CHATSWORTH, Calif. -- MRV Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRVC), a leading provider of scalable network infrastructure equipment, today announced the addition of a new member to its line of Physical Layer Cross-Connect Switches: the 288 port Media Cross-Connect (NC316-288PMC-4). The NC316-288PMC-4 will enable testing and interoperability storage labs to extend their automated testing capabilities to the highest density of ports supporting per port speeds from 0 to 4.2Gbps. The Media Cross-Connect is based on the open and flexible Linux operating system with a new network management card that focuses on secure access.

The programmable NC316-144PMC-4 digital cross-connect permits any port to any port connectivity using various I/O interfaces and delivering per port bandwidth up to 4.25 Gbps. With an impressive overall system bandwidth that exceeds 2 Terabits per second, the NC316-144PMC-4 transparently supports any combination of communication protocols, including SONET (OC-3 to OC-48), Ethernet (10/100/1000), Fibre Channel (1/2/4), iSCSI, Firewire (1394A/B), SDI and HD-SDI, T1/E1/J1, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel and even proprietary protocols.

"The NC316-288PMC-4 proves again MRV's focus to provide the best industry solution while preserving the customer investment and minimizing its inventory," stated Noam Lotan, President and CEO of MRV Communications. "We are extremely proud of our offerings in the network lab and test market. There is no doubt that the NC316-288PMC-4 provides interoperability labs and enterprise customers the easiest and natural migration path to higher density physical layer switching solutions."

MRV Communications Inc.