Imagine a typical scenario where telecom operators or internet service providers offer high bandwidth services to its subscribers to support advanced IP or bandwidth-heavy FTTX applications. But the same level of high bandwidth is consumed most of the time in low bandwidth activities like sending emails. When video-conferencing is on, PC users on the same network may experience congestion.

Telecom operators or internet service providers inevitably suffer loss in bandwidth and the speed of service is unfairly perceived by customers as not up to expectation.

In the past, bandwidth is equally shared and competed amongst all users at access level. That means applications with low requirements for bandwidth will take away excess bandwidth, at the same time applications with high speed requirements will not get enough bandwidth. This represents a misallocation of valuable resources and loss of bandwidth, lowering the service quality for mission critical applications.

With the growing demand for advanced broadband applications such as Triple Play over IP, IPTV, HD programming, internet video, mobile video phone and other bandwidth-heavy applications, service quality is more and more demanding. Efficient allocation of bandwidth resources is crucial for operators to deliver high quality network services and keep service costs competitive.

Telecom operators and internet service providers can now stop losing valuable bandwidth on their network with MetroBlazer™ switches, at the same time end users can enjoy high speed and high efficiency broadband services. MetroBlazer™ by Aspen Optics ( www.aspenoptics.com ) introduces an innovative technology to achieve effective rate limiting and bandwidth control, enabling operators to provide different levels of services and bandwidth per customer Ethernet port. This is a significant breakthrough since telecom operators are currently losing enormous amounts of bandwidth due to diversified bandwidth consumption needs from customers.

MetroBlazer™ is a simple and cost effective way to stop giving away bandwidth, allowing operators to provide different levels of service and bandwidth per customer. More than that, MetroBlazer™ CPE Switch 1208 series allows users at access level to allocate by themselves different ports for different applications under the same roof. The device supports 8-levels bandwidth control. Users can therefore allocate 8 different levels of bandwidth for various applications that require different levels of bandwidth, like video-conferencing, IP surveillance, IP Storage, VoIP, HDTV and other PC applications with diversified bandwidth consumption requirements.

With the growing popularity of fiber networks to support more and more bandwidth-heavy applications, the broadband management feature of MetroBlazer™ is valuable for users to easily take control of their network resource and efficiently allocate bandwidth for different terminal devices to enjoy the highest quality of service.

About Aspen Optics

Aspen Optics is a renowned provider of optical network connectivity products. Catering to the needs of global telecom carriers, network system integrators and distributors, Aspen Optics product line includes MetroBlazer™ switches, concentrator and media converters, SFP transceiver and other optical transceivers for fiber network connection. Aspen Optics has more than 6 years experience in offering clients high quality, carrier grade tested products benefiting from its significant investment in an in-house testing facility. Today, many of the most prominent telecoms and world class enterprises rely on the performance and reliability of Aspen Optics products in their mission critical networks. www.aspenoptics.com