PacketFront Unveils GTTH

STOCKHOLM -- PacketFront announces its Gigabit-to-the-Home solution for active Ethernet networks complementing its existing Gig-to-the-Home PON offering.

Many existing active Ethernet networks cannot deliver high speed Internet access and multiple HD-TV channels simultaneously. Many consumers have invested in HD-TV ready TV sets and consequently the demand for high speed Internet services in combination with high-quality TV is increasing in the leading broadband countries such as Holland and Sweden.

PacketFront’s new end-to-end solution for Gigabit active Ethernet includes the MetroStar 3000 series of access switches and the DRG 700 series of next-generation CPE (customer premises equipment).

The MetroStar 3000 is purpose-built for FTTH networks and offers an advanced feature set for service enforcement of broadband services. The MetroStar 3000 provides the key functionality required in broadband networks for triple-play service delivery without the cost of current generation high-end switches.

Based on PacketFront’s innovative fiber termination unit, the new DRG 700 CPE comes in a number of different models with Layer 2 switched as well as Layer 3 routed operation, including a firewall for the customer home. In addition to 4 LAN ports, the DRG 700 has a USB port and options for WiFi, VoIP telephony and CATV including premium TV-channel filters to act as the communications centre of the connected home. Both the MetroStar 3000 and the DRG 700 are manageable using PacketFront’s awardwinning control and provisioning system, BECS.

PacketFront AB