SMARTEDGE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS HARDWARE, NAMELY OPTICAL NETWORKING DEVICES IN THE NATURE OF MULTI-SERVICE OPTICAL SWITCHES INCORPORATING ROUTING, CROSS CONNECT AND MULTIPLEXING FUNCTIONALITY USED IN BROADBAND AND FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS, AND ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE USED BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS, CABLE OPERATORS AND INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CONNECT LOCAL AREA NETWORKS TO A REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC NETWORK