The FLASHWAVE® CDS
Agility at the Packet Optical Edge
The FLASHWAVE Compact Delivery System (CDS) is a packet optical networking platform that combines high capacity Ethernet transport and aggregation services with support for existing SONET/TDM services at the network edge. Itβs designed to equip networks for emerging packet-centric applications, while ensuring support for revenue-bearing legacy services.
Modular and Compact
The FLASHWAVE CDS provides a modular, compact, two-slot chassis. Any mix of Ethernet, SONET, and circuit emulation service
interfaces are supported by the chassis for cost-effective, carrier-grade business data applications.
A Diverse Mix of Access Services
The FLASHWAVE CDS is the definitive packet optical networking platform for the edge of your network. It supports the diverse
mix of access services and technologies currently in use, while enabling the network transition to connection-oriented Ethernet
services.
This platform can take your network into an uncertain and bandwidth-aggressive future while preserving your legacy technology assets, and reducing both capital and operating expenditures.
Recent Press ReleasesMore 
- November 17, 2008 Austin, TX
- Fujitsu Metro/Regional ROADM Platform Creates Expressway to the SC08 Conference
Austin, TX, November 17, 2008 β Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of innovative optical and wireless networking solutions, announced today that a three-node configuration of its market-leading FLASHWAVE® 7500 Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) platform will provide two 40 Gbps wavelengths for the SCinet WAN network at the upcoming Supercomputing Conference 2008 (SC08).
- November 10, 2008 College Park, MD
- Industry Leaders Collaborate on 40 Gbps Live Network Trial
College Park, MD, November 10, 2008 β Engineers from the Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX), High-End Computer Networking (HECN) at NASA Goddard Flight Center (NASA/GSFC), Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) and Fujitsu Network Communications have successfully completed a live trial of 40 Gbps connections between the University of Maryland campus and facilities in McLean, Va. using routing and optical equipment from Juniper Networks and Fujitsu.
- October 30, 2008 Richardson, TX
- FiberLight® Standardizes on Fujitsu Optical Networking Solutions
Richardson, TX, October 30, 2008 β Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of innovative optical and wireless networking solutions, and FiberLight® LLC, a leading provider of metro optical networking, announced today that FiberLight has standardized on Fujitsu optical networking equipment as the backbone for its LightSource® family of managed service offerings.
Related Products:
- FLASHWAVE 7120
Optical Extension Platform
- FLASHWAVE 7500
Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer
- FLASHWAVE 9500
Packet Optical Networking Platform

