1. OPTICAL NETWORKS FOR CABLE OPERATORS
THE FIBER SERVICE PLATFORM DOCSIS 3.0 is creating opportunities for cable operators to deliver
increased bandwidth with enhanced security – and to efficiently offer
The FSP product family provides
comprehensive Optical+Ethernet
voice, data and video services via a common coaxial cable medium. By
networking solutions for access, adopting DOCSIS 3.0, cable operators are able to deliver up to 200Mbit/s
metro core and regional networks. broadband throughput to a single DOCSIS cable modem. The possibilities
ADVA Optical Networking is focused are exciting for cable service providers as they enable themselves to offer
on the needs of enterprise and service
provider customers deploying data, premium high-speed services that address the demands of multiple
storage, voice and video applications. market segments. These will include higher bandwidth services for
residential subscribers, and high-speed services for commercial
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customers.
VOO selects ADVA Optical Networking
With the increasing affordability of a number of consumer entertainment
and Arcadiz Telecom to provide new devices, including large size flat screen television sets, high resolution
video-on-demand and Internet video-on-demand services are becoming more attractive to a wide
backhauling services community of residential users. Having their origin in TV content
Ziggo selects ADVA Optical distribution, cable operators are well positioned to aggressively compete
Networking and Arcadiz Telecom to with traditional telecom operators in the fast growing market for triple
provide new optical infrastructure play service delivery. In addition, cable operators can benefit from today's
challenging economic conditions by capturing enterprise market share
CERTIFICATIONS from legacy telecom players by offering cost-effective, highly reliable
business services that adapt to changing customer demands.
The ADVA FSP is compliant with the
following industry standards:
Business challenges
With the introduction of DOCSIS 3.0, many cable operators will start to
consolidate their clustered networks towards streamlined operations. This
will include a dramatic reduction in the number of content hubs hosting
video servers, satellite broadcast receivers and Internet peering points.
Combined with expected bandwidth growth in coming years, network
migration can only be supported by building new backbone networks
based on highly scalable optical transport technology offering simplicity,
scalability and disruptive cost-per-bit metrics.
Another trend associated with bandwidth growth in cable networks is the
migration of Cable Modem Termination Systems (CMTS) closer to the end
user, therefore increasing the available capacity by reducing cluster sizes.
Efficient and reliable backhaul of broadband traffic from new CMTS
locations becomes an additional challenge for cable operators, leading to
deployment of fiber deeper into the access network and the adoption of
Ethernet-centric optical backhaul technology. Critical also to business
services is the requirement for very high network availability and this is
another consideration for cable operators in their network evolution
planning.
Solution
The ideal solution for the transport network of cable operators consists of
a flexible, resilient optical layer with integrated sub-wavelength
aggregation for Ethernet client signals. ADVA Optical Networking’s FSP
3000 WDM transport solution implements a flexible optical layer with
combination of two-degree and multi-degree ROADMs to maximize the
efficiency of the network through optical bypass and to enable in-service
network extension. Controlled by a sophisticated GMPLS control

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plane, provisioning and management of end-to-end wavelength
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paths is simplified and can be performed at lowest possible
operational costs. With its extensive set of transponder and ADVA Optical Networking (FSE:
integrated muxponder modules, the system supports up to 80 ADV) is a global provider of
telecommunications equipment.
wavelengths over a single fiber pair for a maximum transport With innovative Optical+Ethernet
capacity of 3.2Tbit/s. transport solutions, we build the
foundation for high-speed, next-
generation networks. Our FSP
ASI-to-GbE
Soft switch PSTN product family adds scalability and
aggregation
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networks while removing complexity
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forward traffic as uni-cast, multi-cast and broadcast, cable operators
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can migrate their transport networks with far greater cost efficiency.
Benefits FSP 3000
The FSP 3000 Optical+Ethernet transport solution with integrated ADVA Optical Networking’s
Ethernet ADM and aggregation functionality enables cable operators Optical+Ethernet transport solution
to deploy scalable and unified transport networks. Total cost of is a modular WDM system
specifically designed to maximize
ownership is minimized by: the bandwidth and service flexibility
of access, metro core and regional
:: Wire-speed Gigabit Ethernet aggregation onto 4Gbit/s and networks. The unique optical layer
10Gbit/s wavelengths for lowest transmission latency and design of the FSP 3000 supports in-
service CWDM to DWDM migration
highest quality of service as well as the hybrid implementation
:: Integrated 10GbE Layer 2 aggregation for optimal network of static and dynamic photonic
components, including
resource utilization and seamless integration into switch and Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop
router networks Multiplexers (ROADM). Integrated
Ethernet multiplexing and
:: Directional switching and colorless ROADM technology for
aggregation functionality provides
enhanced flexibility, removal of network touch points and the most cost-effective solution for
simplified network operations packet optical transport.
:: Fast and automatic protection options for increased network
availability with guaranteed quality of service
:: Rich Optojack and Etherjack functionality for intelligent next-
generation optical and Ethernet demarcation, including service
monitoring and assurance
:: A single platform solution for aggregation and core network for
streamlined network operations through common operational
processes spares and network management
:: Energy and space efficiency due to highly integrated design
with flexible customization capability
May 2009