PMC-Sierra Wins With Lucent

A spate of TDM and Sonet/SDH chips finds its way into Lucent's Metroplis DMX system

September 29, 2003

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- PMC-Sierra(TM), Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) today announced that seven of its Metro IC products have been selected by Lucent Technologies for its Metropolis(R) DMX system. The Metropolis DMX system provides seamless end-to-end optical integration and interworking capabilities to add data services onto SONET/SDH networks. PMC-Sierra's Metro devices deployed in Lucent's Metropolis DMX system are the:

  • PM5377 TSE(TM) 240, STS-1/AU-3 cross-connect,

  • PM5369 TUPP(TM) 9953, 10 Gbit/s tributary unit pointer processor,

  • PM5370 WSE 40, 40 Gbit/s capacity non-blocking VT/TU/STS/AU cross-connect,

  • PM5329 ARROW 24xFE and PM5333 ARROW 8xFE 10/100, Ethernet over SONET/SDH mappers; and

  • PM5326 ARROW 2x192 and PM5324 ARROW 1x192, Metro Transport highly integrated channelized 20 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit framers

"We worked hand-in-hand with Lucent Technologies to develop solutions to boost network capacity, enable cost-effective upgrades for deployed networking platforms and deliver new services required by carriers," said Steve Perna, vice president and general manager of PMC-Sierra's Service Provider Division. "We are pleased that these Metro IC products are now being successfully deployed in network trials." PMC-Sierra Inc.

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