PARIS, Sept. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is to introduce a new series of IP
routers that will give service providers and enterprises an
economically and ergonomically optimized platform for smaller
locations in large-scale IP networks, or as a full-service router
for smaller networks.
The new 7750 SR-e service router will expand Alcatel-Lucent's
highly successful 7750 Service Router (SR) family, extending the
benefits of service routing further into the network to give
service providers and enterprises IP routing technology scaled to
their needs at different network locations.
Communications networks today are advancing at an unprecedented
pace to adapt to the shift in cloud-based operations, the emerging
Internet of Things, ultra-high definition video and the ongoing
demand for bandwidth. Residential and mobile users are also gaining
higher speed access through technologies such as Fiber-to-the-Home,
Wi-Fi, LTE and LTE-Advanced.
These events are putting significant pressure on aggregation
networks and on the network service edge. In turn, operators are
being driven to push edge service functions out from a few large,
centralized sites to a more distributed architecture with many
smaller locations.
This push has created the need for the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR-e,
with full IP edge routing capability in a mid-size form factor. The
7750 SR-e series builds on the success of the 7750 Service Router
family, including the 7750 SR-a series. The 7750 SR-a combines
high-performance aggregation with IP services in an extremely
compact form factor. It has attracted over 60 new customers
worldwide in its first three months of availability, including
India's Bharti Airtel and
Indonesia's Indosat.
By sharing a common Service Router Operating System (SR OS)
software base with Alcatel-Lucent's virtualized router portfolio,
seamless provisioning and management with the 5620 Service Aware
Manager (SAM) across mixed physical and virtual routed
environments, and with open APIs for Software Defined Network (SDN)
control, the new 7750 SR-e platform is also cloud-ready and a key
element in Alcatel-Lucent's portfolio supporting the evolution of
networking to NFV and SDN.
About the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR-e:
- The series includes fully-featured IP edge routers offering the
same rich suite of applications for which the Service Router is
known, but in a smaller form-factor. Variants include SR-1e
(400Gb/s), SR-2e (800 Gb/s) and SR-3e (1.2 Tb/s). Supports GE, 10GE
and 100GE interfaces.
- The routers sit between the 7750 SR and 7750 SR-a. The SR-e
series fills the demand for a lower end 100G-capable box but offers
more capability than the SR-a variant.
- The 7750 SR-e is cloud-ready and a key element supporting the
evolution of networking to NFV and SDN
- Has a unique chassis air flow design for efficient cooling and
reduced fan noise while paving the way for future capacity growth.
Higher capacity systems run hotter, so a future-proof thermal
design is critical for continued investment protection. With these
advances, the SR-e platforms have a fully NEBS-compliant design
purpose-built for the most stringent central office and co-location
facilities.
- Enables a converged IP-optical network with GMPLS UNI
- Like the rest of the Alcatel-Lucent Service Router portfolio,
the 7750 SR-e leverages FP3 silicon, the highly reliable SR OS
operating system, common network and service management with 5620
SAM for the Service Router and 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS),
and multi-layer SDN control with the Network Services
Platform.
Quotes
Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR-a quote:
John M. Thompson, CTO, Indosat
said: "We are using Alcatel-Lucent's 7750 SR-a platforms as
aggregation and edge nodes in our mobile backhaul network. One of
the key reasons we selected this platform is due to its much higher
throughput, service and routing scale compared to other platforms
on the market. In addition, we wanted a platform that would be
LTE-ready. The compact 7750 SR-a allows us to drive down
costs and still meet our escalating traffic demands which are
increasing well over 100% year-over-year."
Glen Hunt, Principal Analyst,
Transport and Routing Infrastructure, Current Analysis said: "The
question service providers want to know today is will my existing
hardware move forward in the future with me? And the answer should
be yes, especially for any hardware investments they're making now.
Alcatel-Lucent has weighed this heavily into the design of its
latest service router family member and is taking the right
approach in expanding its portfolio. The newly announced 7750 SR-e
series, in addition to the entire SR family, has the IP optical
capability and works with the company's 5620 SAM and Network
Services Platform. From a future-proof, cloud-ready point of
view this bodes very well for this platform."
Basil Alwan, president of
Alcatel-Lucent's IP Routing and Transport business said: "We
continue to evolve our IP hardware and NFV portfolio in
anticipation of our customers' requirements. Our 'Network Function
Optimization' approach recognizes that virtualized and integrated
routing solutions will be required for different applications, and
that choice will be dictated by the economics and architectural
preference of each network operator. The success of our 7750 SR-a
series affirms that we are on the right track and that customers
will require even higher-performance, high-function, QoS-intensive
IP services on specialized hardware routing platforms. With our
cloud-ready 7750 SR-e series, customers have even more flexibility
to strike the right balance for their network."
Key Links:
- Product website: www.alcatel-lucent.com/products/7750-SR-e
- Youtube video: Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR-e video
- Flickr: 7750 SR-e family product photo
- SR-a product press release: Alcatel-Lucent's new compact,
high-performance edge router drives down operator costs, even as
data demands grow
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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