ADVISORY/Ando Announces Application Demonstration of OC-48c IP Core Network Probe for Packet-over-SONET Networks at iBAND@ISPCON.

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ADVISORY...for Wed.-Fri. (Nov. 8-10)

iBAND@ISPCON 

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Ando Corporation's IP Products Division announced that it will perform application demonstrations of their industry leading OC-48c IP Core Network Probe for Packet-over-SONET networks at iBAND@ISPCON in the San Jose Convention Center on November 8-10.

Ando's industry leading, hardware accelerated IP Core Network Probe can monitor IP traffic flows at the core of Packet-over-SONET (POS) networks at wire speed up to OC-48c. The IP Core Network Probe will offer standard RMON2 traffic reporting as well as the extended functionality of MPLS and DiffServ monitoring, important components in realizing the full potential of next generation IP networks.

While exhibiting at iBAND@ISPCON, Ando intends to outline some of the possible applications for its IP Core Monitoring technology, including how the IP Core Network Probe could provide data for the implementation of network management, IP usage-based billing, and a variety of other IBI type applications at the high-speed network core. Representatives from Ando will be on hand to discuss the features and benefits of Ando's IP Core Network Probe on IP carrier packet-over-SONET core networks.

The high speeds and large data volumes at the core of today's networks has thus far prevented IP carriers from effectively monitoring and managing the core of their packet-over-SONET networks. In turn, this inability to know what is really going on at the core of their network has prevented them from making their network infrastructure "business aware."

"Due to the volume and speed of data at the IP network core, there is currently no effective way for large IP carriers to monitor their core traffic for meaningful network management and related purposes. This essentially makes the IP core a 'dark area,' where providers have little to no visibility of their network's performance," says Hiro Sato, general manager of Ando's IP Products Division. "It is Ando's intention to 'light up' the core of very high-speed next generation networks by providing a real time monitoring solution that is robust, scalable and reliable, as well as superior in terms of functionality to what is presently available."

ANDO is currently seeking providers to participate in the upcoming trials of its IP Core Network Probe, and is discussing relationship opportunities with network management and related applications vendors, as well as systems integrators that are looking to extend the reach of their current IP network monitoring solutions.

"Carriers already have a broad range of network management and related applications to manage and extract usage information from their edge networks. However, what they do not have today is a scalable and robust solution to monitor the high-speed Packet-over-SONET network core, says Sato. "Ando's solution can extend the functionality of these applications to the network core for the first time by providing rich monitoring information to these network management applications, thus making their IP networks business aware."

Ando Corporation is a U.S. subsidiary of Ando Electric Ltd., a pioneering test and measurement company based in Japan. Ando's IP Products Division, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., is focused on meeting the core monitoring and management needs of next generation IP providers and carriers, and works closely with key customers and partners on the development, strategic marketing, sales and support of next generation network core monitoring products. For additional information on Ando, please visit www.ando.com.