Wednesday
Oct202010
Packet optical transport: Hollowing the network core
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 5:02PM
Intune Networks has developed an optical packet switching and transport (OPST) system that effectively turns fibre into a distributed switch.
The platform enables a fully-meshed metropolitan network with software support for web-based services, claims the Irish start-up.
“What we have designed allows for the sharing of the same fibre switching assets across multiple services in the metro,” says Tim Fritzley, Intune’s CEO.
The company is in talks with several operators about its OPST system, which is being used for a nationwide network in Ireland. The system is also part of an EC seventh framework project that includes Spanish operator Telefónica.