Agilent Technologies Demonstrates Industry's First OC- 768c
Routing Test Solutions
21st June 2004
New Interface for Agilent N2X Provides Wire-Speed Traffic
Generation and Internet-Scale Protocol Simulation at 40 Gb/s
CHICAGO, Supercomm, June 21, 2004 -- Agilent Technologies
Inc. (NYSE: A) is demonstrating the capabilities of its industry-leading
Agilent N2X OC-786c POS XS test card using the new Cisco Carrier
Routing System. The demonstration, held at Cisco's booth no.
25910 at Supercomm, showcases next-generation routing performance
to enable integrated voice, video, and data services over
Internet Protocol (IP) networks. The Agilent N2X E7320B 40G
card allows network equipment manufacturers and service providers
to verify the scalability and resiliency of the highest rate
line cards in terabit routers used for next-generation IP/MPLS
(multiprotocol label switching) core networks.
As the need for next-generation IP services such as MPLS-based
virtual private networks (VPNs), multicast, and voice over
IP (VoIP) continues to increase, the need for high-bandwidth
capacity and scalability of devices in carrier networks is
paramount. The next-generation 40G devices facilitate the
scalability and resiliency requirements needed to deliver
these revenuegenerating services.
The Agilent N2X 40G test solution helps service providers
and network equipment manufacturers accelerate the development
and deployment of multiterabit networks and devices. The breadth
of protocol coverage and the multiprotocol environment of
the Agilent N2X are unique to the market in verifying the
scalability and performance of revenue-generating services
such as MPLS VPNs and multicast at 40 Gb/s.
"The advent of converged packet infrastructures requires
next-generation advanced routing systems such as the Cisco
CRS-1. Independent test tools such as Agilent's N2X are key
in verifying line-rate traffic and scalable protocol performance,"
said Dan Lenoski, vice president of engineering at Cisco Systems,
Inc. "This demonstration illustrates that 40 gigabits per
second over a single OC-768c router interface is a reality.
This very high-speed interface enables carriers to deliver
high bandwidth voice, video and data services, and realize
dramatic improvements in service flexibility and operational
efficiency."
"Agilent is proud to continue our record of first to market
with the leading-edge router test solutions," said Dave Bass,
vice president and general manager of Agilent's Data Networks
Division. "The N2X OC-768c test card allows our customers
to test IP/MPLS performance at the highest line rates offered
on the market."
Further information about the Agilent N2X system is available
at www.agilent.com/comms/N2X.
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