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Voltaire Packs 48 ports of 10GbE in Top-of-Rack Switch Voltaire Ltd. introduced a low-latency, high-performance Layer 2/3 top-of-rack switch optimized for cloud computing. The new Vantage 6048 switch features 48 ports of 10GbE line rate connectivity in a 1U box. It provides non-blocking switching throughput of 960 Gbps, low latency and power consumption of 6.3 watts/port. to deliver superior application performance as well as data center efficiency. Voltaire said the combination of its existing Vantage 8500 Layer 2 core switches and new Vantage 6048 switches enables customers to build flat data center fabrics of more than 3,400 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports with non-blocking, lossless switch fabric capacity of 69.12 Terabits per second. The company offers Unified Fabric Manager (UFM) software that orchestrates the fabric as a single logical switch, enforcing fabric-wide service policies, providing real-time fabric flow level monitoring, and simplifying fabric administration across many physical and virtual switching elements.
http://www.voltaire.com
30-Aug-10
Two Minute Video: Carrier Ethernet Service Engineering
Presented by Mark Showalter, Extreme Networkshttp://www.extremenetworks.com
28-Aug-10
Microsemi Doubles Reach for PoE Midspans to 200M Microsemi introduced a single-port Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) extender that doubles the powering reach of its PoE midspans to 200 meters. PoE midspans enable both data and power to be delivered over a single standard RJ-45 cable, eliminating the need for external power supplies and their associated AC/DC power cabling for Ethernet-connected cameras, IP phones, WLAN access points, etc.
Microsemi is the first to deliver 25.5-watt, IEEE802.3at power levels over extended distances while supporting 10/100/1000 Mbps data rates. Even longer reach is possible by cascading multiple extenders.
Microsemi said its PowerDsine PD-PoE Extender does not require local power, and is simply connected to a midspan and powered via the PoE input. The extender joins Microsemi's growing family of midspan products that support up to 24-port implementations in both standard- and high-power applications with a variety of smart power management and remote maintenance capabilities.http://www.microsemi.com
11-Aug-10
MRV Adds OptiSwitch Carrier Ethernet NID MRV Communications introduced its OptiSwitch 940 Gigabit Ethernet / 10Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) multi-port network interface device (NID) for connecting and monitoring enterprise Carrier Ethernet Services and mobile backhaul services. The small form-factor (1RU) OS940 features high-performance, non-blocking switching throughput on all four-10GE ports and 12 tri-mode (10/100/1000) GigE interfaces.
The platform targets a wide range of aggregation and multi-tenant Carrier Ethernet applications, including business broadband delivery to office parks or buildings such as multiple dwelling units or multiple tenant units, mobile backhaul applications requiring aggregation of data from multiple high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) cell sites, and NID applications supporting both Metro Ethernet and synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH)/SONET backbone connections where network failover support is required.http://www.mrv.com
09-Aug-10
BT Deploys Juniper Networks MX Series for Global 21CN BT has chosen Juniper Networks MX Series Universal Edge Routers as a strategic Edge platform to support 21CN service deployment outside the UK. Juniper's MX Series will be deployed in BT's global core network to provide large scale Ethernet and high-speed MPLS VPN Services. The Juniper edge routers will also provide support for applications such as intranet and extranet multicast VPN for customers around the world. In addition, the MX960 will be used in the first of BT's edge network deployments, created specifically for the high-speed requirements of its global financial services customers. The MX960 will also be used in the U.K. as BT's major Internet Peering platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The MX960 Universal Edge Router is a high density Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet platform designed for deployment in a number of enterprise and service provider Ethernet scenarios. The MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers recently received MEF 9/14 certification, surpassing the requirements of carrier-grade Ethernet switches as defined by the Metro Ethernet Forumhttp://www.juniper.net
03-Aug-10
Covad Selects ADTRAN Total Access 5000 ADTRAN announced that Covad has selected its Total Access 5000 Multi-Service Access and Aggregation Platform (MSAP) and NetVanta 800 Series network termination products for its Carrier Ethernet services. ADTRAN said its Total Access 5000 combined with the NetVanta 800 Series provides a highly scalable, fault-tolerant Ethernet access alternative to MLPPP technologies. The MEF-certified solution provides traffic management, QoS and measurement capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed.
