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Spirent to Incorporate MRV Solutions for Fiber Connectivity and Out-of-Band Management as Part of Automation Lab CHATSWORTH, Calif., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (NASDAQ:MRVC), a leading provider of products and services for out-of-band networking, WDM and optical transport, metro Ethernet, fiber optic components, 10GE and other service aware networking products, today announced a partnership with Spirent Communications (NYSE:SPM)(LSE:SPT) to incorporate MRV's Media Cross Connect and LX 4000T console server into the Spirent Test Automation Lab. The agreement comes at a time when Spirent is expanding its test automation capabilities to make testing more efficient by reducing lab configuration time, reducing testing time and offering automation proof-of-concept capabilities for employees, partners and customers around the world. The Spirent Test Automation Lab integrates test lab inventory control, configuration management, scheduling, test planning, test execution, and reporting for local, distributed, or fully automated remote control. It allows for complex tests to be performed repeatedly -- using fully automated hardware setup and software configuration -- to deliver consistent results, quickly isolate problems, and ensure a successful product or service launch. The Automation Lab also supports reusability of test procedures through the full life cycle, from development to manufacturing. The benefit to test labs is dramatically improved test efficiency over manual lab configuration, potentially saving carriers, enterprises and network equipment manufacturers millions of dollars in costs. A key component of lab automation is fiber-optic connectivity that is configurable and scalable as well as console control over key pieces of hardware. The MRV Media Cross Connect provides the connectivity, supporting a wide range of network protocols, ranging from low-speed to 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 4 Gigabit Fibre Channel devices. MRV's complete out-of-band management system based on its LX 4000T console server empowers the Spirent Test Automation Lab with complete, secure out-of-band control of hardware and the ability to power cycle the equipment if it freezes up for any reason. "Our goal with the Spirent Test Automation Lab is to usher in the next generation of lab management -- streamlining test lab procedures to help our customers reap great savings from the increased efficiency," said Neil Anderson, vice president of global services for Spirent Communications. "MRV is an excellent infrastructure partner for this program because its products are universal and offer great value, but also because the company is committed to this market, and it shows in how well they've worked with us on this project." "With experience in test labs of some of the industry's leading network equipment manufacturer and carriers we're confident of the value offered by our solution in this application," said Noam Lotan, MRV president and CEO. "Our partnership with a world-leader like Spirent and its cutting edge automation solution gives us additional market access and visibility and will help MRV to expand its share of this market." The MRV Media Cross Connect is a programmable digital cross-connect that permits port-to-port connectivity using flexible SFP interfaces and delivering per port bandwidth up to 10 Gbps with an impressive overall system bandwidth that exceeds 1 Terabit per second. With the flexibility of an SFP platform, the cross-connect supports multimode and singlemode fiber and both coarse wave division multiplexing ("CWDM") and dense WDM. The cross-connect transparently supports any combination of communication protocols, including SONET (OC-3 to OC-48), Ethernet (10/100/1000/10,000), Fibre Channel (1/2/4), iSCSI and even proprietary protocols. MRV's LX Series family of RoHS-compliant console servers provides redundancy and security features necessary for the out-of-band networking needs of both enterprises and carriers. Other capabilities in MRV's integrated Out-of-Band Networking solution include remote power management for intelligent power distribution and for maximum operational uptime, and sensor networking to provide control of the physical and environmental infrastructure. About MRV Communications, Inc. MRV Communications, Inc. ("MRV") is a leading provider of network equipment and services, and optical components. MRV's networking business provides equipment used by commercial customers, governments and telecommunications service providers, and includes switches, routers, physical layer products and out-of-band management products as well as specialized networking products for aerospace, defense and other applications including voice and cellular communication. MRV's optical components business provides optical communications components for metropolitan, access and Fiber-to-the-Premises applications, through its wholly owned subsidiary LuminentOIC, Inc. MRV markets and sells its products worldwide through a variety of channels, including a dedicated direct sales force, manufacturers' representatives, value-added-resellers, distributors and systems integrators. MRV also has operations in Europe that provide network system design, integration and distribution services that include products manufactured by third-party vendors, as well as internally developed and manufactured products. Publicly traded since 1992, MRV is listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol MRVC. For more information about MRV and its products, please call (818) 773-0900 or visit our websites at http://www.mrv.com/ and http://www.luminentoic.com/. Media Relations MRV Communications, Inc. David Rodewald (805) 494-9508 DATASOURCE: MRV Communications, Inc. CONTACT: David Rodewald of MRV Communications, Inc., +1-805-494-9508, Web site: http://www.luminentoic.com/ Web site: http://www.mrv.com/

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