PARIS, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- EKINOPS (Euronext
Paris - FR0011466069 – EKI), a leading supplier of optical
transport equipment and router solutions, today announces that it
has joined the Open ROADM Multi-Source Agreement (MSA).
The purpose of the group is to help build and publish open
standards for optical networks building blocks such as ROADMs
(Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers), transponders and
in-line amplifiers. Traditionally, these building blocks are
proprietary systems built by each vendor. As a result, they are not
interoperable and cannot be controlled from a single platform that
would allow optical connections end-to-end management in a
multi-vendor environment.
The Open ROADM group consists of over 15 members, including
major telecom vendors and tier 1 operators such as AT&T and
Orange S.A. Its goals are the disaggregation and opening up of the
traditionally proprietary optical systems and the SDN-enablement of
these building blocks in an effort to create flexibility and
software control of the optical layer.
Ekinops has been selected to be part of the Open ROADM group by
the current members committee including major global operator
Orange.
"Ekinops joining Open ROADM is a good sign for us. It confirms
their willingness to participate to a leading open initiative which
paves the way towards automation, laying the foundations of
interoperability in the optical layer. The initiated development
efforts give Ekinops a robust asset to address the market." said
Christian Gacon, Vice President,
Wireline Networks and Infrastructure at Orange.
This follows the recent demonstration of the Ekinops360
platform's compatibility with the OpenDaylight-based SDN
controller. The proof of concept, led by Orange, successfully
exhibited a northbound NETCONF/YANG interface on the Ekinops360
platform implementing the Open ROADM modelling of a legacy
equipment. This proved end-to-end optical services spanning
different suppliers' equipment can be automatically provisioned,
regardless of them being NETCONF/YANG native. A smooth migration
towards further network programmability becomes feasible making
pre-deployed equipment compliant with the latest Open ROADM
standards.
François Xavier Ollivier,
Co-Founder of Ekinops & COO for optical
transport comments: "Interoperability in the optical layer
is key to achieve the benefits of automated control. It may not be
in the interest of very large vendors to truly endorse such
initiative, but for us, joining Open ROADM is a matter of course as
we are entirely committed to protect service providers' investment.
Our latest successful proof of concept with Orange is an important
achievement in that direction as it proves the ability for legacy
equipment to be integrated into an operator's network that is
controlled by an SDN environment."
Contact
For more information, visit http://www.ekinops.com/
For further media information, or to schedule an interview
with Ekinops, please contact
Lucy Horsman, iseepr
+44-(0)113-350-1922
lucy@iseepr.co.uk
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