Source Photonics Introduces Industry’s First Dual Rate 10Gbps / 1Gbps SFP+ Transceivers

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Chatsworth, CA –– Source Photonics Inc. (a subsidiary of MRV Communications (Nasdaq:MRVC)), a leading provider of optical communication products used in telecommunication systems and data communication networks, today announced the industry’s first dual rate 10Gbps / 1Gbps SFP+ transceiver product family.

The dual rate SFP+ family of products includes an 850nm multi-mode transceiver that is fully compliant with both IEEE 802.3 10GBASE-SR and 1000BASE-SX Ethernet standards. Also included in this product family is a 1310nm single-mode transceiver, which is fully compliant with both the 10GBASE-LR and 1000BASE-LX Ethernet Physical Medium Dependants or PMDs. The modules are SFF-8431 SFP+ MSA compliant, and provide selectable rate capability via the MSA rate-select pins.

“As data centers and enterprises strive to future proof their infrastructures while maximizing their current networks, the flexibility of true dual-rate compliant interfaces eases the transition to 10-Gb/s systems”, said Tripper Huang, Director of Product Development at Source Photonics. “Our cost-effective PMD allows equipment to connect to legacy 1-Gb/s infrastructure as well as 10-Gb/s systems, giving the end-customer full forward and backward compatibility.”

The dual rate SFP+ solutions complement Source Photonics’ existing portfolio of 10-Gb/s products that includes SFP+ and XFP transceivers, and 300-pin transponders. The dual-rate SFP+ products are currently in sampling stage and will be available in volume in the first quarter of calendar year 2009.

About Source Photonics

Source Photonics is a leading provider of optical communication products used in telecommunication systems and data communication networks. Source designs, manufactures, and sells a broad portfolio of optical communication products, including passive optical network, or PON, subsystems, optical transceivers used in the enterprise, access, and metropolitan segments of the market, as well as other optical components, modules, and subsystems. In particular, Source products include optical subsystems used in fiber-to-the-premise, or FTTP, deployments which many telecommunication service providers are using to deliver video, voice, and data services.

Source Photonics products enable telecommunication service providers to provide high-bandwidth video, voice and data services to keep up with today's evolving telecommunication networks and to enhance and upgrade their networks efficiently and economically.

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