Issue 4 December 2008
The best of 2008
2008 has been a turbulent and surprising year. Having started brightly, we are now collectively apprehensive of the year ahead. Nevertheless, at this time of year, it is useful to reflect on the sucesses achieved over the last 12 months and in that spirit, we would like to re-acquaint you with some of the more interesting topics covered in our newsletter during the year. A lot has been achieved and we plan to achieve a lot more in 2009!
Contents:
- Soft solutions for hard telecom times: an introduction to SOFTSILICON
- P-OTN: Packet Optical Network Transformation
- Rationalize system design with Universal Linecards
- Scale packet transport networks to 40 Gbps
- See TPACK media articles on P-OTN and Connection Oriented Ethernet
Soft solutions for hard telecom times: an introduction to SOFTSILICON
As telecom equipment manufacturers struggle to improve financial performance and make sense out of alternative solutions for packet transport, new ‘soft solutions’ offer flexibility, and faster time-to-market, which could provide the key to their future success.
To read full article: http://www.tpack.com/products/softsilicon/softsilicon-explained/softsilicon-article-soft-solutions-for-hard-tem-times.html
P-OTN: Packet Optical Network Transformation
Packet Optical Transport Networks (P-OTN) is a new class of transport network that is equally comfortable in handling both packet and TDM traffic. The essential elements of P-OTN are:
- ROADM based WDM as physical transport
- Optical Transport Network (OTN) for wavelength management
- SONET/SDH support for legacy compatibility
- Connection Oriented Ethernet (COE) support
In "P-OTN: Packet Optical Network Transformation", TPACK provides an overview of P-OTN and the motivations behind this concept as well as application examples. The whitepaper also includes an overview of OTN. Get your copy.
Rationalize system design with Universal Linecards
Imagine a system with linecards based on a single hardware design, but where the functionality delivered by each card can be completely different. Imagine being able to deliver exactly the feature set required by each carrier; no more and no less. Imagine being able to change and update this functionality as market demands change.
Imagine no longer! With Universal Linecards, this is now possible. A Universal Linecard is a multi-function linecard based on a single hardware design and layout, but where the interfaces and functionality provided by the card can be programmed on deployment.
By using pluggable optics and TPACK chip solutions based on programmable FPGAs, it is now possible for system designers to support many feature set variations and accommodate customer specific requests quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively. Not only that, but Universal Linecards mean lower risk as bugs in functionality can be quickly repaired, sometimes even before customers realize there is a problem.
In "Rationalize system design with Universal Linecards", TPACK outlines the benefits of basing system design on a Universal Linecard approach along with a business case showing from 20% to 40% savings. Download this paper here:
For more info on Universal Linecards see here.
Scale packet transport networks to 40 Gbps
See the joint TPACK and Altera webinar "Scale packet transport networks to 40 Gbps using FPGAs" where you will learn about flexible standard products which target packet transport applications, built with Altera® FPGAs and TPACK's Carrier Ethernet technology. You'll see how new 40-nm FPGAs enable Carrier Ethernet solutions at 40 Gbps, and about a new universal line card.
See TPACK media articles on P-OTN and Connection Oriented Ethernet
During 2008, TPACK has contributed a number of articles on P-OTN and Connection Oriented Ethernet. TPACK has also been featured in a number of articles. For a full list, see:
