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PBB-TE & T-MPLS INTEROPERABILITY TEST RESULTS

Over the last several months Lightstorm Networks and 14 other vendors have worked together in Berlin Germany to stage what is arguably the most complex interoperability test in recent memory surrounding the latest carrier Ethernet services & standards. Well the results are in and we are pleased to announce our successful completion of the testing with all 8 vendors who were designed into our portion of the network. Organized by the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC), the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) and the IP/MPLS Forum, the demonstration showcases next-generation Mobile Backhaul solutions using carrier Ethernet services over a diverse set of fixed and wireless transport technologies including PBB-TE, T-MPLS, and MPLS.

LIGHTSTORM NETWORKS SHINES

In the PBB-TE environment, Lightstorm proved interoperability with systems from Nortel, Huawei, Nokia-Siemens, RAD and Ciena, acting as both an edge and core bridge with multiple trunks and services. In the T-MPLS network, the Brooklyn-10 connected to systems from Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson-Marconi, TELCO Systems and Ciena, proving VPLS and VPWS operation with multiple tunnels and services.

“By interoperating with 8 leading system OEMs this demonstration is a great proof point that the Brooklyn-10 is ready for general deployment and ready to tackle the complexities associated with managed connection oriented Ethernet networks,” said Wade Appelman VP of Sales and Marketing for Lightstorm Networks. “It also validates the maturity of the PBB-TE (PBT) and T-MPLS carrier Ethernet standards, as well as our own message that the time is right for the market to adopt second-generation platforms for wire rate performance and the latest carrier standards for OAM, SLA enforcement, and massive scalability.”

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Click on the following links for additional information:

• Mobile backhaul interoperability report/white paper
• EANTC mobile backhaul architecture wallchart
• Lightstorm Press Release “Lightstorm Networks Demonstrates Multi-Vendor, Multi-Network Interoperability”, February 5, 2008-01-28
• EANTC Press Release
• Photo’s from the Paris Event