Product Overview

Metrodata's DC range of interface converters offer low-cost, small footprints, reliability and simple plug and forget configuration. They offer interface conversion for Nx64kbps and E1 2Mbps G703 leased line connectivity. They can be used as standalone units or rack-mounted using either two unit 1U or eighteen unit 6U rackmount kits.

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Metrodata's managed interface converters offer an effective way of connecting user equipment with X.21, V.35, HSSI, E1 or Ethernet interfaces to high performance leased lines including Nx64kbps, E1, E2, E3, DS3, STM-1, OC-3.

This conversion is performed transparently and so is independent of protocol or router configuration. These products offer comprehensive management functionality which allows the full range of monitoring and configuration control either locally using a terminal, or remotely using SNMP or Telnet either via an IP network or in band.

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Metrodata's products allow a variety of different leased line services to be used including Nx64kbps, E1, E2, E3, DS3, STM-1 and OC-3 offering conversion and multiplexing functions to user equipment with X.21, V.35, HSSI, E1 or Ethernet interfaces.

Conversion and multiplexing functions are performed transparently and so are independent of protocol or router configuration.

Products vary in sophistication from simple bit switch configured plug and play devices, to comprehensively configured and managed equipment which offer performance monitoring as well as local and remote management facilities.

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Metrodata fibre converters offer a variety of conversions, including leased line emulation, serial fibre conversion, wavelength conversion and mode conversion, and include both fibre optic modems and fibre optic multiplexers. Products are available for use with either multimode or singlemode fibre over both short haul and long haul distances. Typical interfacing requirements include:

• E1 G703 BNC/RJ45 equipment, e.g. routers or PBXs - FC1x00
• E3/DS3 G.703 equipment, e.g. routers or broadcast video equipment - FC3x00
• STM-1/OC-3 BNC G703 equipment, e.g. core switches - FC4x00
• Multimode Fibre interfaces at 155Mbit/s, e.g. routers - FC2x00
• Multimode Fibre interfaces at 622Mbit/s, e.g. routers - FC6x00
• RS232, e.g. terminals - FIMO-232
• V.35, V.36, X.21, e.g. routers or video conferencing equipment - FIMO-2000
• EIA530, e.g. satellite modems - FIMO-2000
• Multiple Ethernet, E1 and T1 equipment - MetroLAN1000
• Multiple Ethernet, E1, T1, E3 and DS3 equipment - MetroLAN2000
• Emux offers a simple method of delivering 4, 8 or 16 E1 services over redundant fibre

All Metrodata fibre converters are supplied as standard with SC connectors operating at a nominal wavelength of 1300nm. Other wavelengths are available on request, e.g. 850nm, 1550nm, 1550/1300 CWDM. Other connectors are available on request, e.g. ST, FC.

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Metrodata offer a range of products which provide a plug and play solution to Ethernet media conversion problems. For example, these products enable you to connect local area networks (LANs) together over a fibre, or interconnect LAN devices using fibre.

Metrodata offer various solutions with their Ethernet media converter family:

• The FC7x00 family offers Fast Ethernet copper to fibre conversion, i.e. 10/100baseT to 100baseF, over multimode or singlemode cable, with both short-haul or long-haul applications being supported
• The FC2x00 family offers Fast Ethernet fibre mode conversion, i.e. 100baseF multimode to 100baseF singlemode, with both short-haul or long-haul singlemode applications being supported
• The FC5000 family offers Gigabit Ethernet copper to fibre conversion, i.e. 10/100/1000baseT to 1000baseSX or 10/100/1000baseT to 1000baseLX
• The FC-GigE offers Gigabit Ethernet fibre mode conversion, i.e. 1000baseSX to 1000baseLX

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Metrodata offer a range of products which are useful for LAN extension purposes. These products enable you to connect local area networks (LANs) together over a wide area network (WAN) without the need for expensive and complex routers. An example application would be to connect a remote office network to the head quarters over a Telecoms leased line service.

