Extreme debuts edge-to-core provider backbone transport soln

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SANTA CLARA, USA: For service providers in need of cost-effective, carrier-grade Ethernet transport with deterministic network performance, Extreme Networks Inc. announced the general availability of its complete Provider Backbone Bridging – Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE) solution that spans from the edge of the network through the metro core.

The solution is comprised of new software and hardware, as well as a strategic relationship with control plane partner Soapstone Networks to address the needs of this growing market.

"Our new PBB-TE solution provides the key building blocks that allow service providers to choose a path towards an economical network infrastructure that is both deterministic and simple to deploy" said Peter Lunk, Director of Service Provider Marketing for Extreme Networks. "After listening to our customers' needs, we developed a PBB-TE solution that addresses the metro market from edge to core."

PBT-TE Solution Components
The benefits of PBB-TE include lower CAPEX and OPEX, carrier class resiliency, simplified provisioning and troubleshooting with deterministic network performance and a familiar operating model. In order to take advantage of these benefits a PBB-TE solution needs to fit the typical service provider deployment model, which requires software to support interconnection to the MPLS core, PBB-TE capable hardware from the edge to the core and a management and provisioning system to enable automated service creation.

Software: The Extreme Networks software component which enables service providers to take advantage of the determinism and simplicity of PBB-TE while protecting the investment they have made in their existing MPLS core is found in ExtremeXOS® 12.1. This software supports PBB-TE functionality as well as a PBB-TE to VPLS gateway capability that allows the inter-connection of PBB-TE tunnels to a VPLS core network.

Hardware: Extreme Networks hardware release is comprised of two new modules for the BlackDiamond® 12800 series switches, one focused on the core and the other on the edge. For the core, a new management module, the MSM-6R, provides enhanced scalability for the VPLS network inter-connections, while at the edge the new XM-2HR interface module reduces costs by combining a 10GE port and 10 GE ports onto a single board, bringing the benefits of PBB-TE to a platform suitable for the network edge.




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