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ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING'S FSP 3000RE ENABLES GEORGIA'S BARROW COUNTY K-12 SCHOOLS TO TRANSFORM EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
(Market Wire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) MAHWAH, NJ and MARTINSRIED/MUNICH, GERMANY, January 24 / MARKET WIRE/ --
ADVA Optical
Networking today announced that
deployment of the ADVA Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 3000RE in
PeachNet? has enabled Barrow County Schools to implement a host of
innovative services, including becoming the first K-12 school system
in Georgia to connect to Internet2, the foremost U.S. advanced
networking consortium. Access to PeachNet is enabling Barrow County
Schools to transform the education it provides students and to better
attract, train and retain teachers.
"If we continue to do only education as usual, we're not providing
our students the education they need to be global leaders," said Dr.
Ron Saunders, superintendent of Barrow County Schools and the Georgia
School Superintendents Association's 2008 Superintendent of the Year.
"By connecting to Internet2, we are providing our students with
educational opportunities that were simply impossible to offer only a
few years ago. With this technology, we are keeping our students
excited about learning and we are giving quality teachers more
reasons to come to and stay in Barrow County."
The capabilities of the new network will be showcased in the "Splash
Day" event at Westside Middle School in Winder, Georgia, from 9 to 11
a.m. January 24. In addition to Dr. Saunders, scheduled presenters
include Steve Harmon from Georgia State University - Chair, Division
of Learning Technologies; Jud Ready, from Georgia Tech - Senior
Research Engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) -
Electro-Optical Systems Labs; and - via a link along the network -
Don Reece, Director of Information Technology, Pembina Trails School
Division, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Among the innovative projects that Barrow County Schools officials
plan to implement thanks to the connection to PeachNet via ADVA
Optical Networking's equipment are:
* a "global concert series" offered by the Philadelphia Orchestra via
Internet2;
* interactive programs offered by Atlanta's Center for Puppetry Arts;
* environmental science programs where students can interact with
researchers on the sea floor at Gray's Reef National Marine
Sanctuary;
* calculus classes from Georgia Tech, utilizing a virtual-whiteboard
application that fosters close interaction among students and
teachers connected remotely; and
* a Georgia State University project in which education professors
can observe student teachers in Barrow County classrooms as part of
their teacher training and skills development programs.
PeachNet is a statewide communications network supporting more than
60 University System of Georgia sites, five private higher-education
institutions and more than a half-dozen other government agencies, in
addition to Barrow County Schools. With the ADVA FSP 3000RE providing
backbone transport, PeachNet supports services of speeds up to
10Gbit/s across the full network distance of 2,400 miles.
With the ADVA FSP 3000RE's Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
(DWDM) capability, data, voice, video and storage application traffic
are transported along the same fiber-optic strands across the
PeachNet infrastructure. In DWDM, different types of network
application traffic are assigned different wavelengths of light in
the color spectrum. The ADVA FSP 3000RE combines ("multiplexes") the
outgoing traffic from a node for transport across PeachNet and
separates ("demultiplexes") incoming traffic back to their respective
devices. Because the different wavelengths of light are engineered to
not interfere with one another, applications of different protocols
can be transported simultaneously across optical fiber. Thanks to
DWDM, additional bandwidth and services can be deployed without
physical expansion of PeachNet.
"PeachNet and Barrow County Schools are at the vanguard of a
developing trend where the unprecedented capabilities of the nation's
research-and-education networks are being rolled out to users beyond
universities," said Brian P. McCann, senior vice president of
marketing and strategy with ADVA Optical Networking. "We are pleased
to deliver these capabilities to enable Barrow County Schools to
change their approach to education. We look forward to continuing to
help PeachNet innovate and remain on the cutting edge of both
technology and education."
ABOUT ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING
ADVA Optical Networking (FSE: ADV) is at the forefront of providing
Optical+Ethernet solutions that advance next-generation networks for
data, storage, voice and video services. Our company's strength comes
from passionate and dedicated employees, all sharing a common vision:
a fast, customized response to customers' ever-changing needs. Our
innovative Fiber Service Platform (FSP) and strong customer focus
provide carriers and enterprises the ability to scale their networks
and deliver intelligent, competitive new services. ADVA Optical
Networking's solutions have been deployed at more than 200 carriers
and 10,000 enterprises around the world. For further information
about ADVA Optical Networking: www.advaoptical.com.
ABOUT BARROW COUNTY SCHOOLS
The mission of the Barrow County School District is to provide all
students quality educational opportunities that enable them to become
successful, responsible, and contributing citizens. The Barrow
County School System is a SACS/CASI exemplary accredited school
district with an average enrollment of 12,000 students. Barrow
County is located in northeast Georgia approximately forty-five miles
from Atlanta and is listed in the top twenty-five fastest growing
counties in the United States. "World Class Education - Home Town
Values."
PUBLISHED BY:
ADVA AG Optical Networking, Martinsried/Munich and Meiningen, Germany
ADVA Optical Networking Inc., Mahwah, New Jersey, USA
ADVA Optical Networking Corp., Tokyo, Japan
www.advaoptical.com
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