Anritsu MultiFlow 5000 Switches Enable Unique Video Transport Technology Demonstration
Video-Optimized Gigabit and OC-48 Switching Essential for Handling Demanding Requirements of IP Video Traffic
Richardson, TX (April 8, 2002) - Anritsu Network Solutions today announced that its MultiFlow 5000 family of Layer 2/3/4 Gigabit LAN/WAN switches will be featured in a state-of-the-art demonstration of digital asset capture, management, and distribution at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas from April 8-11. Anritsu's switches will be showcased in the Intel booth (#S6327) at the Sands Convention Center as part of a content distribution solution powered by Intel technology. Anritsu will also highlight this technology demonstration in its booth #1055 at the NetWorld+Interop show in Las Vegas from May 7-9.
The technology demonstration incorporates database and video content servers with eight-processor architecture, high-performance workstations with software for video asset retrieval and editing, and networking products from Anritsu transporting IP video data over SANs (Storage Area Networks) as well as LANs and WANs. It illustrates the unique ability of Anritsu's switches to transmit large blocks of video data over Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, and 2.5 Gbps OC-48 links with high throughput, low latency, and low latency variation (jitter).
Video transmission over IP networks invariably involves very large data packets that are fragmented and sent using the UDP/IP network protocol. Most switches and routers are optimized to handle TCP/IP, but perform poorly with UDP traffic. As a result, they typically add so much latency and jitter that video traffic is unusable when it reaches its destination. The MultiFlow 5000 switches have unique ASICs developed by Anritsu that accelerate fragmented UDP processing to enable proper video stream forwarding.
Anritsu's MultiFlow 5000 Layer 2/3/4 Gigabit LAN/WAN switches have forwarding capability up to 24 Mpps for full wire-speed switching and routing performance on every port. The chassis switches in this family feature an OC-48 interface based on Anritsu's ONETM (Optical Network Extension) technology that provides a unique capability for transporting native Ethernet traffic at 2.5 Gbps.
About Anritsu Corporation
Founded more than a century ago, Anritsu Corporation is one of the world's largest providers of technology solutions and employs 5,000 professionals in 18 countries. The Network Solutions Group is one of four divisions of Anritsu and develops IP-based networking and communications products for the enterprise and service provider markets. Other divisions address telecommunications test and measurement products as well as industrial automation. The company's North American operations are based in Richardson, TX, and Morgan Hill, CA. For more information, call 1-800-ANRITSU or visit us on the Web at www.us.anritsu.com.
Anritsu Company, 1155 E. Collins Blvd., Richardson, TX 75081. Tel: 800-ANRITSU; Fax: 972-644-3416.