LightRiver, the leading optical network integration solution provider, has announced the release of its latest netFLEX platform, netFLEX 4.7.1. This newest platform expands upon the company's Open Optical support of multi-vendor and multi-technology automation of DWDM Open Line Systems, Coherent Pluggable Optics, Switch/Router Packet Edge, and next-generation DCI/Transponders.
The netFLEX 4.7.1 release features support for an API-first methodology for real-time inventory, programmable analytics, and control automation, leveraged for Open Optical networking and broader inclusion within LightRiver’s award-winning Alien Aware Networking solution, providing network design, build, deploy, and end-to-end automation.
LightRiver's netFLEX 4.7.1 platform release includes support for a range of new technologies, including Nokia 1830 PSS-8x/12x OTN Switching Inventory, Maintenance, & Provisioning Support, Nokia 1830 PSS OTDR feature set, Cisco NCS4200 Series Circuit Emulation Support, Smartoptics DCP-404 & 1610 transponders, and expanded equipment and services libraries for Cisco NCS2000 Series and Ciena 6500 RLS.
Mike Jonas, President of Global Customer Operations at LightRiver, stated that “This latest release provides another significant expansion of the netFLEX Open Optical Network ecosystem. Our focus on practical automation is enabling operators from every market to modernize their operations and deliver new services more quickly and cost-effectively.”
LightRiver is a provider of next-generation, multi-vendor, Factory Built Networks and netFLEX vendor-neutral, Optical Domain Orchestration and Control Software solutions. The company is an expert in Packet Optical, DWDM/ROADM, MPLS, and Carrier Ethernet systems and designs, engineers, commissions, automates and supports next-generation, software-controlled, transport networks for mission-critical clients that require the highest capacity, reliability, resiliency, and manageability that today’s optical communications technology can deliver.
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