Cirrex Unveils DWDM Access Chip

ATLANTA -- Cirrex Corporation, a leading developer of integrated opto-electronic hybrid subsystems, today announced the introduction of the OCHIP 1110 Optical Access Module. The OCHIP 1110 is the first module in the industry to integrate the functionality of a DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) transmitter, a 2.5Gb receiver with clock and data recovery (CDR), and single channel OADM (Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer) filtering capabilities into a single, compact package. The OCHIP 1110 will offer system providers a 50% - 80% reduction in cost and package size in the implementation of DWDM optical network interfaces. The OCHIP 1110 enables systems providers to deliver new standards of value through an improved price/performance ratio, resulting in lower operations costs. In turn, DWDM in the metro/access network positions service providers to dramatically expand their bandwidth offerings, opening new markets and new high margin services. "White Rock Networks' family of low-power low-cost, low-power, easy-to-implement building-block" optical networking products allows carriers to cost-effectively and efficiently deploy enhanced services to their customers," stated Andrew Knott, Vice President of Marketing for White Rock Networks, which delivers next-generation optical transport products for the metro market. "The Cirrex OCHIP technology complements our strategy by achieving a cost point enabling volume deployment of the ITU grid DWDM standard in metropolitan networks, while its small form-factor is an ideal fit for highly dense products such as our VLX2010 SONET ADM." Cirrex Corp.