MRV Expands Fiber Driver™ 10G Ethernet Demarcation Portfolio with New EM316EUSM-10G Ethernet Universal Service Module

CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC., today announced its new Fiber Driver™ EM316EUSM-10G, a 10 Gigabit (10G) Ethernet Universal Service Module (EUSM) for provisioning Metro Ethernet Forum compliant high-speed transparent Ethernet private line (EPL) services in bookend pair applications. MRV Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of optical communication and IT infrastructure management solutions to service providers and enterprises around the world.

“Delivery of Metro Ethernet services at 10G means that they are now catching up with the speed and bandwidth growth within the enterprise”

The EM316EUSM-10G is MRV’s latest addition to its industry-leading suite of intelligent media converter-based optical Ethernet solutions. The product also complements the company’s OptiSwitch^® intelligent 10G Ethernet demarcation series, giving service providers one of the most comprehensive 10G Ethernet portfolio for deploying high-speed revenue generating Ethernet services.

Located at the edge of the customer premises, the EM316EUSM-10G CO/CPE pair provides a carrier-to-customer network interface that separates the upstream wide area network (WAN) from the downstream network, which can be either a customer local area network (LAN) or a peer carrier network. The bookend EUSM solution uses extended IEEE 802.3ah operation, administration and maintenance protocols to fully manage both ends of the point-to-point fiber optic link. Central office and customer premises link ports on the respective modules are controlled similarly from the managed side of the link.

The module offers configuration flexibility with two modular SFP+ access ports, interoperable with 10G Ethernet interfaces, and two redundant modular XFP ports that support 10G Ethernet traffic over a variety of optical links up to 100 km including gray wavelengths and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM). With native support for jumbo packet sizes up to 9,600 bytes, the EM316EUSM-10G also supports demanding Ethernet services such as distributed video and network storage arrays and provides sub-microsecond low-latency of 600 nanoseconds.

“With the market for 10G Ethernet services growing rapidly, our customers are seeing an increased demand for these services, and they need a more affordable system for deployment,” said Dilip Singh, chief executive officer of MRV. “With the EM316EUSM-10G, our customers are able to deliver premium services while reducing overall operating and capital expenses.”

“Delivery of Metro Ethernet services at 10G means that they are now catching up with the speed and bandwidth growth within the enterprise,” said Prayerna Raina, research analyst for Frost & Sullivan. “We see a bright future for these services, especially as companies like MRV drive down the cost of the infrastructure for 10G services. Carriers selling into these enterprise markets will likely turn to solutions like the EM316EUSM-10G because it allows them to provide services that meet the needs of their customers at a competitive price.”

About Fiber Driver

MRV’s Fiber Driver™ optical multi-service product line provides a full range services demarcation, media conversion, signal repeating and fiber-optimization solutions, including coarse and dense WDM capabilities. Both managed and unmanaged solutions are available, including rack-mount, modular systems and desktop systems. The Fiber Driver line includes several families of products with the flexibility of hundreds of combinations and system options for any type of optical or copper technology, covering virtually every protocol in use in networking today. With a power consumption of 3W - 5W per 10Gbps interface, the Fiber Driver optical multiservice platform consumes 20% - 30% less power than competing optical transport systems. In testing using the TEEER power efficiency standard, the Fiber Driver achieved a rating up to 9.84 out of 10, making it one of the highest efficiency optical networking systems on the market.

About MRV Communications, Inc.

The Optical Communications Systems division of MRV Communications is a global provider of Carrier Ethernet, WDM transport and IT infrastructure management solutions since 1988. MRV products enable the delivery of next-generation optical transport and Carrier Ethernet services over any fiber infrastructure. Since its inception, MRV has demonstrated expertise and experience offering innovative products that address future challenges while reducing network complexity and costs. Delivering optical communication solutions to service providers and enterprise around the world, MRV operates R&D centers in North America, Europe and Asia, along with 50 support centers, and 21 sales offices around the world.