Orckit-Corrigent has partnered with Metaswitch for over 10 years to deliver innovative networking solutions. Recently, they were the first to implement dual stack IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP technologies on a single packet transport switch using portable protocol solutions from Metaswitch. This allows telecommunication providers flexibility in choosing IP/MPLS or MPLS-TP according to their needs.

1. THE PREFERRED SUPPLIER OF NETWORKING SOFTWARE.
Case Study: Orckit-Corrigent
Dual stack IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP
for Packet Transport Networks
Orckit-Corrigent has been supplying networking infrastructure solutions for metro aggregation
networks since 2000. In 2001 the company integrated DC-MPLS from Metaswitch which has
kicked off a 10-year partnership resulting in a decade of innovation, growth and success.
Orckit-Corrigent has recently built upon their track record of introducing cutting edge technologies
to the telecommunication marketplace by being the first telco vendor to implement dual stack
IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP technologies on a single packet transport switch. The IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP
control plane technologies used in that platform are portable protocol solutions supplied
by Metaswitch.
About Orckit-Corrigent Dual stack IP/MPLS & MPLS-TP PTN
Orckit-Corrigent (Nasdaq: ORCT) facilitates the delivery Metaswitch’s MPLS-TP solution shares a common code
of SDH migration, Carrier Ethernet enterprise VPN and base with the DC-MPLS software which has been deployed
residential triple play, and mobile backhauling applications by Metaswitch customers for over a decade. The use of a
for telecommunication providers worldwide. The company common code base not only reduces development resources,
was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. cost and risk but also provides an ideal environment for dual
stack support and interoperability between the stacks.
“Our simultaneous support of IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP, and
inherent interoperability between the two domains, offers
telecommunication service providers with many short- and
long-term benefits. These benefits are clear in the flexibility
our customers have to select IP/MPLS or MPLS-TP according
to a specific application, region or even LSP,” said Mr. Yossi
Barsheshet, Vice President R&Dat Orckit-Corrigent. “The
flexible architecture of Metaswitch’s IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP
control plane solution gave us a great starting point in
delivering these benefits to our customers.”
Led by its CM-4000 line of products, Orckit-Corrigent’s “IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP based signaling protocols eliminate
Packet Transport Network (PTN) solutions include standard the need to configure all the network elements along the
and interoperable IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP switches with a route, and offer end-to-end service provisioning, protection
wide set of transport features, enabling advanced packet, and OAM. In addition, network management requirements
as well as legacy TDM services, over unified packet such as Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and
transport networks. Security (FCAPS) are also improved within an end-to-end
Orckit-Corrigent added MPLS-TP functionality on the CM-4000 IP/MPLS & MPLS-TP environment that operates as a unified
series to enable telecommunication service providers a tool to monitor and control the network,” said Mr. Barsheshet.
simple and cost effective way to implement a unified PTN. Metaswitch’s MPLS-TP solution offers a fully integrated control
A unified platform alleviates the need to introduce new plane with options for manual or automated provisioning, pre-
hardware as customers migrate from one technology to the next integrated OAM capabilities and protection/restoration features.
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2. Selecting Metaswitch
Orckit-Corrigent’s selection of MPLS-TP portable IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP solution has been successfully deployed
protocol software from Metaswitch was a straight at few telecommunication service providers worldwide.
forward decision as the company has become familiar
with Metaswitch over the last ten years in its ability
to consistently deliver innovative products which are
developed to the highest quality standards and coupled “When selecting Metaswitch for dual stack
with exceptional support. It is these core values
IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP, we were going with
which have in turn have helped Orckit-Corrigent bring
technology we could trust.”
solutions to market and lower development costs
“Metaswitch has always proven to deliver on their
—said Mr. Yossi Barsheshet,
core values of support, quality and innovation“ Vice President Research & Development
said Mr. Yossi Barsheshet, Vice President R&D at
Orckit-Corrigent. “When selecting Metaswitch for
dual stack IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP, we were going with
technology we could trust.”
The support and quality from Metaswitch also enabled
Orckit-Corrigent to improve time to market. The unified
CONCLUSION
Anchored by its flagship CM-4000 series of Packet Transport Network solutions, Orckit-Corrigent is a leading supplier SDH
migration and Carrier Ethernet applications to telecommunication service providers. The company have partnered with Metaswitch
for over 10 years based on its ability to consistently deliver innovative products while helping lower engineering costs through
quality work and exceptional support. The partnership was recently expanded to include support for MPLS-TP technology
which enabled Orckit-Corrigent to deliver the industry’s first unified IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP PTN platform.
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