1. APPLICATION NOTE
Research and
Education Networks “As we continue to facilitate
high-end research applications
that span the globe, ADVA Optical
Networking offers us the technol-
ogy to provide our members the performance
they need.”
Don Welch, Merit Network
Collaboration without Borders
New ideas are born every day. Some of them lead to innovations – others don’t. R&E institutions have the
mandate to educate students and generate ideas that lead to innovations and that ultimately further development
of the human race. Turning ideas into innovations requires smart brains that are connected to other smart brains
via powerful networking technologies. Collaboration is key – researchers, students and educators work best when
they can effectively communicate and share information. Traditional leased-line network models can no longer
cope with the communication demands of today’s R&E community. Researchers require networks that deliver any
bandwidth at any time, anywhere. Bespoke optical networks are the only answer. They are the key to unlocking
the true potential of any scientific organization.
Our Solution –
High-Speed Connectivity for High-Speed Brains
Members of the research community are the classic we have one of the most comprehensive feature
innovators and early adopters of new technology. sets in Ethernet-over-WDM. We offer an extensive
The ability to roll-out large amounts of transmission set of multiplexing transponder options that utilize
capacity is paramount for this group of professionals. wavelengths in a way that enables you to customize
Fiber-optic transmission technology has evolved your network to achieve the design flexibility and
to deliver Tbit/s of capacity over distances that provisioning speed you need.
span tens, hundreds and thousands of kilometers,
transmitting any form of data natively at the speed of Our FSP 3000 is engineered to drive energy-efficiency
light. With up to 8Tbit/s of flexible capacity available throughout your R&E network infrastructure.
on our FSP 3000, we offer one of the highest density Incorporating high-density 10Gbit/s and 100Gbit/s
and most scalable optical networking solutions transponders with and without multiplexing capability,
available today. we significantly reduce space and energy costs. Our
solution eliminates the high operational cost barrier
An effective research network should offer the control normally associated with leading-edge technology.
and flexibility to allocate bandwidth-on-demand and to
provide tools for ease-of-management. Incorporating
the latest multi-degree ROADM technology, our
FSP 3000 is embedded with our multi-layer RAYcontrol
GMPLS control plane software. This combination
results in true network automation, dynamic routing
and self-healing, accelerating network operations and
unlocking the potential of scientific organizations.
R&E backbone networks are moving quickly toward
an all-Ethernet infrastructure. In our FSP 3000, National Research Network

2. Research and Education Networks
Key Benefits – FSP 3000
Unlocking the Potential of Scientific Organizations ADVA Optical Networking’s scalable optical
transport solution is a modular WDM system
Our FSP 3000 is the most widely-used optical
specifically designed to maximize the bandwidth
transmission system in the R&E world. Deployed
and service flexibility of access, metro and core
by a large number of institutions in North America,
networks. The unique optical layer design supports
Europe and Asia, the platform carries virtually
WDM-PON, CWDM and DWDM technology,
any application over state-wide, nation-wide and
including 100Gbit/s line speeds with colorless,
international distances. It allows R&E communities to directionless and contentionless ROADMs.
support any application, anywhere, anytime – without RAYcontrol™, our integrated, industry-leading
the operational complexity of traditional large-sized multi-layer GMPLS control plane, guarantees
networks. Our FSP 3000 scalable optical transport operational simplicity, even in complex meshed-
solution offers: network topologies. Thanks to OTN, Ethernet
• Service and reach scalability and low-latency
Single platform for backbone, metro and campus aggregation, the
applications, supporting up to 80 wavelengths from FSP 3000 represents
10 to 100Gbit/s capacity a highly versatile and
cost-effective solution
• Simplified network planning for packet optical
Colorless, directionless and contentionless multi- transport.
degree ROADM functionality for agile mesh net-
working
• Efficient bandwidth assignment About ADVA Optical Networking
Extensive set of multiplexing transponder options
for flexible utilization of wavelengths and custom- ADVA Optical Networking is a global provider of
ized network design intelligent telecommunications infrastructure solutions.
With software-automated Optical+Ethernet transmission
• Automated resource management technology, the Company builds the foundation for
GMPLS multi-layer control plane, enabling real- high-speed, next-generation networks. The Company’s
time provisioning and service restoration for im- FSP product family adds scalability and intelligence to
proved network reliability customers’ networks while removing complexity and
• Simplified operations cost. Thanks to reliable performance for more than 15
Service-based network operations for end-to-end years, the Company has become a trusted partner for
service provisioning and service management more than 250 carriers and 10,000 enterprises across
across the entire network the globe.
• Lowest operational cost
Easy-to-install system architecture combined with
Partner
power- and space-efficient system design for low-
est operational cost
ADVA Optical Networking Inc. ADVA AG Optical Networking ADVA Optical Networking
North America, Inc. Campus Martinsried Singapore Pte.Ltd.
5755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Fraunhoferstrasse 9 a 25 International Business Park
Norcross, Georgia 30092 82152 Martinsried / Munich #05-106 German Centre
USA Germany Singapore 609916
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