100 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for metro, edge and core IP networks
Edge Services at Full Speed
Nowhere is the combination of speed and flexibility more critical than the edge of the service provider network, where end user traffic converges. Most critical is the ability to offer the highest interface speeds while maintaining all the service intelligence required to handle residential broadband, subscriber management, IPTV and Video on Demand, business VPN services and LTE wireless voice and data.
By delivering 100 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces without compromising service capabilities, Alcatel-Lucent Service Routers empower network operators to efficiently carry high volumes of video and Internet traffic while also leveraging the network to generate revenue from sophisticated managed services and applications.
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Versatility: Metro, Edge and Core
Whatever the IP routing application, Alcatel-Lucent 100 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces rise to the challenge. For metro backbones, video hub offices and data centers, the 7450 Ethernet Service Switch delivers performance, services and scale. At the service edge, the 7750 Service Router combines residential, business and mobile services at 100 Gigabit speeds. And in the core, the 7750 SR transports long-haul traffic between metros, data centers and the Internet.
Our award-winning FP2 silicon was the first commercially available 100 Gigabit network processor and remains the only 100 Gigabit chipset for service provider IP/MPLS routers today. FP2 enables the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR and 7450 ESS to support 100 Gigabit line cards, doubling the performance of today’s line cards.
Our investment in innovative highly programmable silicon provides significant advantage to our customers in terms of flexibility, service velocity and investment protection. Without relying on third party commercial silicon, Alcatel-Lucent has the flexibility and power to develop innovative capabilities that match our customers’ needs and timelines.
Award-winning Silicon
In 2008 our FP2 chipset won both the IEC Infovision Award and the NXTComm EOS Award for Excellence in Technology Innovation. More importantly, it’s been very well received by customers and deployed worldwide since its commercial introduction on the Alcatel-Lucent Service Router portfolio in July 2008.
The Internet is being flooded with video, and this is only the beginning. After 2010, we expect more than two-thirds of consumer Internet traffic to be some form of video. Service providers worry about how they can handle increasing traffic levels and still ensure delivery of higher value premium content. Higher speed links will help, as it takes only one second to transmit a 90-minute HDTV movie using a 100 Gigabit interface. Equally important, Alcatel-Lucent Service Routers provide intelligent processing of video flows with fast channel change and retransmission to optimize user experience for hosted and walled-garden video and IPTV content.
The combination of speed and scalable services is critical as operators evolve to a 'high leverage network' - a fully converged, scalable, all-IP, multiservice infrastructure. The powerful blend will enable operators to deliver traffic more reliably, efficiently and at the lowest cost. And it will also help them leverage their networks to generate revenue from sophisticated managed services and applications.
For service providers, optimization of space and power remain key aspects for cost containment and environmental impact.
Alcatel-Lucent’s breakthrough FP2 silicon and innovative system enhancements in thermal efficiency continually reduce power consumption to levels approaching four watts per Gigabit -- a significant improvement from today’s typical core and edge routers.
“TELUS is committed to innovating and delivering new services for residential, business and mobile customers in all our markets focused in Canada. These new services and the traffic they generate require a combination of speed, scale and high availability,” said Eros Spadotto, Executive VP, Technology Strategy, TELUS. “Selecting advanced platforms that enable us to evolve our network to support 100 Gigabit Ethernet gives us the assurance that we can continue to introduce the most sophisticated services and meet the needs of our customers now and far into the future.”
