Transition Networks Announces Latest Gigabit Fiber Access Switch

Transition Networks Announces Latest Gigabit Fiber Access Switch

New 24-port Gigabit Switch Delivers Secure Services Utilizing 802.3ah Link OAM

Chicago, Illinois - 21st October, 2009 - Gen-X IT Partner Transition Networks Inc., the fiber access technology expert, has announced the release of a new 24-port Gigabit fiber access switch. This product is the newest member of Transition Networks’ portfolio of carrier-class products which are intended to help service providers deliver and manage critical service offerings.

The new fiber switch has been designed with OAM (operations, administration and maintenance) capabilities to ease the management of delivering Carrier Ethernet and/or triple play services. Patrick Schaber, Director of Marketing at Transition Networks said “Service providers are constantly looking for cost-effective ways to deliver more services and bandwidth to customers while maintaining service-level agreements (SLAs). The SM24-1000SFP-AH switch fits nicely into service providers overall strategy because of its cost, 10G uplinks and rich feature set.”

The SM24-1000SFP-AH is a 1.5U form factor consisting of 24 1000Base-X SFP ports, 2 10G XFP uplink ports and 2 expansion slots for 2 additional XFP modules. The SFP and XFP ports accept industry-standard optical transceivers. The SM24-1000SFP-AH has a standard operating temperature of -20ºC to 65ºC and has hot-swappable redundant AC or DC power supplies.

The SM24-1000SFP-AH switch also includes Carrier Ethernet specific software, QoS and Management features which enable service providers to deliver secure services while checking end to end connectivity for customers. The SM24-1000SFP-AH switch is the latest switch from Transition Networks designed to fulfill the needs of service providers.

Product Features and Benefits:

  • Flexible Uplink and Downlink Options
  • Carrier Ethernet Specific
  • Specifically designed for service providers deploying Ethernet services
  • Enhanced Security Features
  • 802.3ah Link OAM

For complete details on all of the features and functions of this new fiber aggregation switch and for more information on Transition Networks’ entire product portfolio, please ring us on +44 (0) 844 873 2144

Product Availability:

The SM24-1000SFP-AH switch will be available for shipping in December 2009. Gen-X IT is an authorised distributor for Transition Networks products, please call us on +44 (0) 844 873 2144 for pricing and availability, or contact us using the form below and we will call you back.

 

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