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XROS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-07-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- second-generation, large-scale, fully photonic switching
1, record 1, English, second%2Dgeneration%2C%20large%2Dscale%2C%20fully%20photonic%20switching
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nortel Networks... announced an agreement to acquire Xros(pronounced KY-ROS), a world leader in second-generation, large-scale, fully photonic switching... Xros’ revolutionary silicon-based micro-mirror technology will allow data to be switched through large-scale optical networks entirely in the form of light. 2, record 1, English, - second%2Dgeneration%2C%20large%2Dscale%2C%20fully%20photonic%20switching
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications optiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équipement de commutation entièrement photonique à grande échelle de la deuxième génération
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quipement%20de%20commutation%20enti%C3%A8rement%20photonique%20%C3%A0%20grande%20%C3%A9chelle%20de%20la%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
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Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nortel Networks [...] a annoncé la signature d'une entente portant sur l'acquisition de la société Xros (prononcée KY-ROS), un leader mondial en matière d'équipement de commutation entièrement photonique à grande échelle de la deuxième génération [...] La technologie révolutionnaire à micro-miroirs de silicium de Xros permettra la commutation de données dans des réseaux optiques à grande échelle sous forme de signaux lumineux. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quipement%20de%20commutation%20enti%C3%A8rement%20photonique%20%C3%A0%20grande%20%C3%A9chelle%20de%20la%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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