MRV Unveils Fiber Driver 678989

CHATSWORTH, Calif. -- MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC., today announced its new Fiber Driver™ EM316EUSM-10G, a 10 Gigabit (10G) Ethernet Universal Service Module (EUSM) for provisioning Metro Ethernet Forum compliant high-speed transparent Ethernet private line (EPL) services in bookend pair applications. MRV Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of optical communication and IT infrastructure management solutions to service providers and enterprises around the world.

The EM316EUSM-10G is MRV’s latest addition to its industry-leading suite of intelligent media converter-based optical Ethernet solutions. The product also complements the company’s OptiSwitch(®) intelligent 10G Ethernet demarcation series, giving service providers one of the most comprehensive 10G Ethernet portfolio for deploying high-speed revenue generating Ethernet services.

Located at the edge of the customer premises, the EM316EUSM-10G CO/CPE pair provides a carrier-to-customer network interface that separates the upstream wide area network (WAN) from the downstream network, which can be either a customer local area network (LAN) or a peer carrier network. The bookend EUSM solution uses extended IEEE 802.3ah operation, administration and maintenance protocols to fully manage both ends of the point-to-point fiber optic link. Central office and customer premises link ports on the respective modules are controlled similarly from the managed side of the link.

The module offers configuration flexibility with two modular SFP+ access ports, interoperable with 10G Ethernet interfaces, and two redundant modular XFP ports that support 10G Ethernet traffic over a variety of optical links up to 100 km including gray wavelengths and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM). With native support for jumbo packet sizes up to 9,600 bytes, the EM316EUSM-10G also supports demanding Ethernet services such as distributed video and network storage arrays and provides sub-microsecond low-latency of 600 nanoseconds.

“With the market for 10G Ethernet services growing rapidly, our customers are seeing an increased demand for these services, and they need a more affordable system for deployment,” said Dilip Singh, chief executive officer of MRV. “With the EM316EUSM-10G, our customers are able to deliver premium services while reducing overall operating and capital expenses.”

MRV Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: MRVC)