Designed for both enterprise and service provider environments, the Cisco ONS 15540 is a high-end metro DWDM system that maximizes service density and variety while delivering unprecedented services on demand through multiple data, storage, and legacy networking support.

Enterprise users of the ONS 15540 will benefit from a single optical infrastructure that scales to meet the explosive demand of storage and metro networking and supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for lower total cost of ownership and more efficient and faster delivery of e-business solutions and services.

With the ONS 15540, Service Providers will be able to rapidly create and provision new service offerings while realizing greater revenue and profitability per wavelength for a competitive advantage.

The ONS 15540 has been qualified as interoperable in key storage and managed network services environments including Brocade, Compaq, EMC, IBM, and Metromedia Fiber Network.