VANCOUVER -- West Bay Semiconductor Inc. today introduced the WB4500™, the industry’s highest density fully channelized multi-protocol OC-48/STM-16 and OC-12/STM-4 virtual concatenation data framer. The device targets next generation synchronous optical network and synchronous digital hierarchy (SONET/SDH) network systems. The WB4500 represents a breakthrough in data mapping and transport. Through 48 separate logical channels, the device offers simultaneous, multi-protocol processing and mapping for TDM (voice and leased lines) and key data transmission protocols including ATM, POS, GFP and LAPS. This allows equipment manufacturers to develop single box solutions targeting multiple geographic markets and applications.Key applications for the WB4500 include Ethernet over SONET/SDH systems, multi-service provisioning platforms (MSPPs), routers, switches, access concentrators, add/drop multiplexers and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems. "The WB4500 gives our customers a unique and important ability to develop multi-market multi-application next generation SONET/SDH systems," says Tino Varelas, President and CEO of West Bay Semiconductor. "The WB4500 is being designed into several platforms today, and we’re in advanced discussions with multiple additional customers, signaling strong potential for this device."West Bay Semiconductor Inc.