Codenet Deploys RAD Access Devices for VPNS

August 30, 2002 -- Communications equipment maker RAD Data Communications (RAD.com) said this week that network operator Codenet (Codenet.be) has selected a suite of about 150 RAD fiber optic access devices for its High-Speed Solutions services, which provide end-to-end clear channel VPNs.

Codent has deployed RAD’s Optimux-4E1 and Optimux-XLE1 optical multiplexers and RAD fiber optic modems to support those VPNS, which incorporate multiple E1 lines and Ethernet LANs.

The VPNs, says RAD, are implemented over either a fiber connection directly linking two customer sites, or over fiber between a customer site and a Codenet POP, and via Codenet’s backbone.

"The Optimux family provides simple and cost effective solutions for transporting both multiple E1 links and Ethernet," explains Bart Pauwels, engineering manager at Codenet. "This provides an easily upgradable solution that is receptive to the customer's bandwidth needs and yet is flexible enough to meet the specific requirements of a broad range of applications."

The Optimux-4E1, says RAD, combines four E1 channels at distances up to 75 kilometers, while the Optimux-XLE1 integrates up to 12 E1 channels, together with one to four Ethernet LANs, over a single E3 link.