PARIS, Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is to offer operators of large
networks the ability to quadruple the speed of connections and
significantly boost capacity between data centers and networks with
an innovation that uses existing IP routing assets, removing the
need for costly and time consuming network upgrades.
Alcatel-Lucent is launching a new one port 400G IP line
card for IP networks that will allow data transmission between
existing Alcatel-Lucent IP Routers at speeds of 400
gigabits-per-second (400G) line rate over hundreds of kilometers.
This gives operators, who are facing increasing pressure from the
explosive demand for Internet and cloud data, a greater advantage
to push the limits of their IP network capabilities.
The new Alcatel-Lucent one port 400G IP line card – which is
powered by FP3 400G routing processor developed by Alcatel-Lucent –
provides the communications industry's first 'clear channel 400G'
capability. This avoids the need to aggregate IP traffic over
multiple 100G links, a more efficient method of transmitting 'big
data' volumes from operators' data centers, and between their metro
aggregation networks and core networks, and at four times the
speeds made possible by IP connectivity today.
The launch of the 400G line card also marks the introduction of
another ground-breaking Alcatel-Lucent innovation in high
performance IP networking GMPLS-UNI (Generalized Multiprotocol
Label Switching User Network Interface). To be added to the IP
router portfolio in the second half of 2015, this enables operators
to coordinate the optical and IP network layers to become even more
cost-efficient and migrate smoothly to a cloud-optimized network.
Greater control plane co-ordination between IP and optical networks
can deliver efficiency gains of 40%, according to a recent study by
Bell Labs, the research arm of Alcatel-Lucent.
About the Alcatel-Lucent one port 400G IP line
card
- Quadruples the speed of interconnecting today's IP
networks.
- Alcatel-Lucent is the first in the industry to offer clear
channel IP transport at 400G bit rates. This avoids the need to
aggregate IP traffic over multiple 100G links. This offers a more
efficient way to transmit big data between operators' data centers
and between their metro aggregation and core networks.
- Powered by Alcatel-Lucent's 400G FP3 routing silicon – already
proven in hundreds of network deployments worldwide - allowing
operators to use it with existing 7750 Service Router (SR) and 7950
Extensible Routing System (XRS) gear.
- Integrated tuneable DWDM (dense wavelength division
multiplexing) optics allow direct interconnection between routers
at 400G line rates on a single fibre over distances of hundreds of
kilometers, or alternatively as alien wavelengths over a DWDM
transport network.
- The one port 400G IP line card will be available for use in
Alcatel-Lucent's XRS IP Core Routers and on its 7750 SRs in the
second-half of 2015.
- Also introducing GMPLS UNI on the Alcatel-Lucent router
portfolio to coordinate the IP and optical network layers for
simplified operations and cost savings
Quotes:
Michael Howard, principal
analyst, carrier networks, IHS-Infonetics Research said: "Network
operators are looking for efficient ways handle the video- and
cloud-fueled traffic growth in their networks. Alcatel-Lucent's new
400G IPoDWDM line card helps by eliminating the complexity of 100GE
link aggregation and WDM transport with a 400G direct
router-to-router link. This industry 1st 400G IP networking line
card is based on Alcatel-Lucent's 400G FP3 silicon, which has been
in the field since 2011, and provides new router-to-router scaling
for datacenter and data network interconnect applications."
Basil Alwan, President of IP
Routing and Transport, Alcatel-Lucent, said: "The new one port 400G
IP networking line card is a prime example of the way we are
working with customers to evolve their networks smoothly and via
innovations that offer programmable networks to deliver the highest
performance in meeting the demands of dynamic cloud-based
applications and services."
Steve Vogelsang, CTO for IP
Routing and Transport, Alcatel-Lucent said: "Networks need to
evolve to ever higher capacity and port speeds, but changes can be
costly. The transition from 10G to 100G was very disruptive for
many network operators, but today we can say we are the first
router vendor to enable the transition from 100G to 400G link
speeds, leveraging our FP3 technology so that there is no
disruption to operators in terms of having to retrofit or
forklift their installed hardware base."
Additional Information
- Video: "400G IP Interconnect Solution" -
http://youtu.be/XCFtXCNiNc4
- Blog: "400G IP: Buckle Up, This is Going to be Fast" -
www.alcatel-lucent.com/blog/2015/400g-ip-buckle-going-be-fast
- TechZine article: "Quantifying IP/Optical Integration
Synergies" -
http://www2.alcatel-lucent.com/techzine/quantifying-ipoptical-integration-synergies/
- Blog: "IP and optics: Time to make nice" -
http://www2.alcatel-lucent.com/techzine/ip-and-optics-time-make-nice/
- 400G Interface Card images:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alcatel-lucent/sets/72157650470815028/
About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:
ALU)
Alcatel-Lucent is the leading IP networking,
ultra-broadband access and cloud technology specialist. We are
dedicated to making global communications more innovative,
sustainable and accessible for people, businesses and governments
worldwide. Our mission is to invent and deliver trusted networks to
help our customers unleash their value. Every success has its
network.
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