Light Reading Publishes First Test of Cisco’s 40-gig CRS-1 Core Router
December 1, 2004
Independent evaluation provides unique insights into world’s first 40-gig router
NEW YORK – November 30, 2004 – Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the premier information resource for news and analysis of next-generation telecommunications technology, today published the first independent industry evaluation of the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System, the 40- Gbit/s core router platform from Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO).
“This independent test represents a unique opportunity for service providers and carriers to gain real insight into, and independent analysis of, this highly significant product,” says Stephen Saunders, CEO and President of Light Reading.
The test was funded by Light Reading and conducted on its behalf by the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) in Berlin, using the N2X multiservice test solution from Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), which also provided technical support.
"We designed the test bed to emulate the requirements of carrier core networks five years into the future, and we were very impressed with how easily the Cisco CRS-1 mastered all of the tests," says Carsten Rossenhoevel, Managing Director for Research & Manufacturer Testing at EANTC. "The CRS-1 really is the next milestone in router performance and scaleability.”
He adds: "The CRS-1 scaled to Terabits per second of bandwidth, millions of routes, and tens of millions of IPv4 and IPv6 flows. Software upgrades took only nanoseconds – even on a fully loaded, live chassis. We also verified that throughput scales to multi-chassis configurations.”
“This test represented an industry first in terms of the scale of traffic, routes, and service involved,” says Dave Bass, vice president and general manager of Agilent’s Data Networks Division. “ Agilent’s 40G N2X test solution verified that the Cisco CRS-1 could easily manage 640-Gbit/s full duplex throughput across 15 million traffic flows , and scale to 57,000 MPLS LSPs [label switched paths], raising performance expectations for next-generation carrier routers.”
The methodology for the test was validated via feedback from five of the world’s leading service providers to help ensure that it produced repeatable and useful test data about realistic network and service scenarios.
Key areas assessed in the test included:
- IPv4
- IPv6
- Access lists / security
- Multicast
- Quality of service
- MPLS
- High-availability features
To ensure the independent nature of the test, Cisco did not contribute to the funding of the project.
The Cisco CRS-1 is a hugely important development in telecommunications, representing several significant technology firsts, including the first 40-Gbit/s router and the first Cisco router to use a completely new “carrier-class” iteration of Cisco’s IOS router code. The device is designed to act as a linchpin of advanced telecom networks carrying next-generation voice, video, and data service traffic.
The complete results of the test are being published today on the Light Reading Website.
Further, on Thursday, December 9, at 12 noon New York / 9 a.m. California / 5 p.m. London time, during an hour-long live Web seminar, Light Reading, EANTC, Cisco, and Agilent will present the test results and answer questions about them.
To register for the December 9 Webinar go here:
http://www.lightreading.com/webinar.asp?doc_id=27227&promo=26357
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