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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / JUNE 16, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 24
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Systems/Enterprise:
TEXAS UNIVERSITY DEPLOYS GRID
SOLUTIONS
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and the School District of
Philadelphia are deploying optical enterprise solutions from Nortel Networks
that are designed to provide high-speed, high-bandwidth connections for data
communications, computing and collaboration across geographically-dispersed
networks.
These deployments, along with enhancements to Nortel Networks Optical
Enterprise portfolio also announced today are evidence of Nortel Networks
continued focus on enterprise applications like Optical Storage, Optical
Ethernet and Optical Network Convergence.
As part of a high-performance computing initiative led by Dell, a Nortel
Networks "Enterprise Channel Partner," UT Austin is rolling out Optical
Enterprise solutions from Nortel Networks to create the UT Grid for the Texas
Advanced Computing Center (TACC).
TACC, a research facility at UT Austin, provides advanced computing
resources
and services to enable computationally-intensive research, and conducts
research and development activities to develop new computing techniques and
technologies. The Optical Enterprise solution from Nortel Networks will be a
component of TACC's advanced computing and network services as required to
meet the UT Austin research community's increasing demand for processing
power, storage capacity, and bandwidth.
"As the leader in supplying optical solutions to the enterprise, Nortel
Networks is delivering for us a simplified network for voice and data
applications," said Mary Thomas, manager, Grid Technologies, TACC, University
of Texas at Austin. "By using one common platform and management scheme, the
technology allows us to implement the UT Grid computing architecture to
virtualize all computing resources onto one infrastructure."
The Optical Enterprise solution for UT Austin will include Nortel Networks
OPTera Metro 5200 Multiservice Platform, which will link the main campus with
the UT Austin research center for voice and data applications. By linking
multiple computing systems and networks together to act as one, TACC and UT
Austin will be one of the first higher education institutions to install and
deploy a campus-wide grid.
The School District of Philadelphia is also deploying an Optical Enterprise
solution from Nortel Networks. The District is using Optical Ethernet
technology to link more than 300 sites into a high-capacity network for
improved application performance and connectivity. By using this network to
extend the benefits of Ethernet over Resilient Packet Ring (RPR), the District
will be able to consolidate its network cost-effectively while deploying
Internet2, distance learning, multimedia applications, and enhanced
educational applications.
The Optical Ethernet solution for the School District of Philadelphia will
include Nortel Networks Passport 8600 and Nortel Networks Contivity. It will
also include what is expected to be the first implementation of 10 gigabits-
per-second (Gbps) interfaces on Nortel Networks OPTera Metro 3500 Multiservice
Platform.
"We're excited about the opportunities a network of this magnitude will
offer
us," said Bob Westall, director, Telecommunications and Networking for the
School District of Philadelphia. "The Optical Ethernet technology from Nortel
Networks will further our student and faculty educational and professional
growth by allowing for high-speed digital transmission to local communities of
interest, such as educational, cultural, government and healthcare
institutions."
Part of Nortel Networks 'One network. A world of choice.' global enterprise
vision, the simplicity of these optical solutions enables enterprises to
converge multiple applications with multiple protocols (Fibre Channel,
Ethernet and SONET) over a simple, resilient and scalable optical network.
These differing protocols are transported at light speed in their native
formats, eliminating inefficiencies introduced during protocol conversion.
OPTera Metro 3500 Multiservice Platform is a next generation SONET platform
that supports TDM, Ethernet, and storage connectivity, and is fully scalable
from OC-3 to OC-192 in a single shelf. By enabling 10 Gbps transmission on
OPTera Metro 3500, Nortel Networks is accelerating wide deployment of Optical
Enterprise solutions on a cost-effective, scalable service delivery
platform.
Nortel Networks OPTera Metro 5000 Multiservice Platform provides DWDM and
CWDM
optical solutions field-proven with more than 10,000 network elements deployed
and 27,000 wavelengths lit. Nortel Networks was the market share leader in
total optical transport and metro DWDM for the past four years (1999-2002),
according to the Dell'Oro Group.
'One network. A world of choice.' is about raising the bar with a new level
of
customer and employee engagement where and how the network is accessed while
offering enterprises the power of choice in deployment options through
industry-leading solutions in IP (Internet Protocol) Telephony, applications,
data and optical networking.
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