Agilent Intros EoS Mapper

BÖBLINGEN, Germany -- Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the Agilent HDMP-3002 Gigabit Ethernet over SONET (EoS) mapper chip. The single-chip solution is the industry's first EoS mapper chip to integrate SerDes, clock data recovery and OC-3 to OC-48 framers, three features required to efficiently format data for SONET/SDH networks. The new chip is expected to save network equipment manufacturers design and test time, board space, power consumption and system costs.The Agilent HDMP-3002 is the second member of Agilent's multi-protocol IC (MPIC) family. MPICs take protocol independent traffic and map it into SONET/SDH, providing a simple solution for loading enterprise data traffic onto a SONET/SDH metro infrastructure. "We are applying our IC expertise and strength in enterprise and SONET/SDH networking to deliver a family of industry-leading multi-protocol ICs to network equipment manufacturers," said Philip Gadd, IC marketing manager for Agilent's ASSP Products Division. "Agilent's new EoS mapper chip significantly reduces the cost of transporting enterprise data over the legacy SONET/SDH infrastructure, satisfying the needs of corporate users and service providers."The Agilent HDMP-3002 is part of Agilent's METRAK family of fiber optic transceivers and ICs aimed at metropolitan network applications. It is designed for use in multi-service provisioning platforms (MSPPs), edge routers and line cards for SONET add drop multiplexers (ADM) within the LAN and metropolitan access (edge) network. The edge network is where the carrier-owned WAN meets the corporate-owned LAN. Agilent's EoS mapper provides access to SONET/SDH overhead collection, allowing carriers to manage their networks. It also offers the performance monitoring carriers require without the need for costly layer-3 processing.Agilent Technologies Inc.