Fujitsu Network Communications (Booth 4043) has announced a brand new class of optical networking equipment, the Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP), which provides modular integration of Ethernet, ROADM and Sonet transport technologies built on a single addressable optical networking class element. Fujitsu is introducing the new, definitive implementation of the Packet ONP in its new optical networking flagship, the Flashwave 9500 platform. The Flashwave 9500 platform applies existing optical networking technology to satisfy any packet-centric aggregation and transport needs and allow service provider users to build networks that support manageable scalability. The Flashwave 9500 universal switch fabric technology now provides complete system modularity that allows service provider users to leverage existing ROADM technology to deliver superior bulk bandwidth with operational simplicity, connection-oriented Ethernet transport technology to deliver private-line quality Ethernet aggregation and connectivity services, and next-generation Sonet technology to support the full range of available network services. The platform incorporates the full operational robustness of optical networking, including transport-class software and database management, management interface functionality and precision fault sectionalization. The innovative switch fabric of the Flashwave 9500 Packet ONP allows for both Sonet-based traffic and packet-based traffic to be switched, groomed and managed in its native format without any form of circuit-emulation technology. The system will support pseudowire and MPLS technologies to deliver connection-oriented Ethernet and provide private-line equivalent QOS in a unified Ethernet services network. The platform also features the debut of an innovative ROADM solution that delivers full ROADM operational simplicity and optical transmission performance at a breakthrough density and cost point.