Cisco CRS-1
The CRS-1 is the cornerstone of Cisco’s IP Next Generation Network portfolio, and over 900 systems have been deployed by 85 service providers. The CRS-1 has recently been selected by AT&T and XO for their next generation IP core backbone networks (2/1/2008)
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Cisco XR 12000 Series
Cisco’s XR 12000 Series routers combine the strengths of IOS XR with new hardware such as IPoDWDM, which extends the solution to the network's edge with a 10 GigE shared port adapter that enables instant bandwidth up to 10 Gbps over 2,000 km. (8/4/2008)
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Foundry Networks NetIron XMR Series Router
Foundry’s NetIron XMR Series received new routing features, and in the second quarter of 2008, North American non-federal commercial revenue represented a record 58.2% of Foundry’s total revenue due to increased service provider business. (8/1/2008)
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Huawei Quidway Net Engine 5000E (NE5000E)
Huawei’s Net Engine 5000E multi-chassis cluster can grow up to 10 Tbps of switching performance and it offers a full suite of IP services to meet the demand of service provider core networks, but a North American carrier has yet to deploy it. (8/12/2008)
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Juniper Networks T-series w/TX Matrix
Juniper’s T-series offers the high performance needed to meet the demands of IP core networks. Recent T-series traction includes NTT Communications for double network capacity on the same footprint, and reduced power consumption by 20 percent. (8/12/2008)
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- Buying Criteria
- Support Services
- The type and kind of services the vendor can offer in support of its product or networking solution, including on-site with guaranteed response times, Training, TAC, Professional services et al.
- Physical Specifications and Certifications
- The physical size and form factor of the platform i.e. rack mountable and the product certification the product platform has obtained from independent test houses.
- Manageability
- Management features enable the service provider to manage the devices, provide support for provisioning, OAM, OSS/BSS integration, security and other specialized applications that may exist within the vendor or vendor/partnership for the product or product family.
- Routing and Service Features
- The system's ability to provide routing and service features which includes the platforms ability to provide Ethernet services, the level of routing support, Qualtiy of Service (QoS), Route scalability, MPLS, Pseudowire support and others.
Service Assurance
- Service assurance is the ability of the system to deliver highly available and robust services in the event of hardware or software failures, the ability to provide hitless software upgrades, and ability to recover from link or facility failures, the OAM features, and other recovery features.
Port Density and Scalability
- The ability of the system to increase in terms of performance, capacity and interface types as well as port density. Key interfaces for IP core routers tend to be the higher speed POS and multi-Gigabit Ethernet. DWDM interfaces are also important to enable cost effective handoff of traffic between the IP and Optical domains.
Performance and Architecture
- Defined in terms of raw throughput usually measured in packets per second and latency as well as the ability to maintain predictable performance levels with additional features like filtering enabled.
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- Product Metrics
- Performance
- Performance is the switching and routing capacity and throughput.
- Switching Capacity
- The total advertised system switching capacity for a single chassis system to a fully configured multi-chassis system. 40 byte packets unless noted.
- Throughput Rate
- Full Duplex Switching Capacity expressed as a full duplex (in/out) figure in packets per second pps, 40 byte unless noted.
- Switch Fabric
- Switch fabric architecture, buffering mode and capacity single and multi-chassis.
- Traffic Management
- Methodologies used for queuing traffic and handling of congestion conditions.
- Queuing Mechanism
- The number of queues and size of buffers used on port modules.
- Route Scalability
- The number of IP routes supported by the system.
- Port Density & Scalability
- Describes approach utilized for interconnecting of multiple units into a single logical router.
- Multi-Chassis Support
- Describes approach utilized for interconnecting of multiple units into a single logical router
- Interface Support and Density
- These are the maximum number and types of interfaces that can be terminated in a single cabinet system.
- T3/E3 Ports/Chassis
10/100 Mbps Ports/Chassis
1 Gbps Ports/Chassis
10 Gbps Ports/Chassis
10 Gbps DWDM PHY Ports/Chassis
POS Ports/Chassis (OC-3/STM-1)
POS Ports/Chassis (OC-12/STM-4)
POS Ports/Chassis (OC-48/STM-16)
POS Ports/Chassis (OC-192/STM-48)
POS Ports/Chassis (OC-768/STM-256c)
DWDM Ports/Chassis
ATM Ports/Chassis
- Service Assurance
- Redundancy
Redundant Power, Fans, Feeds
Redundant Switch Fabric/Forwarding Engines
Interface Redundancy 1:1
Interface Redundancy, 1:N
Redundant Hot Swappable Components
1+1 SONET APS
Resilience/Availability
Control, Data, and Management Plane Separation
Graceful Restart
50 ms Link Failover
MPLS Fast Reroute
Non-Stop Services
Hitless Software Upgrade
- Manageability/Network Management
- Network Management
- Provisioning
- Physical Specifications &Platform Certifications
- Physical Description/Form Factor
Chassis Architecture
Slot Configuration
Dimensions
Power Requirements
Power Draw & Thermal Output
Weight
Rack Units (RU)
Chassis/Rack
Agency Approvals
NEBS Compliance
- Support Services
- Basic Service Offered
Basic Software Support Costs
- Product Class Ratings
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