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JANET Network successfully completes second 100Gbit/s trial

25 March 2010

Following the completion of a successful network trial last year, a second trial has just been completed of 100Gbit/s optical transmission circuit operation over the JANET core network, a private research and educational network.

As requirements for network capacity continue to grow, 100Gbit/s circuit technology will play an important role in underpinning the requirements of providing a scalable and reliable JANET network service. It is therefore important that JANET(UK) is fully prepared to exploit this technology at the earliest opportunity.

This latest trial was conducted in partnership with Verizon Business and Ciena using Ciena's first generation 100Gbit/s optical transmission product. The trial took place over a live operational section of the JANET backbone between the Reading and Bristol network Points of Presence, with a 100Gbit/s wavelength injected into the fibre as an alien wavelength alongside wavelengths carrying operational traffic.

"By conducting these types of trials over the network at this early stage, we will be in a perfect position to address any future requirements whilst providing a robust, flexible and scaleable network for our customers," says Jeremy Sharp, head of strategic technologies at JANET(UK).



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