Fujitsu Packet Optical Networking Platform Meets TEER Metrics

Fujitsu announced that its FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP) has fulfilled the energy efficiency standards of the Telecommunications Energy Efficiency Ratio (TEER) metric. TEER metric is a branch of the power saving standards created by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS).

The TEER standard offers a complete method to determine and account energy consumption and to measure ratio of work done to energy consumed by a network component. Fujitsu Network Communications’ second solution to meet the standards of TEER is the FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet ONP. The company’s Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 4500 Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) became the first product in its product line to fulfill the TEER standards.

Fujitsu Network Communications’ Senior VP of Planning and Development, Bill Erickson stated that this announcement meets the promise provided by the company to fulfill the TEER metrics by the FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet ONP. He added that they have showed their commitment in manufacturing advanced and environment-friendly communications technologies.