Champion ONE, a newly acquired brand of Legrand, and a supplier of open optical network technology, on March 4 announced it has partnered with Syringa Networks to rapidly deploy an open architecture XGS-PON network, billed as the first of its kind in the U.S.
Syringa, a facilities-based network provider offering fiber-based, managed transport, and voice solutions to business customers in the United States and globally, planned to deploy 1G services to their SMB customers. By turning 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports in an already deployed switch into a virtual OLT, Syringa says it was able to cost-effectively scale new services to meet demand while maximizing their existing switch investment.
According to the companies, the Champion ONE open architecture solution implemented by Syringa Networks accelerated its XGS-PON deployment by providing:
- 1) A modular, software-only management implementation which allowed quick customization for Syringa Networks’ unique physical network.
- 2) A pre-packaged set of management tools that interface with the solution’s core open-source database.
- 3) An operator-controllable open API toolset for 3rd party ONU interoperability.
Champion ONE and Tibit Communications supported Syringa Networks' expansion through the lab evaluation process, enabling accelerated deployment and turn-up of services. As a result, Syringa was able to connect its first customers to the network build-out within eight weeks of the initial discussion with Champion ONE, with additional customers expected to be added throughout 2021.
“We’re excited to contribute our new open architecture management solution to help Champion ONE and Syringa Networks realize this accelerated network deployment,” commented Colt Lawton, managing director of North American regional accounts at Tibit Communications.
Lawton added, “Tibit’s newly-released MicroClimate Management System (MCMS) provides several industry firsts for open architecture deployments. Uniquely, it opens the core database itself as a modular, open-source, and secure solution which can integrate with Tibit or partner-designed tools. MCMS also provides native 3rd party ONU support with open tools for carriers to flexibly add new ONUs as the network evolves.”
“Champion ONE is pleased to partner with Tibit to support Syringa Networks with an open 10G PON network,” commented Tim Yanda, director of engineering at Champion ONE.
Yanda continued, “This commercial deployment marks a milestone for XGS-PON networks as it is utilizing the revolutionary Tibit MicroPlug and management system in an existing Syringa Networks’ switch to power the PON network. Champion ONE looks forward to supporting Syringa Networks as they deploy additional Tibit MicroPlugs.”
Tibit's MicroPlug OLT is billed as the world's first pluggable OLT. The device's standards-based SFP+ form factor allows it to plug into almost any 10G switch port, greatly expanding architecture options for carriers. The unit is enabled by the Tibit bridge ASIC, the company's proprietary, compact, low-power 10G OLT chipset, which supports a rich feature set across both ITU-T and IEEE 10G PON standards.
More info:
www.championone.com
www.tibitcom.com
www.syringanetworks.net
