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Press ReleaseCeterus™ Networks Revolutionizes Metro Market by Enabling Flexible, On-Demand Ethernet Delivery Using Bonded Copper/Fiber PipeAllen, TX, September 2, 2003The Universal Transport System, which enables service providers to “bond” Ethernet services into a single virtual pipe has successfully completed lab tests with Global Crossing Ceterus Networks Inc., a provider of a unique "single virtual pipe” for transport of Metro Ethernet services, today unveiled its Universal Transport System" family of network devices. The Universal Transport System (UTS) family will enable service providers to deliver Metro Ethernet services to the 90% of business with copper only access and those with Gigabit Ethernet bandwidth demands over existing broadband transport networks. With the Ceterus Networks solution, service providers will deliver carrier-grade Metro Ethernet services at significantly less cost and with performance characteristics similar to native ATM, Frame Relay, or SONET transport. The UTS product family provides efficient transport of multiple service formats over existing infrastructure. It does this by solving two problems at once. First, by bonding the line-side facilities from DS1/E1 all the way to OCn into a single pipe, the UTS enables reuse of existing infrastructure, line facilities as well as Add Drop Multiplexers (ADMs) or other network elements, for broadband services. The UTS then makes the most efficient use of the transmission facilities by combining all client signals regardless of signal type, from rate-limited 10/100baseT to Gigabit Ethernet and DS1/E1 interfaces into a single payload. "Our Universal Transport System is revolutionary in its ability to create a single high-bandwidth virtual pipe, allowing service providers to fully use the capacity of both their legacy and their nextgeneration networks," said Bill Szeto, President and CEO of Ceterus Networks. "In addition to increasing efficiency, our architecture enables service providers to bring the benefits of Metro Ethernet to many businesses where service was unavailable for lack of fiber or was cost prohibitive." The promise of Metro Ethernet to end users of reduced equipment costs, ease-of-installation and interworking has driven service providers to supply these services, but only to the 10% of business with fiber access leaving out the 90% without fiber. These services have also typically been limited to "best effort" and 10/100Mbps bandwidths or Gigabit Ethernet speeds. Ceterus Networks Universal Transport System family of devices will enable service providers to supply Metro Ethernet services with Quality-of-service (QoS), data protection and restoration, efficient use of available bandwidth, scaleable service delivery, and use of existing copper and fiber transport facilities. The Universal Transport System platform forms a secure end-to-end transport network using the Ceterus Networks patented technology, termed "multi-transport bonding architecture (MTBA)." This architecture enables service providers to utilize existing copper/fiber infrastructure to form a single point-to-point virtual fat pipe with the ability to transport multiple 10/100 or GigE clients simultaneously. MTBA effectively removes much of the initial first-port cost of delivering Metro Ethernet. The old concept of "no fiber, no Metro Ethernet" is replaced by "Metro Ethernet "Any Transport, Any Bandwidth." The challenge for service providers in delivering Metro Ethernet has been to develop profitable service programs while providing these services at advantageous prices to the end user. Ceterus has addressed this problem both from the initial cost to service providers and the ability to meet end-user needs for tiered services. The Universal Transport System uses QoS parameters to prioritize users' bandwidth requirements based on three levels of services. These service levels are used by the UTS system framer to control available bandwidth and to ensure premium services that require carrier-grade always"on service are available as needed. If there is a service disruption or if the virtual pipe is oversubscribed, these parameters are used to regulate bandwidth based on specific parameters for each client. Ceterus has also addressed service providers' CAPEX restrictions by providing a system solution that has very low first-port equipment cost and with expansion costs that can serve to further reduce the per port costs as additional clients are added. The Universal Transport System has positive ROI in six months or less in most single client applications. In addition, since the system operates transparently to the physical layer and decouples the line side from the client or end user equipment there are no rate dependencies or format mismatches. Reducing the need for other equipment such as edge routers significantly reduces system administration and the resulting IP/MPLS hops that are used in other technology solutions. The combination of low first port cost and use of existing infrastructure will enable service providers to use "pay-as-you-grow" strategies in developing new markets. Without the need of expensive upfront CAPEX, testing acceptance of Metro Ethernet in market areas has low risk. End User and network installations are two days or less. The product is currently in trial with major interexchange carriers (IXCs), and has successfully completed lab test certification with Global Crossing. By installing the Universal Transport System within their networks, carrier's carriers such as Global Crossing can sell more overall bandwidth by using their own resources more efficiently. End users will have the option of tiered services providing bandwidth in 1Mbps increments across 10/100baseT ports and in 10Mbps increments across GigE ports. In addition to the IXC trials, Ceterus has also already signed on several new customers. Look for those announcements in the coming weeks. The Universal Transport System family is generally available and ready for immediate deployment. About Ceterus Networks Ceterus Networks provides flexible transport solutions that enable Ethernet as well as legacy service delivery to any location, over copper or fiber. By transforming existing wireline and wireless networks to carry flexible packet-based Ethernet as well as TDM services, Ceterus products enable providers and enterprises to deliver these high-bandwidth, high-QoS managed services to every location, while minimizing access cost and capital expense. Ceterus Networks is a privately-held company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Allen, Texas. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.ceterus.com. Contacts: Tony Katsulos |
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