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| ZTE ZXR10 T8000 Cluster Router
ZTE announced that its T8000 IP router platform will leverage NetLogic Microsystems’ advanced NLA11k knowledge-based processors to deliver support for complex Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) processing capabilities. (3/192012)
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| CURRENT ANALYSIS PRODUCT ASSESSMENTS |
Product assessment reports provide a timely and in-depth evaluation on how leading products and services in a market measure up to their competition. Updated regularly by our industry-leading analysts, product assessment reports deliver an objective and un-biased look at a product's strengths and weaknesses, ratings on how well the product meets specific customer buying criteria, and relevant product metrics. Compare selected products with side-by-side listings of product metrics and other factors, with a focus on actionable intelligence. Click here to find out how you can get access to Telecom Equipment Buyer.
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Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS)
Cisco adds flexible packet transport to its CRS-3 to address emerging high-scale MPLS switching to support growing cloud data center interconnection, video, and mobility services. The new Q3 2011 features do not introduce a new platform. (3/19/2012)
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Huawei Quidway Net Engine 5000E (NE5000E)
NE5000E release V800R002 provides support for 100GigE and 100G flexible high-density LPU at wire speed, in-service upgrade technology, comprehensive IPv6 and high resilience features to deliver non-stop performance needed in a super core router. (3/192012)
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Juniper Networks T-series
Juniper announced on a recent earnings call that the T4000 will begin shipping later this year and that it has secured four design wins. The company also noted its Q3 trials are on track. The super sized T4000 began shipping in H2 2011. (3/192012)
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ZTE ZXR10 T8000 Cluster Router
ZTE announced that its T8000 IP router platform will leverage NetLogic Microsystems’ advanced NLA11k knowledge-based processors to deliver support for complex Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) processing capabilities. (3/192012)
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| PRODUCT ASSESSMENT REPORT CONTENTS |
Sections
- Current Analysis Perspective
- Product Strengths & Weaknesses
- Product Point and Counterpoint
- Product Buying Criteria
- Product Metrics
Core IP Routing 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.
Core IP Routing Product Metrics
- Performance
- Switching Capacity
- Throughput Rate
- Switch Fabric
- Traffic Management
- Queuing Mechanism
- Route Scalability
- Port Density & Scalability
- Interface Support and Density
- T3/E3 Ports/Chassis
- 10/100 Mbps Ports/Chassis
- 1 Gbps Ports/Chassis
- 10 Gbps Ports/Chassis
- 10 Gbps DWDM PHY Ports/Chassis
- 40 Gbps DWDM PHY Ports/chassis
- 100 Gbps Ethernet or 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
- Routing & Service Features
- Network Operating System
- Platforms Supported
- ATM
- MPLS
- IP
- Multicast
- Route Scalability
- CoS/QoS
- 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
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