Optical system speeds network deployment

Global Crossing has selected the Infinera DTN - a unique, scalable optical system - to enhance the speed and flexibility of provisioning its digital optical network.

Global Crossing has selected the Infinera DTN - a unique, scalable optical system - to enhance the speed and flexibility of provisioning its digital optical network.

Initial deployment by Global Crossing of the Infinera DTN, based on Infinera's Digital Optical Networks architecture, has begun in the southeastern United States.

Global Crossing is planning for additional capacity in other regions of the USA using Infinera DTN later this year.

Global Crossing operates one of the world's largest IP networks, connecting more than 300 cities in 28 countries worldwide, and delivers services to more than 600 cities in 60 countries and six continents around the globe.

The Infinera DTN was chosen by Global Crossing because it supports Global Crossing's strategy of delivering reliable, cost-effective IP services that meet the needs of enterprise and carrier data customers worldwide.

"Infinera's solution enables us to deliver new services quickly and economically, as well as respond to the present and developing needs of our customers as they cope with the challenges of industry consolidation and IP convergence", said Jim Watts, Global Crossing's Vice President of Global Transport Engineering.

"The differentiated design and configuration of our network make us a market leader in IP services, and Infinera DTN plays an important role in our competitive edge".

Global Crossing installed and turned up the first 1500km route in less than three weeks.

The Infinera DTN has been deployed as part of Global Crossing's optical transport network architecture in support of core PoP-to-PoP IP capacity.

The Infinera DTN is the first optical system designed to combine scalable DWDM, reconfigurable optical switching, and GMPLS-based service intelligence in a single platform.

With the industry's first large-scale photonic integrated circuits, the Infinera system delivers 100Gbit/s of DWDM capacity on every line card.

The flexibility of digital operations is designed to minimise the optical "fine-tuning" required to turn up multiple wavelengths, and should result in improved installation, turn-up times, performance monitoring and bandwidth management.

"We are very pleased to be part of Global Crossing's IP networking strategy", said Jagdeep Singh, Infinera cofounder and CEO.

"The scalability of photonic integration makes the Infinera DTN the ideal optical transport solution for a worldwide IP provider like Global Crossing".

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