Telecommunications access equipment manufacturer RAD Data next week at the CTIA Wireless conference will introduce its line of packet transfer solutions that support 3G backhaul over Metro Ethernet networks, wireless, and DSL services.

 

The company’s Metro Ethernet solution allows traditional voice and TDM traffic to be transported using packet networks without the need to purchase new communications equipment.

 

RAD Data’s president of U.S. operations, Oded Ilan, noted in a press release that many traditional TDM networks soon will migrated to packet-switched Gigabit Ethernet, IP, and MPLS networks.

 

“Considering the major impact that backhaul has on capital and operating expenses, cellular operators and service providers are constantly on the lookout for innovative solutions that make more efficient use of the transport bandwidth,” Ilan added.

 

In the press release, RAD said that its ACE-3x00 series multiservice aggregation units is “the first such commercially available solution to simultaneously support TDM and ATM over packet-switched networks.”

 

Incorporating Pseudowire capabilities into its solution means RAD gives operators and service providers a future-proof migration path to Ethernet/IP/MPLS networks.

 

Pseudowire capabilities have now been added to RAD’s Airmux-200, a carrier-class, high-capacity wireless multiplexer for connecting E1/T1 and Ethernet networks point-to-point using a wireless link. The Airmux-200 is FCC (News - Alert), CAN/CSA and ETSI-compliant for license-exempt transmission.

 

“Since unlicensed bandwidth is essentially free, backhaul over unlicensed bandwidth can mean significant savings for cellular operators,” Ilan noted in the press release.

 

For more information, visit RAD Data at CTIA Wireless (News - Alert), booth #245, or go to www.radusa.com.