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Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform

Overview Continuing with its tradition of innovation and leadership in metro optical networking, Cisco has introduced the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP), which is transforming metro and regional DWDM networks. The Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform sets the industry benchmark for Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) solutions by using proven Cisco Multiservice Provisioning Platform networking technologies to deliver simple, fast, and intelligent DWDM capabilities and lower capital and operating expenditures.

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Publisher	Cisco Systems	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2006	Downloads	49
Format	White Papers
Topics	Optical Networking, DWDM, Fibre

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