Juniper Networks introduces new generation silicon

href="http://dqchannels.ciol.com/content/reselleralert/109102305.asp">Juniper
Networks has announced a new
generation of silicon that will enable customers to quickly,
efficiently and non-disruptively upgrade existing T Series Core
Routers, the most widely deployed core router in the world, to a full
duplex slot capacity of 250Gbps without service interruption. The new
chipset lays the foundation for a total capacity of 4Tbps in a
single, half-rack system, ensuring that customers can continue to
scale the T Series in line with rapidly accelerating service,
subscriber and bandwidth growth.

The unique ability to scale the T
Series while in service represents a key component of Juniper's
overall commitment to investment protection, continuous systems
availability and operational continuity. With Unified In-Service
Software Upgrades, customers can upgrade Junos Software from one
version to the next with minimal risk of service interruption. “The
T Series is a highly valued part of our core network delivering IPv4
and IPv6 routed services, in large part because of Juniper's
long-term product strategy and vision, which protects our investments
in network infrastructure,” said Erik-Jan Bos, CTO, SURFnet, a
subsidiary of the SURF organization, in which Dutch universities,
universities for applied sciences and research centres collaborate
nationally and internationally on innovative ICT facilities. “This
new silicon is an excellent example of Juniper's commitment to
investment protection. Just as we were able to upgrade T640s to
T1600s, Juniper is again making it possible to extend the life-cycle
of our core routers with a non-disruptive upgrade path that ensures
the scalability to meet the continuous growth of traffic in our IP
routed core. That is why we are also excited about true line-rate
100GE router-router trials on the SURFnet network,” said Bos.

Exceeding 5,500 systems shipped
worldwide to date, Juniper's T Series is the only core router in
the industry capable of supporting true line-rate 100 GE interfaces.
With the TX Matrix Plus, T1600 customers can evolve to multi-chassis
systems at massive scale. The new chipset will further enable the
scaling of single chassis systems up to 4Tbps. “Considering the
growth in wireless and IP services, flexible high-performance network
platforms that support 100 GE are critical for the core of the
network to scale efficiently and simply,” said Ray Mota, Managing
Partner, ACG Research. “By committing to continuous expansion of
their T Series routers, Juniper is providing their customers the
capability to leverage and expand existing assets to scale the core
with maximum operational efficiency and investment protection,” he
added.

Built in 45-nanometer technology, the
chipset yields total router throughput surpassing 4Tbps, far
exceeding the performance and scale of off-the-shelf silicon. The
chipset includes advanced diagnostic capabilities, auto detection and
self-healing, and also incorporates significant power efficiency
features to enable more environmentally conscious data center and
service provider networks. “The T Series is fundamentally different
from any other router on the market because its architecture was
designed to deliver leading core capacity and scale,” said Animesh
Sahay, Head-Telecom Business, Juniper Networks (India and SAARC).
“The chipset we are introducing today is the next step in our core
routing strategy, delivering unparalleled investment protection and
enabling our customers to continually scale their networks,” he
added.

The first trials with products that use
the new chipset technology are scheduled for the second half of 2010
and will be available for purchase in early 2011.