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MATISSE NETWORKS COMPLETES CARRIER ETHERNET CERTIFICATION MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., February 20, 2008—Matisse Networks today announced that its EtherBurst Packet WDM system has been awarded Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) 9 certification. MEF 9 defines the requirements and corresponding test procedures to which a system must comply to deliver Ethernet services. This is an innovative and service-oriented test specification which verifies compliance with key carrier Ethernet criteria: scalability, reliability, ability to support multiple applications, robust service level agreements and global interoperability. “EtherBurst provides standard Ethernet interfaces for interconnecting third-party switches and routers,” said Timon Sloane, VP of marketing at Matisse Networks. “Achieving MEF certification underscores Matisse’s ongoing commitment to Ethernet interoperability.” “This certification assures the Matisse EtherBurst Packet WDM system is compliant with Ethernet Private Line (EPL), Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) and Ethernet-Local Area Network (E-LAN) services,” said Bob Mandeville, president of the MEF’s authorized testing lab Iometrix. “This certification assures customers that EtherBurst is a standards compliant layer-2 switching solution fully interoperable with virtually all Ethernet switches and routers.” Matisse Networks is named after Henri Matisse, the famous painter known as the “Master of Color”. Like the painter, Matisse Networks is mastering the colors of light to pioneer the field of optical burst technology. Matisse Networks’ EtherBurst optical switch is the first packet optical transport system with optical burst technology. EtherBurst is purpose-built for carrier and enterprise metro Ethernet optical transport networks, saving 50% of capital and operational expenses compared with legacy optical circuit systems. EtherBurst maximizes utilization of optical bandwidth and increases packet service flexibility at the lowest total cost of ownership. Matisse Networks, EtherBurst, and MeshWave are trademarks of Matisse Networks, Inc. |
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