Ethernet Switch is suited for telecom carriers.
Press Release Summary:
Designed to help achieve carrier Ethernet network with service control, scalable subscriber management, and prioritized bandwidth, BlackDiamond® 12K switch works with Multidimensional Ethernet to provide services with 3-tier hierarchical QoS and guaranteed delivery of latency-sensitive services such as IPTV and VoIP. It also provides Ethernet Cross Connect for access to various content networks as well as network scaling using VPNs.
Original Press Release:
Extreme Networks Introduces Carrier Ethernet Switch for Superior Subscriber Scaling and Service Guarantees
Multidimensional Ethernet Replaces Best-Effort Ethernet Technology by Delivering Key Advancements in Quality of Service for Business and Residential Networks
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 27 /-- Providing telecom carriers with Multidimensional Ethernet that helps them to optimize service delivery to both business and residential subscribers, Extreme Networks(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:EXTR), the leader in open converged networks, announced its new carrier switch, the BlackDiamond(R) 12K.
Today, service providers are competing to deliver triple play services for residential subscribers and Ethernet private line and private LAN services for businesses. Because increased bandwidth alone is not enough to support business and residential services, carriers must move beyond 'best effort' Ethernet while still leveraging the cost effectiveness of Ethernet technology.
Extreme Networks' Multidimensional Ethernet helps carriers expand their customer base, support guaranteed data connections and deliver valuable IPTV and VoIP services. Multidimensional Ethernet also allows service providers to optimize their network infrastructure with improvements in Quality of Service and subscriber scaling.
"Multidimensional Ethernet provides TelstraClear with essential capabilities which allow us to guarantee converged services over our network," said Peter Ambrose, solutions design and support manager for TelstraClear. "We require new network technology to maximize the number of subscribers and gain better control over network services on a switch with carrier class attributes and a non-blocking architecture. The BlackDiamond 12K switch truly delivers these capabilities, aligning with our need to grow the number of services and subscribers that we can support."
To help achieve a carrier Ethernet network with service control, scalable subscriber management and prioritized bandwidth, Extreme Networks' Multidimensional Ethernet and BlackDiamond 12K switch provides carriers with:
-- Guaranteed services with three-tier hierarchical QoS -- Extreme Networks' greatly enhanced QoS capabilities can support up to tens of thousands of subscribers per line card with eight QoS service levels for each subscriber. This allows service providers to offer guarantees on the delivery of latency-sensitive services such as IPTV and VoIP.
-- An Ethernet Cross Connect for simple access to various content networks -- This allows service providers to connect subscribers to a growing number of content networks using a Layer 2 approach that is both simple and cost-effective to deploy.
-- Network scaling using Ethernet Virtual Private Networks (VPN) -- To scale the network for carriers, Extreme Networks implements standards-based MAC in MAC technology, a breakthrough capability utilizing standards-based Ethernet to vastly increase the number of Ethernet VPNs per network.
"Carriers are striving to find a simple architecture to scale their networks while delivering the QoS necessary to support all services," said Deb Mielke, founder and principal analyst for Treillage Network Strategies. "With this announcement, Extreme Networks is taking Carrier Ethernet to the next level with enhancements that allow service providers to address the individual needs of subscribers while benefiting from simple and cost-effective Ethernet technology."
"Favorable Ethernet economics will continue to enable carriers to build highly-effective and scalable service networks," said Suresh Gopalakrishnan, vice president of marketing for Extreme Networks, Inc. "With Multidimensional Ethernet, Extreme Networks is truly transforming the carrier network, giving it the added service flexibility and prioritization to address both residential and business subscribers with one network."
Pricing and Availability
The BlackDiamond 12K carrier switch is available in March. Pricing starts at US $60,000.
For more information on Multidimensional Ethernet and the BlackDiamond 12K, visit: http://extremenetworks.com/products/Multi_Splash.asp
Extreme Networks, Inc.
Extreme Networks is the leader in open converged networks. Its innovative network architecture provides Enterprises and Metro Service Providers with the resiliency, adaptability and simplicity required for a true converged network that supports voice, video and data over wired and wireless infrastructures while delivering high-performance and advanced security features. For more information, please visit http://www.extremenetworks.com/
NOTE: Extreme Networks, ExtremeXOS, BlackDiamond are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
CONTACT: Greg Cross of Extreme Networks Public Relations, +1-408-579-3483, or gcross@extremenetworks.com
