CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Luminous Networks(TM) today announced the industry's first compact multi-service Resilient Packet Ring-based (RPR) platform for customer premises applications. Luminous' PacketWave(TM) E-Series metro optical access platform is now available in a compact and cost-effective chassis, making it ideal for customer premises deployment in multi-tenant units, campus networks, and business parks. Like the other members of the Luminous PacketWave family, the E-Series is based on the emerging RPR metro area network standard. It delivers a full range of new differentiated Ethernet-based services, while supporting TDM voice and circuit services. Luminous, a pioneer in Resilient Packet Ring technology, is expanding the market for RPR systems with the E-Series platform, by extending RPR to the edge of the network in a highly cost-effective package. The PacketWave E-series -- the most compact RPR-based multi-service platform shipping today -- is optimized for IP and TDM transport at the network edge. This allows carriers to deliver a range of revenue-generating services, including T1/E1 TDM voice services, Ethernet private line services, and virtual private networks via transparent LAN services. Luminous plans to demonstrate the product at the Supercomm Show in Atlanta on June 4 (booth 11359). Alex Naqvi, president and CEO of Luminous Networks, stated, "With the introduction of the third member of our PacketWave family, Luminous continues to deliver ground-breaking metro area network products that support all the services carriers are demanding, including TDM voice and Ethernet data services. Luminous now has RPR-based products with the reliability to carry the most critical carrier services." Luminous Networks Inc. For more information on Supercomm 2002, please visit: Supercomm Special