COPENHAGEN -- TPACK today announced its participation in two key Carrier Ethernet interoperability initiatives. TPACK has joined the Carrier Ethernet Ecosystem initiated by Nortel and is participating in the EANTC Carrier Ethernet showcase at Carrier Ethernet World Congress, currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Carrier Ethernet Ecosystem is focused on joint interoperability testing and marketing of Carrier Ethernet technologies including Provider Backbone Transport (PBT) and includes several software and hardware vendors. The group intends to continue working on PBT interoperability while supporting its progress through the IEEE where it is known as Provider Backbone Bridges (PBB-TE).

“The Carrier Ethernet Ecosystem is an important initiative for furthering the adoption of Carrier Ethernet both as a service and transport technology. By ensuring and demonstrating interoperability between various vendors, service providers can be assured that reliable deployment of PBT is achievable today. TPACK was one of the early implementers of PBT and their experience and expertise will be a welcome addition to the ecosystem”, said Mike Adams, Vice President of Strategy and Architecture for Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks.

Both TPACK and Nortel will be participating in the EANTC Carrier Ethernet showcase at IIR’s Carrier Ethernet World Congress. The showcase demonstrates PBT, T-MPLS and MPLS interoperability as well as establishment of MEF defined Carrier Ethernet Services across all three domains. TPACK successfully participated in PBT interoperability tests as well as T-MPLS interoperability tests.

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