PacketLight Networks Introduces PL-200 - the Next Generation Solution for Storage Transport over IP and Metro Ethernet SAN Connectivity

The high performance secure solution allows SMBs to connect Fibre Channel Islands for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery applications

Tel Aviv, Israel – July 23, 2007 – PacketLight Networks Ltd. a leading provider of Storage and Data Connectivity Solutions, announced today that it has released the PL-200, which provides end-to-end FC connectivity and incorporates all the needed functionality for FC transport over current and future IP and Metro Ethernet networks. The PL-200 provides standard based FCIP mapping, IPsec Encryption and hardware based compression within a single 1U box. The PL-200 allows SMBs, enterprises and carriers to efficiently build Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery applications over ubiquitous IP and Ethernet networks. The PL-200 is designed to offer a new level of cost efficiency for SAN extension over IP and Metro Ethernet network. This solution incorporates a high level of functionality including data compression capabilities that enable better utilization of the link capacity, and reduce the monthly OPEX spending. It allows data encryption with standard base IPSec enabling securing sensitive data over the IP network, which is inherently less secure. The embedded IPSec encryption saves the need for additional external encryption solution. Further advantages of the PL-200 are the low granularity bandwidth policer for fine tuning of the network bandwidth demands and the ability to support a variety of uplink interfaces such as 100Base-T copper, GbE optical SFP to interface the existing infrastructure. “The PL-200 is especially designed to address the SMBs needs such as cutting down the cost of the transport pipe (OPEX), reducing the CAPEX and providing security to the essential organization data”, explains Koby Reshef, PacketLight’s VP of Marketing. “Thanks to the PL-200, the connectivity between two storage networks has never been so available and easy to apply for SMBs and enterprises.” The PL-200 supports buffer to buffer credit flow control, enabling the connection of data centers, which are thousands of kilometers apart. In addition, it supports extensive native performance monitoring of the FC and GbE, as well as for all the protocol layers of the FCIP, IPSec and TCP/IP. The PL-200 is a low power consumption solution, which supports dual redundant and replaceable power supplies. The PL-200 has successfully passed testing and approval by leading storage vendors as well as major FC switch vendors and is installed in the Central European offices of a tier-1 international storage vendor.

About PacketLight Networks
PacketLight Networks Ltd. (www.packetlight.com) develops a complete set of storage extension solutions, connecting SANs over remote distances and over any type of network: IP/Ethernet, DWDM/CWDM and SONET/SDH.
PacketLight customers are SMBs, IT integrators, enterprises, carriers and service providers who are active in filling the demand for business continuity, disaster recovery solutions and enterprise data sharing applications. Its products are standard based and certified by the major FC Fabric and storage vendors.
PacketLight and PL-200 are trademarks of PacketLight Networks, LTD. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.

Viktoria Dolburd
Account Manager
NCSM, Strategic Marketing
Tel: 972-2-5637527
eMail: viktoria@ncsm.co.il

Koby Reshef
VP Marketing
PacketLight Networks Ltd.
Tel: +972-3-768-7888
eMail: koby_reshef@packetlight.com

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