Motorola introduces scalable 10/20Gbps Ethernet platform for streaming video-on-demand transport

Fiber Optics Weekly Update, June 18, 2004

Motorola Inc. introduced the Multiservice Wavelength Transport Ethernet Aggregation 200 (MWT EA 200), a powerful platform that leverages low-cost Ethernet aggregation technology and high-performance 10Gbps optical transport technology to deliver video-on-demand and other Ethernet services over a fiber optic network.

Designed to provide a cost-effective and flexible architecture to enable services such as Video-On-Demand (VOD), the Motorola MWT EA 200 supports Ethernet aggregation and unidirectional or bidirectional transmission services over two 10Gbps Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) ITU-compliant optical carriers.

Offering up to 20Gbps of Ethernet aggregation and transport into each compact two-rack unit (2RU) chassis, the Motorola EA 200 decreases the equipment rack space previously required by other transport platforms This optical element also offers cost-effective scalability in single Gigabit Ethernet increments through the use of Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) components. The EA 200 supports a variety of client-side SFP interfaces, offering flexibility to use cooper, 850nm multi-mode, 1310nm single-mode, or 1550 CWDM optics. With 10Gbps ITU wavelengths, multiple EA 200s can be optically multiplexed to transport up to 40 wavelengths of 10-Gigabit Ethernet traffic on a single fiber.

Providing true multiservice convergence, the EA 200 complements the existing Motorola MWT family of products. The product can be easily integrated with any industry-standard DWDM optical networking solutions for capacity growth up to 40 wavelengths. Together with the SmartStream(TM) Interactive Digital Cable System, the EA 200 is a powerful solution in Motorola's end-to-end portfolio for operators looking to deliver VOD services over fiber.