Stratex Unwires Ethernet

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Stratex Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:STXN) , a leading provider of wireless transmission solutions, today announced the introduction of the Bridgelink OFDM family of wireless Ethernet bridges. Bridgelink OFDM is a simple "point-and-play" wireless Ethernet bridge, used to enable cost-effective building-to-building LAN connectivity.

With options for operation in the 4.9 GHz Public Safety, 5 GHz U-NII and 5 GHz ISM bands, Bridgelink OFDM makes an ideal alternative to the crowded 2.4 GHz band. Bridgelink OFDM offers strong interference rejection, numerous frequency channels, standard and turbo modes, and link encryption. In a simple one-box design it is integrated with its own antenna in a rugged watertight package.

"Bridgelink OFDM provides an important addition to our already impressive portfolio of wireless data transmission solutions," stated Shaun McFall, VP Strategic Marketing, Stratex Networks, Inc. "This is part of our strategy to offer our channel partners a complete range of wireless data solutions from just a few tens of megabits of capacity all the way to the over one gigabit now available on our Eclipse platform."

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Stratex Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:STXN) , a leading provider of wireless transmission solutions, today announced the introduction of two significant new enhancements to the industry-leading Eclipse Nodal Wireless System. These new features extend the unique Liquid Bandwidth Ethernet capability introduced by the Eclipse platform in 2004 to provide scalable transport capacity for high-speed data backhaul to aggregate rates of over one gigabit per second.

Eclipse is now able to provide transport for Gigabit Ethernet data, with dedicated throughput options of 155, 311 and 622 Mbps, full duplex. A new interface card, called the DAC GE, is a hot-swappable interface unit that fits into the Eclipse modular Intelligent Node Unit. The DAC GE includes a built-in Layer 2 switch and provides four electrical/optical Gigabit customer interfaces.

The DAC GE provides Quality of Services (QoS) controls and performance monitoring capabilities, and will also support advanced data networking features such as internal link aggregation (802.3ad), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1w) and VLAN support.

Stratex Networks is also introducing a new Ethernet Indoor Unit (IDU), which facilitates simple and cost-effective wireless Ethernet links. The IDU provides software-selectable throughput capacity choices of 50, 100, 150 or 200 Mbps (full duplex), and up to 8x E1/T1 TDM wayside traffic channels. Channel bandwidths are also selectable through a range of modulation options, from QPSK all the way up to 256 QAM, allowing the operator to choose the desired combination of frequency efficiency and system performance.

The new Ethernet IDU also includes Layer 2 switching functionality, four customer 10/100 Base-T ports, and quality of service controls, all built into a compact unit measuring only 1RU (1.75 inches) in height, and which is fully compatible with the existing range of Eclipse high-capacity outdoor units.

"With the introduction of these new platform options we have reaffirmed the market-leading position of the Eclipse platform for the reliable and high-speed transport of wireless Ethernet data," stated Paul Kennard, VP Corporate Marketing and CTO of Stratex Networks, Inc. "These enhancements to the Eclipse Liquid Bandwidth Ethernet capability now offer our customers even more choices in terms of throughput capacities, interfaces and data networking features."

Stratex Networks Inc.