Davis, Dean (DeanD@fishgame.state.ak.us)
01 Jun 98 08:19:00 KDT
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Hamje
Sent: Monday, June 01, 1998 8:17 AM
To: deand; 'rhamje@cisco.com'
Subject: ***Cisco Announces IP+ATM WAN Core Solut
Original Subject:
***Cisco Announces IP+ATM WAN Core Solutions to Build, Tomorrow'
Folks,
Below are three related announcements, including the new TGX 8750 switch.
This unit can handle terabits of data, with the standard interface being
OC-48 (2.5Gbps). With the coming of new fiber links to Alaska in early
1999, we can hope to begin seeing this sort of capacity available here.
Regards,
Richard
Cisco Announces IP+ATM WAN Core Solutions to Build Tomorrow's
Telecommunications Infrastructure
New WAN Core Switch Leverages Optical Internetworking
Capabilities to Further Lower the Cost of Provisioning Broadband Services
SAN JOSE, Calif.-June 1, 1998 -- Cisco Systems, Inc. today introduced the
Cisco TGX 8750 optical core switch as part of its comprehensive portfolio
of IP+ATM solutions that enable service providers to deliver the
high-value services of the future.
Cisco's WAN core solutions tightly integrate IP and ATM technologies
through Tag Switching, the first implementation of the emerging
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) standard. Tag Switching allows IP
services and ATM services to be delivered on a single infrastructure
with dynamic bandwidth sharing between services.
The TGX 8750 optical core switch is fully MPLS compliant and features
hierarchical Private Network to Network Interface (PNNI), SONET/SDH
Automatic Protection Switching and OC-48c optical internetworking
support.
Building up the hierarchical PNNI protocol, the TGX 8750 core ATM network
can be scaled to many thousands of switching nodes that support Switched
Virtual Circuits (SVCs), soft PVCs and point-to-multipoint VCs. For
complete control over voice and data traffic priorities, the switch
supports per-VC queueing and allows full network utilization and minimal
service degradation using explicit-rate ABR control. All of the PNNI
and Tag Switching capabilities are now tightly integrated into Cisco
IOS(r) software.
Cisco's WAN-core solutions are focused on providing the speeds and
resiliency required to meet the high demands of serving the network
edge.
"Cisco is on a roll," said Ron Jeffries of Jeffries Research. "They've
clearly staked out the WAN and will be an aggressive competitor in
delivering the QoS-enabled Internet of tomorrow. By offering Cisco IOS
software functionality throughout the WAN edge and core, their customers
will have end-to-end application support throughout the entire network."
The TGX 8750 provides full resilience capabilities. In addition to
scaleable and robust routing protocol support (PNNI, OSPF, IS-IS), the
TGX 8750 optical core switch provides complete "hot-swappable" redundancy
of switch fabrics, processor cards, power supplies and line cards. Line
card redundancy of OC-3c, OC-12c, OC-48 and OC-48c ports is supported
through SONET 1+1 Automatic Protection Switching, which provides
extremely rapid restoration of services.
Recently, Cisco announced its five-phase optical internetworking strategy
high-speed technologies. The TGX 8750 optical core switch is a
continuation of the second phase of the strategy, where Cisco is
delivering switches and routers that interface directly to the optical
networking layer, avoiding the costs and bandwidth limitations associated
with Time Division Multiplexing (TDM). The TGX 8750 supports both
channelized OC-48 interfaces and clear channel or concatenated OC-48c
interfaces.
Cisco designed the TGX 8750 optical core switch to bring OC-48c
capability switch starts at $60,000 and offers OC-48c ports at $60,000
and OC-48 ports at $45,000. Cisco will field trial the TGX optical core
switch later this year and will ship the product beginning in 1999.
Cisco's WAN-core solutions fully leverage Cisco IOS software to ensure
end-to-end and multivendor network interoperability within carrier ATM
networks. In addition, the Cisco Service Management software suite
enables end-to-end planning, provisioning, operating and billing for
IP+ATM services across a multivendor networking environment. By
promoting and implementing industry standards, Cisco is enabling service
providers to more rapidly evolve their networks to offer the full set of
IP+ATM services.
"We designed the TGX optical core switch to deliver OC-48c capability and
allow our customers to smoothly scale their networks to terabit speeds,"
said Morgan Littlewood, director of marketing with Cisco's WAN Business
Unit. "For terabit networks to develop quickly, the industry has to
provide compelling service propositions, provision vast numbers of
customer ports and access systems and then leverage the cost structures
of optical internetworking to the fullest extent. Cisco is tackling the
whole problem, including the logistical challenges of evolving networks."
Cisco IOS Software Now Integrated with Carrier-Class ATM to Enable New
World of Networking Services
SAN JOSE, Calif.-June 1, 1998 -- Cisco Systems, Inc. today introduced
four new products designed to enable the next generation of
carrier-class, IP-based services through the seamless integration of IP
and ATM technologies.
