Merit Network selects ADVA 100G Metro
2014-03-20ADVA Optical Networking said that Merit Network has deployed the ADVA 100G Metro solution to provide increased bandwidth capacity on a critical path of its core network that spans from Ann Arbor to Detroit and Lansing, Michigan to its optical fiber ring in Chicago. This connectivity provides Merit Network's community of research and education (R&E) organizations with dramatically increased speeds to access the Internet2 national high-speed backbone, which is connected to Merit Network's fiber ring in Chicago. As Michigan's only access to Internet2, this connectivity is vital for Merit Network R&E Members that wish to collaborate on bandwidth-intensive national and international science projects. Stretching across 800 km of fiber, the ADVA 100G Metro transports data from Michigan to Merit's Chicago fiber-optic ring to get to the Internet2 network without any regeneration. This distance is a first for the ADVA 100G Metro direct detect technology in a commercial network.
"The ADVA 100G Metro removes any limits to our Members in Michigan, ensuring they can participate on any scientific research project, whether it be national or even global. This is critical for Merit and our Members, especially when we are discussing the exchange of petabytes of data. Thanks to the team at ADVA Optical Networking, Merit is able to continually scale our network to outpace the needs of our membership. That is why we have been a customer for over 10 years," said Don Welch, President & CEO, Merit Network.
Merit Network's deployment of the ADVA 100G Metro comes rapidly after the completion of a new 10G network in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, one of the final sections of its REACH-3MC infrastructure. The ADVA FSP 3000 has been used extensively throughout REACH-3MC, helping to connect over 200 R&E organizations across 3,600 km of fiber. Merit Network has worked closely with the team at ADVA Optical Networking since 2003 and has thoroughly tested each product at the company's Atlanta campus, including the ADVA 100G Metro. This testing often proves invaluable, ensuring in-depth understanding of the equipment and how it will operate in live network environments. As such, there are no hidden unknowns.
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