SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Redback Networks Inc., (NASDAQ: RBAK) theleading provider of advanced networking solutions, today expanded itspresence in the metropolitan optical marketplace with the Redback®SmartEdge 100. Optimized for deployment in smaller central offices (COs)and multi-tenant units (MTUs), the SmartEdge 100 is a powerful multi-serviceoptical networking platform that will provide extensive time divisionmultiplexing (TDM) capabilities and packet-based data servicessimultaneously. With a lower price point and smaller footprint, theSmartEdge 100 enables inter-exchange carriers (IXCs), traditional localexchange carriers (LEC) and competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) toimprove the economics of their optical metro networks.

"Redback is taking the proven and industry-leading SmartEdge technology andputting it in a package that meets the key requirements of small centraloffices, multi-tenant buildings and secondary co-locations," said VivekRagavan president and chief executive officer at Redback Networks. "Becausethe SmartEdge 100 utilizes Redback's core multi-service architecture andASIC technology, it delivers all the benefits of the industry-provenSmartEdge 800 on a smaller scale. The major benefit for customers is thatthey receive a platform with the same robust TDM and packet processingcapabilities as the SmartEdge 800, along with unprecedented port density andflexibility in a form factor optimized for edge applications."

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