Metrodata offer various solutions with their LAN extender family:

• The WAN-in-a-Can family extend the plug and play functionality of LAN switches to connect over a wide area network
• The LH1000 offers Ethernet extension over a variety of serial interfaces including HSSI, EIA530, X.21, V.35 and RS-232, e.g. as may be found on satellite modems
• The LV2000 offers Ethernet extension over LVDS (EIA644) equipment including Cryptos and satellite modems

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Metrodata offer a comprehensive solution for Ethernet Service Delivery. The MetroConnect range of products offers both carrier exchange modular systems as well as standalone customer site equipment. These products enable you to provision Ethernet based services over a wide variety of last mile connection types without the configuration complexity and network partitioning that routers cause. Sophisticated OAM and IP based management allow full network visibility and utilisation right onto the customer site.

Metrodata offer various solutions within their Ethernet service delivery family:

• MetroConnect Ethernet Service Delivery Platform is a modular system for exchange and carrier POPs which interworks with the following standalone customer premise equipment
  
• FCM9000 offers fully manageable Ethernet extension over copper or resilient fibre
• WCM1100, WCM1400 and WCM1800 offer fully manageable Ethernet extension over 1, 4 and 8 fractional E1/T1 services
• WCM3100 and WCM3200 offer fully manageable Ethernet extension over 1 and 2 fractional E3/DS3 services
• WCM5100 offers fully manageable Ethernet extension over SDH STM-1 and Sonet OC-3 services
• WCM_Serial and LHM1000 offer fully manageable Ethernet extension over serial and HSSI services such as satellite links

Metrodata offer various solutions for the convergence of multiple services using various different multiplexing technologies:

• FM4200 converges an E1 drop port plus X.21/V.35 at 64kbps to 1984kbps onto an E1 2M G703 leased lines
• FM4500 converges an E1 drop port plus Quad X.21/V.35 at 64kbps to 1984kbps onto an E1 2M G703 leased lines
• Emux offers a simple method of delivering 4, 8 or 16 E1 services over redundant fibre
• MetroLAN1000 offers a sophisticated solution to the convergence of multiple Ethernet, E1 and T1 equipment using SDH multiplexing technology
• MetroLAN2000 offers a sophisticated solution to the convergence of multiple Ethernet, E1, T1, E3 and DS3 equipment using SDH multiplexing technology
• AP Access Processor range offers a sophisticated platform for the convergence of multiple disparate services. ATM technology with its high throughput and low delays is used as a convergence mechanism. Specialist functionality also enables the integration of more complex data sources e.g. encrypted data at exacting non-standard frequencies, as well as the integration and backhaul of satellite modems via terrestrial services

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Metrodata's HSSI & LVDS converters offer a variety of conversion and extension functions from standard networking equipment with Ethernet or HSSI interfaces to the latest generation of HSSI and LVDS equipment such as Cryptos or satellite modems including:

• HSSI to LVDS conversion - BC1x00
• HSSI to EIA530 conversion - BC2x00
• Ethernet over LVDS extension - LV2000
• Connection to leased lines such as E2 (FM4850), E3 (FM4900) and DS3 (FM4950)
• Interfacing to routers with Packet-over-Sonet (POS) interfaces - PA1000
• Router HSSI extension up to 150 metres - HE1000

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Metrodata’s ATM product range provide Rate, Interface and Media conversion functions for E1, T1, E2, E3, E4, DS3, STM1, OC3 leased line, fibre and copper ATM presentations. The Access processor range also provides a sophisticated multiservice convergence function between a wide variety of interface types.

• ATM Switching Converters for Rate and Interface Conversion
• ATM Circuit Emulation Converters for the transport of non-ATM equipment and services across and ATM network
• ATM Network Termination Units for Media Conversion and Service Provision
• AP Access Processor for sophisticated multiservice convergence purposes

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Metrodata offer the following modular chassis:

• MetroRack, a modular delivery platform for the plug and play conversion units
• MetroConnect, a sophisticated Ethernet Service Delivery platform

The following Rackmount Kits are available for Metrodata's modem style plug and play conversion units:

• 2 unit 1U Rackmount Kit for mounting 2 units side by side in a 19 inch rack
• 18 unit 6U Rackmount Kit for mounting 18 units in a 19 unit rack
• Quad Box whereby 4 individual modem style units are physically packaged within a single 1U 19 inch rack mountable casing, thereby offering both cost savings and enhanced density