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Calient Networks to Showcase LH and Metro Switching Applications,
GMPLS Interoperability with Photonic Switching, Gigabit Routing and DWDM Transport Systems at SUPERCOMM 2001

San Jose, Calif., May 22, 2001 – Calient Networks will exhibit its DiamondWave™ all-photonic switching system in multiple long-haul and metro network applications at SUPERCOMM 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia, June 4 to 7, booth 2668, Hall C.

The DiamondWave switch will also interoperate with Juniper gigabit routers and Tellabs metro DWDM transport systems to show the ability of transparent photonic switching to fully support DWDM trunking, transponderless switching, drag-and-drop provisioning of wavelength services, and multi-service SONET and Gigabit Ethernet delivery. Calient's multi-vendor network will implement the most advanced Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) functionality demonstrated to date, including both UNI and NNI interface operation resulting in dynamic call set-up of lambda paths over a fully photonic network.

Calient will also be involved in the following speaking engagements at SUPERCOMM:

Monday, June 4, 2001

9:45am to 5:00pm, Fundamentals of Optical Networks, TecForum
Dan Blumenthal, Calient co-founder and director of advance network technologies, will chair the all-day TecForum. He will be joined by presenters from Agility Communications, CIENA Networks, JDS Uniphase, Photoris, Qtera (Nortel), Terawave and WorldCom. In addition, John Bowers, Calient's co-founder and chief technology officer will address the advantages and applicability of different optical networking technologies. 2D and 3D technologies will be discussed, with emphasis on MEMS technologies and issues.

11:15am to 12:45pm, Broadband Technologies, Global Market Forum Workshop
Luc Ceuppens, Calient senior director of product management, will speak on "The Scalable Optical Networks."

Tuesday, June 5, 2001

9:30 to 10:00am, Telecom Investors Forum
Charles Corbalis, Calient CEO and co-founder, will present on the "Management Direction of Calient Networks".

10:45am to 12:15pm, Advances in Optical Network Technology, IEC Session
Dan Blumenthal, Calient co-founder and director of advance network technologies, will speak on "MEMS Technology in the Optical Network."

1:00 to 1:30pm, "Photonics in the Metro – The Business Impact!" Exploration Theater, Hall A
This presentation is a structured panel discussion between Tim Dixon, Calient's vice president of marketing, Ron Mackey, senior director of product planning in Tellabs' Optical Networking Group and Sam Greenholtz, former member of Verizon's network planning group and currently a senior analyst at Communications Industry Researchers.

1:45 to 2:15pm, Photonic Forum: Advancements in MEMS, Calient Booth 2668 (Hall C)

3:30 to 4:00pm, Photonic Forum: Advancements in MEMS, Calient Booth 2668 (Hall C)

Wednesday, June 6, 2001

9:15 to 10:45am, Multiservice Optical Networks, IEC Session
Luc Ceuppens, Calient senior director of product management, will speak on "Photonomics and the Business Impact of Photonic Switching."

11:00 to 11:30am Photonic Forum: The State of GMPLS, Calient Booth 2668 (Hall C)

2:00 to 2:30pm, Photonic Forum: The State of GMPLS, Calient Booth 2668 (Hall C)

2:00 to 3:30pm, The Challenges of Rapid Network and Service Deployment, IEC Session
Luc Ceuppens, Calient senior director of product management, will chair the working session.

Thursday, June 7, 2001

11 to 11:30am Photonic Forum: Applications for Photonic Switching, Calient Booth 2668 (Hall C)

2:00 to 2:30pm, Photonic Forum: Applications for Photonic Switching, Calient Booth 2668 (Hall C)

About Calient Networks

Calient Networks is a new developer of intelligent, all-photonic switching systems and software that help service providers scale their networks for explosive bandwidth demands and deliver a new generation of wavelength services. Calient's architecture and DiamondWave™ switching system will provide a seamless, ‘opto-electronic-to-photonic' migration path that is non-disruptive to legacy operations, and near-term opportunity for carriers to offer revenue-generating optical services from their photonic infrastructure. Founded in March 1999, the company is headquartered in San Jose, California. For additional information about Calient, visit www.calient.net.