New 10x10GbE Physical Interface Card Featured in Multivendor 100Gbps
Demonstration at SC09 alongside Industry-First 802.3ba-Compliant 100 Gigabit
Ethernet PIC
PORTLAND, Ore.--(Business Wire)--
Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) today introduced a new 10 port, 10 Gigabit Ethernet
(GbE) Physical Interface Card (PIC) for its T1600 Series Core Router, which will
enhance the value and flexibility of the T1600. The new 10x10GbE PIC will
deliver the highest density of 10GbE interfaces on a core router, as well as
unique Intelligent Oversubscription capabilities, enabling customers to reduce
costs and increase efficiency. With the new 10x10GbE PIC and the previously
announced 100GbE PIC, the T1600 will support multiple options for 100Gbps,
providing customers with maximum choice and flexibility for large-scale core
networks.
High-capacity 100GbE interfaces and high-density 10GbE interfaces are
increasingly required to leverage virtualization to consolidate network
architectures, particularly as core routers are increasingly used to aggregate
more edge and access network links.
"The combination of this new high-density 10x10GbE PIC, along with the 802.3ba
100GbE PIC earlier announced by Juniper, provides an incredible amount of
flexibility and growth to the already impressive T1600," said Chris Robb,
Internet2 manager of network operations. "Internet2 is excited about the
opportunities these new options add to the T1600 platform as we continue working
aggressively to see 100GbE deployed to support advanced science in the U.S."
In conjunction with Internet2, Level 3 and Infinera, the 10x10GbE PIC is being
featured in a live, multivendor network demonstration at the SC09 Conference
today. Also at SC09, Juniper is demonstrating the 802.3ba compliant 100GbE PIC
(announced in June) in its booth 1448. This demonstration is the first instance
of a fully featured IP/MPLS router supporting a 100GbE interface, marking
another industry first for Juniper`s T Series Core Routers.
The high-density, oversubscribed Ethernet interfaces available on the new
10x10GbE PIC can be used to aggregate client-facing access interfaces, or to
provide efficient connectivity in and between virtualized routers. This will
increase the flexibility of the T1600 and will enable customers to use the
router in more diverse deployment scenarios, and to more efficiently leverage
virtualization to consolidate edge and core functionality. Support for both
100GbE interfaces and high-density, lower-speed interfaces on a single router
will be able to dramatically improve power, space and management efficiency.
The T1600 can support a total of sixteen 10x10GbE PICs per chassis, for a total
of 160 10GbE interfaces in a half-rack-more than twice that of the closest
competitor. As many as 80 of these interfaces can operate at line-rate speed, or
the T1600 can be oversubscribed at a 2:1 ratio.
To ensure proper quality of service in oversubscribed configurations, the new
PIC supports Juniper`s unique Intelligent Oversubscription functionality.
Intelligent Oversubscription can prioritize services based on a variety of
user-configurable characteristics to ensure that mission-critical services are
protected even in times of congestion. Intelligent Oversubscription enables
operators to leverage the efficiency advantages of oversubscription, without the
risk of violating service level agreements when traffic peaks.
"Juniper is leading the way to 100 Gigabit Ethernet, and is the only company to
announce multiple 100 Gigabit line cards-first the 100GbE PIC introduced in
June, and now with the high-density 10GbE PIC we`re introducing today," said
Stefan Dyckerhoff, senior vice president and general manager, High-End Systems
Business Unit, Juniper Networks. "Together these high capacity PICs will further
enhance the value of Juniper`s core solutions and broaden the range of
applications the T Series can support."
General availability of the new 10x10GbE PIC is expected in the first quarter of
2010.
About Juniper Networks
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delivers innovative software, silicon and systems that transform the experience
and economics of networking. The company serves more than 30,000 customers and
partners worldwide, and earned more than $3 billion in revenue over the last
year. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.
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Factors sections of Juniper Networks' Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2009. Juniper Networks assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
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Juniper Networks, Inc.
Greg Friedmann, 571-203-1723 (Media Relations)
gfriedmann@juniper.net
Lisa Hartman-Chiorello, 408-936-6123 (Investor Relations)
lisac@juniper.net
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