"The Total Access 5000 Carrier Ethernet solution allows Covad to deliver Ethernet services using the latest technology to our customers over a single platform, while ensuring that we can provide the security and Quality of Service (QoS) our customers demand," said Aamir Hussein, Chief Technical Officer, Covad.http://www.adtran.com
19-Jul-10
Australian Sports Broadcaster Deploys Juniper Premier Media Group (PMG), Australia's leading sports producer and broadcaster, has upgraded its infrastructure with Juniper Networks. PMG's FOX SPORTS broadcasts an average of 20 hours of live sports per day to 2.2 million Australian homes through the FOXTEL, AUSTAR and Optus subscription television services. PMG's mobile production units are running Juniper's EX4200 Ethernet Switches while MX240 Universal Edge Routers are located at its production center to support high-capacity, low-latency IP connections that reduce transmission costs and enable back-end production processes to be streamlined. PMG is using Juniper's Virtual Chassis fabric technology on the EX4200 Ethernet Switches, which eliminates the need for an aggregation layer — a primary source of complexity in the network. This enables up to 10 interconnected switches to operate as a single logical device.
http://www.juniper.net
14-Jul-10
CENX Appoints Former AT&T Exec as CEO CENX, which operates Carrier Ethernet exchanges, announced the appointment of Sanford (Sandy) Brown as its Chief Executive Officer. Sandy comes to CENX from AT&T, where he was responsible for multi-billion dollar lines of business, including the successful development and deployment of AT&T's Carrier Ethernet services.
"Carrier Ethernet exchanges are clearly the critical enabler for worldwide scalability and ubiquity of Carrier Ethernet services," said Sandy Brown. "With its first mover advantage and thought leadership, CENX has the talent, commitment, and exclusive focus that leading carriers require to efficiently and effectively scale their Ethernet businesses."
"We are delighted to welcome Sandy to an already industry-leading team of veteran telecom executives. Sandy's addition is perfectly timed to CENX's accelerating global expansion and fast growing business operations," said Nan Chen, co-Founder and President of CENX.http://www.cenx.com
12-Jul-10
SingTel Deploys Juniper EX4200 Ethernet Switches Singapore Telecommunications has deployed Juniper Networks' EX4200 Ethernet Switches at points-of-presence (POP) across the region for supporting its MEF-certified Carrier Ethernet suite, which includes international services such as ConnectPlus Ethernet Line (E-Line), ConnectPlus Ethernet Virtual Private Network (E-VPN), ConnectPlus Ethernet Virtual Private Line (E-VPL) and local services such as MetroEthernet and Meg@POP suite of Ethernet services including E-VPN and E-VPL. In addition to deploying the Junos OS across the EX switches, SingTel also deploys Juniper Networks M Series Multiservice Edge Routers in its POPs. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.juniper.net
01-Jul-10
Alpheus Communications Deploys Hatteras Alpheus Communications is deploying Hatteras Networks' HN6100 Multi- Service platform for Ethernet service delivery via Ethernet-Over-Copper (EoC) and Ethernet-Over-Time-Division Multiplexing (EoTDM) infrastructures.
Alpheus is pursuing an "Ethernet Everywhere" strategy across Texas. The carrier has over 5,700 miles of Texas fiber, colocations in more than 85% of the AT&T central offices in six of the largest cities in Texas (Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston and San Antonio), and hundreds of other on-net access points in the primary commercial districts. Alpheus delivers gigabit Ethernet, metro network transport, co-location, and point-to-point business services.
Hatteras' HN6100 is a modular, multi-service platform enabling Ethernet service delivery over any media, via any port or slot, from a single chassis. The 40 Gbps HN6100 is a two-rack-unit Ethernet switching platform that delivers Ethernet-over-Copper, Ethernet-over-TDM and Hatteras' PWE3-plus (native TDM & Ethernet for Mobile Backhaul). Line card options include 16 port EFM, 16 port T1/E1, 3 port DS3 (Clear & Channelized). For EFM, the HN6100 is capable of 32-pair bonding, which could deliver up to a 480 Mbps pipe (15 Mbps per pair X 32 pair bonding). The same HN6100 multi-service chassis will also support Ethernet over Fiber in the future.http://www.hatterasnetworks.com
http://www.alpheuscommunications.com
28-Jun-10
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