PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2001--Agilent
Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A), today announced that its new Ethernet over
SONET (EoS) mapper is the world's first to comply with both the link
access procedure-SDH (LAPS) global standard and the generic framing
procedures (GFP) draft(1) standard. Part of a joint development
project with the Wuhan Post and Telecommunications Institute in Wuhan,
China, this breakthrough technology enables networking and telecom
devices to offer both LAN and WAN ports. EoS technology is expected to
greatly simplify and reduce the cost of maintaining corporate networks
that span several geographic sites.
"The Agilent EoS mapper is a breakthrough technology that network
equipment manufacturers will use to provide significant cost savings
to their corporate and carrier customers," said Martin Scott, manager
of Agilent's Networking Products Operation. "We have received very
enthusiastic customer feedback and expect strong market demand for
this technology."
The Agilent HDMP-3001 single-chip EoS mapper enables direct
LAN-to-LAN communication over existing SONET/SDH networks. It is
targeted at Ethernet switches, standalone data service unit/channel
service unit (DSU/CSU) systems and SONET add drop multiplexers (ADM)
within the LAN and metropolitan access (edge) network. The edge
network is where the carrier-owned wide area network (WAN) meets the
corporate-owned LAN.
The new Agilent chip uses a technology called Ethernet over
SONET/SDH to map Ethernet frames, based on the ITU X.86 and T1X1.5 GFP
standard drafts, into SONET/SDH payload. EoS effectively transforms a
portion of the SONET network into an invisible tunnel between LANs to
provide "transparent LAN service." This is the first joint development
project in China for Agilent's Semiconductor Products Group and
follows a standard created by Dr. Yu Shaohua of the Wuhan Research
Institute.
The Agilent EoS mapper is expected to begin sampling to select
customers in Q3 2001 and supports the OC-3/STM-1 (155 Mb/s) standard.
A second EoS mapper is expected to sample in early 2002, supporting
the OC-48/STM-16 (2.5 Gb/s) standard.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader
in communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. With
48,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent
had net revenue of $10.8 billion in fiscal year 2000. Information
about Agilent can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com.
(1) The generic framing procedures (GFP) draft standard is in
review with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and is
scheduled to be approved before the end of 2001.
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