Networking Software targets Carrier Ethernet applications.
Press Release Summary:
Targeting equipment manufacturers and service providers, ZebOS Network Platform v7.7 offers PBB-TE Provider Backbone Bridge-Traffic Engineering features. Program provides hardened implementation of BGP Route Server for deployment in Carrier Networks utilizing COTS hardware, optimized resiliency for IP routing with support for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection, and non-stop forwarding functionality for IP and MPLS. Software enables MPLS solution to support pseudowires across multiple PSNs.
Original Press Release:
IP Infusion Announces General Availability of ZebOS® Network Platform 7.7
Latest Offering Includes Complete Carrier Ethernet Offerings with the Addition of Provider Backbone Bridge-Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE) Features
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 2 /-- IP Infusion, an ACCESS company and provider of intelligent software for Next Generation Network (NGN) equipment that enables service providers to offer state-of-the art Ethernet services, today began shipping its ZebOS Network Platform version 7.7 software which supports PBB-TE functionality.
ZebOS 7.7 provides full support for MPLS and for Carrier Ethernet, allowing router and switch OEMs to lower their software engineering costs. ZebOS 7.7 provides breakthrough time to market for equipment manufacturers in delivering next-generation transport hardware and allows customers to develop and promote their own brand.
"The demand for internet bandwidth is exploding, driven by Web 2.0 applications, IPTV and the new generation of smartphones," said Koichi Narasaki, president and CEO, IP Infusion. "Carriers and providers are looking to upgrade their networks so they can provide and manage services at a lower cost per bit. ZebOS 7.7 is targeted at filling the needs of equipment manufacturers and service providers faced with these challenges."
Specific features in ZebOS 7.7 include:
-- Support for Provider Backbone Bridge-Traffic Engineering
-- Support for OpenSAF, the industry's leading high-availability (HA) middleware
-- Hardened implementation of BGP Route Server for deployment in Carrier Networks utilizing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware
-- Enhanced resiliency for IP routing with the support for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
-- Ability of MPLS solution to support pseudowires across multiple Packet Switched Networks (PSNs)
-- Complete non-stop forwarding (NSF) functionality for IP and MPLS
Besides a comprehensive suite of robust, standards-based software products, IP Infusion provides professional services to assist customers in their product development and deployment support. With a strong product portfolio and professional services, IP Infusion can ensure the most efficient time to market advantage for customers.
About ACCESS
ACCESS CO., LTD. is a global company providing leading technology, software products and platforms for Web browsing, mobile phones, wireless handhelds and other networked devices. ACCESS' product portfolio, including its NetFront(TM) Browser, ACCESS Linux Platform(TM) and Garnet(TM) OS, provides customers with solutions that enable faster time to market, flexibility and customizability. The company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operates subsidiaries and affiliates in Asia, Europe and the United States. ACCESS is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mother's Index under the number 4813. For more information about ACCESS, please visit http://www.access-company.com/.
About IP Infusion
IP Infusion Inc. delivers advanced software solutions that power communications equipment for packet-based Next Generation Networks (NGN). With a unique modular architecture and the industry's broadest suite of communication protocols, IP Infusion enhances product differentiation and market agility for many of the world's leading network equipment vendors. Incorporated in Delaware in October 1999, IP Infusion is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and is a wholly owned and independently-operated subsidiary of ACCESS Systems Americas, Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of ACCESS CO., LTD., of Tokyo, Japan. For more information about IP Infusion, please visit www.ipinfusion.com.
(C) 2009 ACCESS CO., LTD. All rights reserved.
ACCESS, the ACCESS logo, NetFront, ACCESS Linux Platform and Garnet are registered trademarks or trademarks of ACCESS CO., LTD. in the United States, Japan and/or other countries. IP Infusion and ZebOS are either registered trademarks or trademarks of IP Infusion Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. The registered trademark LINUX(R) is used pursuant to a sublicense from Linux Mark Institute, the exclusive licensee of Linus Torvalds, owner of the mark on a world-wide basis.
All other trademarks, logos and trade names mentioned in the document are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Head Office (Japan), Miyuki Hanzawa, +81 (3) 5259-3685, prinfo@access.co.jp; or U.S., Pam Miracle, +1-408-400-1543, pam.miracle@access-company.com; or Europe, Laurence Clavere, +33 (0) 6 72 38 05 38, Laurence.clavere@access-company.com; or China, Brenda Jiang, +86 (10) 6439-6169, Brenda.jiang@access-company.com, all of ACCESS CO., LTD. for IP Infusion Inc.
Web Site: www.ipinfusion.com/
http://www.access-company.com/
