Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.

Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4000 Platforms Comply with MEF 14 Ethernet Service Definitions

Fujitsu Platforms among the First Group of Systems to Support Ethernet SLAs for Real-Time and Data-Intensive Business Applications

Richardson, TX, August 08, 2006 — Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that Iometrix, an independent testing facility, has determined that two Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4000 products can deliver Ethernet Private Line (EPL), Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) and Ethernet LAN (E-LAN) services that are compliant with the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) 14 technical specification.

The field-proven FLASHWAVE 4500 platform and popular FLASHWAVE 4100 system were tested by the Iometrix test laboratory in accordance with the Iometrix Test Plan for Traffic Management as approved by the MEF Certification Committee, and have been certified to comply with the requirements established in the MEF 14 Abstract Test Suite for Traffic Management. These products were also previously certified to comply with the MEF 9 technical specification. With the addition of MEF 14 compliance, these platforms are able to support full compliance to critical Ethernet service requirements as defined by the MEF.

"Fujitsu has backed up the claim that we are market innovators by being one of the first vendors to prove that our products can deliver MEF 14 compliant Ethernet services," said Bill Erickson, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Fujitsu Network Communications. "MEF 14 provides specific guidelines for Quality of Service (QoS) parameters, which is another major step towards making Ethernet services carrier-class. By successfully demonstrating MEF 14 compliance with our FLASHWAVE 4000 portfolio, we give our customers the flexibility they need to create exciting new Ethernet service offerings that support real-time and bandwidth-intensive business applications."

MEF 14 provides clear specifications-based guidelines for the formulation of Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and is a major step toward making Ethernet truly carrier-class. MEF 14 complements MEF 9 and covers “Service Performance” and “Bandwidth Profiles”—two sets of MEF service attributes. The first set encompasses three service performance attributes relating to Ethernet Virtual Circuits (EVC): Frame delay, Frame delay variation and frame loss ratio. The second set follows the familiar example of Frame Relay and includes four bandwidth profile attributes: Committed Information Rate (CIR), Committed Burst Size (CBS), Excess Information Rate (EIR), and Excess Burst Size (EBS). Together MEF 9 and MEF 14 cover the complete set of Carrier Ethernet service attributes defined in the core definitional technical document MEF 10.

"Now Carrier Ethernet is delivering its promises on Quality of Service in a standardized, independently verified manner," explains Mark Whalley, co-chair of the MEF Marketing Committee. "For a service provider end-customer, MEF 14 certification means confidence that the equipment in the network is capable of providing tightly specified SLA behavior in terms of assured bandwidth and application responsiveness. With the explosion in VoIP usage and the promise of IPTV and other bandwidth hungry and delay-sensitive services, Carrier Ethernet must deliver Quality of Service to maintain its momentum as one of the fastest growing sectors in our industry."

Fujitsu Network Communications was one of the first 15 companies to be presented with certification at GLOBALCOMM 2006 in June.

"Quality of Service is a critical attribute to ensure that Carrier Ethernet services will deliver the strict performance and bandwidth guarantees our business customers demand" says Michael Tighe, director of corporate strategy of Verizon, and chair of the MEF board. "These 15 vendors are to be congratulated for being the first to commit to premium Carrier Ethernet services, and the challenge of submitting their products to two months of exhaustive testing at the Iometrix labs."

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About the Metro Ethernet Forum

The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) is a global industry alliance comprising more than 80 organizations including telecommunications service providers, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. The MEF’s mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide. For more information about the Forum, including a complete listing of all current MEF members, please visit the MEF web site at http://www.MetroEthernetForum.org.

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About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. delivers robust wireline and wireless solutions that power next-generation communication networks. With an unequalled portfolio of IT and telecom products and the support of Fujitsu Limited, a $40.6B company with over 150,000 professionals in more than 100 countries, Fujitsu helps its customers fuse information and networking technology with commercial value. Over 320,000 Fujitsu network elements have been deployed by all major carriers across North America. Fujitsu is illustrating innovation at work through its well-established and highly-regarded position as a market leader in both SONET and ROADM technology, the fundamental building blocks of next-generation networks. For more information, please visit http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom.

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