Tellabs Launches New Next-Generation SDH Switch Node

Tellabs' next-generation SDH solution integrates and manages multiple services with a single, cost-effective compact platform.

This platform enables operators to provision new services quickly, while reducing operating costs by combining voice and data services in a single network. More than 30 Tellabs 6350 switch nodes have already been ordered by network operators
worldwide.

The Tellabs 6350 node is physically compact and has high functional density, making it the world's most dense 4/4/1 digital cross-connect. With a compact footprint and low power consumption, the Tellabs 6350 system considerably reduces network-operating costs. Its flexible design can be used in a wide variety of network topologies. "We have worked closely with our customers to develop the Tellabs 6350 switch node and are committed to delivering advanced high-capacity transport systems that converge voice and high-speed data networks," said Peter Viereck, vice president and general manager of Tellabs Denmark. "With orders for more than 30 systems, it's clear there is a strong market demand for these next- generation SDH products."

The Tellabs 6350 switch node is a scalable, high-density multiservice platform that handles voice traffic from 2 Mbps, higher speed leased line services and new value-added data services, including high-speed Ethernet. It has 138 Gbps of switch capacity and interfaces for direct integration with Ethernet, SDH and DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) networks. When deployed in distributed network architectures, the Tellabs 6350 switch node provides efficient grooming with reduced back hauling of network traffic, which leads to better network economics.

The Tellabs 6350 switch node is monitored and managed from the Tellabs(R) 6300 network manager, which provides carrier-class network and element management, including integration of the full range of Tellabs' SDH and DWDM network elements for wireless and long-distance subscribers.