SAN JOSE, Calif. - OPTICON - ZettaCom, Inc., a leading supplier of high-performance and configurable optical silicon solutions, today introduced the ZettaCom reference system, ZRS-1, designed to showcase a complete hardware and software environment for embedded designs using ZettaCom commIC products such as the ZEST hybrid terabit switch fabric and ZEN service processor families, both commercially available today. ZRS-1 helps to shorten system vendors' time-to- market by providing a development platform for early software and common equipment verification.ZettaCom developed the reference system to highlight the strengths of ZettaCom's ZEST, the first hybrid terabit switching fabric, and ZEN-QM traffic manager. The ZettaCom Reference System supports scalable traffic management line cards, from simplex to duplex mode."The ZettaCom reference system has been effective in resolving many issues network systems designers face when building these complex systems," said Daryn Lau, President and CEO of ZettaCom, Inc. "We can now better understand the requirements of our customers and demonstrate device interoperability by creating a total end-to-end solution." ZettaCom Inc.