Service providers will be able to deploy IP+ATM services using Cisco's
new integrated products that feature Cisco IOS(r) software and service
management tools. Cisco integrates its IP and ATM technologies through
Tag Switching, the industry's first end-to-end implementation of the
emerging Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) standard.
Cisco contributed Tag Switching to the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF) as the basis for the emerging MPLS standard. Tag Switching
tightly integrates IP and ATM technologies, giving service providers the
privacy characteristics and quality of service (QoS) benefits of ATM
along with the universal connectivity of IP.
Cisco's integrated edge and core products offer considerable savings in
network infrastructure costs because they enable service providers to
combine separate networking capabilities onto one network. Cisco's four
new platforms are specifically designed to integrate ATM and advanced IP
capabilities today and to enable the high-growth services of the future.
Cisco's IP+ATM solution brings the richness of Cisco IOS software to
carrier-class ATM networks, ensuring end-to-end IP QoS, scalability,
security, and management tools, without adding proprietary protocols
internal to the IP+ATM network. By implementing Cisco's IP+ATM
solutions, service providers will be able to provide seamless
interoperability with enterprise customers' networks that are currently
running Cisco IOS software.
New Platforms for Building the New World of Communications Services
The new switches, the Cisco BPX(r) 8650 IP+ATM switch; the Cisco MGX(tm)
8800 wide-area edge switch; the Cisco BPX 8680 universal service node;
and the Cisco TGX 8750 optical core switch use Cisco IOS software to
ensure end-to-end network interoperability within carrier-class ATM
networks. With the introduction of these platforms, Cisco is providing
the industry's widest range of building blocks for service providers to
construct integrated IP+ATM network infrastructures.
Cisco's IP+ATM integrated edge products - the BPX 8650 IP+ATM switch, the
MGX 8800 wide-area edge switch and the BPX 8680 universal service node -
meet service providers' customers at the edge of the WAN, where they link
seamlessly to enterprise networking environments.
Cisco is now shipping the BPX 8650 IP+ATM switch, a product that
incorporates MPLS for dynamic IP switching over the ATM fabric. Using
Cisco's upgrade package, service providers can upgrade their existing
installed base of BPX 8600 series switches to incorporate MPLS for IP+ATM
capabilities.
Cisco designed the MGX 8800 wide-area edge switch to meet the needs of
small to large points of presence (PoPs) or central offices (COs), where
service providers need to scale to 1,400 DS1 interfaces. For very
large sites that need to handle up to 16,000 DS1 interfaces, Cisco
designed the BPX 8680 universal service node.
The Cisco MGX 8800 wide-area edge switch represents the next generation
in high-capacity edge switches. Featuring the industry's widest breadth
of service interfaces, the MGX 8800 wide-area edge switch enables service
providers to deliver a complete portfolio of differentiated service
offerings while scaling from DS0 to OC-48c/STM-16 speeds. The MGX 8800
platform provides the lowest-cost edge infrastructure for volume services
such as Frame Relay by reducing the entry cost and surpassing the port
densities of competitive switches.
standards-based IP+ATM solution that provides resilient edge-to-edge
connectivity for integrated IP+ATM network edges. With the emergence of
dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) technologies, service providers
also require the next generation of core switches to have the flexibility
for connecting to an all-optical core using an OC-48c interface.
The Cisco TGX 8750 optical core switch meets these requirements, with
integrated MPLS/Tag Switching capabilities and both OC-48 and OC-48c
interfaces. The Cisco TGX 8750 optical core switch is the first product
in its class to offer hierarchical Private Network-Network Interface
(PNNI), which enables massive scalability for ATM networks.
Multivendor IP+ATM Power Tools for Service Management
Cisco is enabling the service management and provisioning of an
integrated IP+ATM infrastructure with a comprehensive portfolio of
service management planning, provisioning, operating and billing of
IP+ATM revenue-generating services. With these tools, Cisco is also
providing a cost-effective migration path for service providers who
operate a multivendor network and want to integrate the new Cisco
switches while protecting their investments in existing systems.
Integrated Services Deliver Compelling Business Case
Cisco's MPLS-based Tag Switching integrates IP and ATM within the same
networking environment, enabling service providers to maximize their
return on investment by leveraging multiple revenue streams from a single
platform. Service providers also can deploy next-generation, IP-based
services by introducing MPLS-capable switches to their existing ATM
infrastructures. US WEST !NTERPRISE Networking plans to test the MGX
8800 wide-area switch later this summer.
"US WEST is very interested in the Cisco MGX 8800 wide-area switch; given
its high speed architecture and the wide variety of interfaces
supported," said Wayne Roiger, principal network architect for U S WEST
!NTERPRISE Networking. "We plan to test it as soon as possible."
