Commercial availability is expected by the end of the year. Ciena is also developing a DWDM ring-based metropolitan network system supporting up to 16 optical channel wavelengths. ATM's class of service functionality is the added bonus for network managers just looking for cheaper connections. The article provides an overview of how inverse multiplexing over ATM operates and also highlights important distinctions between competing products on the market. Also included in the article are tables with product specifications from various vendors.
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The company's new IMA LIMO hardware and software solution can terminate four T1 or E1 interfaces and can be used in tandem to support up to 8xT1 or 8xE1 links. The board can implement one or two IMA groups, with groups larger than four links requiring two LIMO boards in tandem. Westell Technologies will supply its FlexCap2 systems for an ADSL in the Nagano prefecture of Japan, site of the upcoming 1998 Winter Olympics. A searchable archive and Headline Index are now available online for the ATM News Digest. Back copies of the ATM News Digest will be posted to the public access archive thirty days after publication.