With an integrated IP+ATM infrastructure, service providers can continue
to deliver high-revenue services such as Frame Relay, SNA, leased-line
and Internet dial access. Integrated IP+ATM infrastructures also
futureproof service providers' networks by enabling advanced IP services
such as virtual private networks (VPNs), managed intranet and extranet
solutions, voice over IP (VoIP), intranet content hosting and electronic
commerce applications.
"Cisco's service provider customers require the next-generation of
carrier-class, edge and core ATM switches to provide integrated IP
capabilities," said Joe Golden, vice president of Cisco's WAN Business
Unit. "With this announcement, Cisco is delivering the only IP+ATM
solution that seamlessly integrates with the vast majority of enterprise
networks that are currently using Cisco IOS software."
Cisco will demonstrate the new IP+ATM solutions this week at the ATM Year
'98 trade show in San Jose, Calif. and at Supercomm '98 in Atlanta, June
8 through 11.
New Wide Area Switches Unite Carrier Class ATM with Cisco IOS Software
SAN JOSE, Calif.-June 1, 1998 -- Cisco Systems, Inc. today introduced
three new Wide Area Network (WAN) edge products designed to deliver the
next generation of carrier-class, IP-based services by seamlessly
integrating IP and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) technologies through
Tag Switching, the first implementation of the emerging Multiprotocol
Label Switching (MPLS) standard.
The new switches, the Cisco BPX(r) 8650 IP+ATM switch; the Cisco MGX(tm)
8800 wide area switch; and the Cisco BPX 8680 universal service node,
feature Cisco IOS(r) software and support for IP+ATM service management
Service providers' edge platforms are critical to service delivery and
differentiation because the edge is where those platforms directly
interface with their customers' networking environment. Cisco's WAN edge
solutions enable service providers to deploy the industry's widest range
of value-added services and provide solutions that scale with low-cost
entry points for small sites up to unprecedented port density and
scalability for the very largest sites.
Cisco is now shipping the BPX 8650 IP+ATM switch, a product that
incorporates MPLS for dynamic IP switching over the ATM fabric. Using
Cisco's upgrade package, service providers can upgrade their existing
installed base of BPX 8600 series switches to incorporate MPLS for IP+ATM
capabilities.
Cisco designed the MGX 8800 wide area switch to meet the needs of small
to large points of presence (PoPs) or central offices (COs), where
service providers need to scale to 1,400 DS1 interfaces. For very
large sites that need to handle up to 16,000 DS1 interfaces, Cisco
designed the BPX 8680 universal service node.
The Cisco MGX 8800 wide area switch represents the next generation in
high-capacity edge switches. Featuring the industry's widest breadth of
service interfaces, the MGX 8800 wide area switch enables service
providers MGX 8800 platform provides the lowest-cost edge infrastructure
for volume services such as Frame Relay by reducing the entry cost and
surpassing the port densities of competitive switches.
The MGX 8800's universal chassis raises the bar for high-capacity edge
switches, scaling from DS0 to OC-48c/STM-16 speeds with 45 Gbps switching
throughput. The flexible form factor easily accommodates a mix of
high-density narrowband and broadband interfaces, enabling network
engineers to collapse multi-box solutions onto a single platform. The
switch design of the MGX 8800 represents a lower entry cost for
carrier-class edge switches, thus allowing service providers to
cost-effectively deploy the product on customer premises for
carrier-managed services.
The MGX 8800 wide-area switch gives service providers the ability to
offer their customers a tremendous breadth of WAN services, including
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), voice-over-IP, Frame Relay, extranets,
intranets, managed-voice-and-data services, SNA outsourcing and
provisioned Data/Voice/Video.
"Service providers are looking for solutions they can deploy now and
still prepare themselves for the high-demand services of the future,"
said Rob Keil, group product manager in Cisco's WAN Business Unit. "The
MGX 8800 wide-area switch delivers this capability in a flexible and
scalable package that futureproofs the edge of the WAN network."
The BPX 8680 universal service node leverages MGX technology to bring the
latest Cisco IOS software functionality to large, centralized POPs.
Through a multishelf architecture, the BPX 8680 universal service node
provides unprecedented port scalability in single node that delivers
services for sites up to 16,000 DS1 ports.
The BPX 8650 IP+ATM switch is now available and lists for $80,000. The
MPLS upgrade bundle for the BPX 8600 series switch is priced at $30,000.
The MGX 8800 wide area switch starts at $23,000 and the BPX 8680
universal service node starts at $100,000. Both platforms will be
available by the end of the year.
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Richard Hamje Cisco Systems, Inc.
Account Manager 3333 Denali Street, Suite 220E
Alaska Anchorage, AK 99503
(907)279-9987 fax: (907)279-9337
Alpha Page: (800)365-4578
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