Agilent Technologies to Showcase Industry-First Integrated MPLS Testing Over OC-192 Links At Supercomm.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2001 Supercomm 2001 -- Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) will showcase its comprehensive array of Multi Protocol Label Switching (networking) label switching - A routing technique that uses information from existing IP routing protocols to identify IP datagrams with labels and forwards them to a modified switch or router, which then uses the labels to switch the datagrams through the network. (MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. ) testing capabilities at Supercomm, including industry-first integrated testing of MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE) implementations over OC-192 links and MPLS-based Virtual Private Networking (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) implementations. Agilent has been an industry leader in the delivery of test solutions that speed development and deployment of network equipment and services that utilize MPLS TE and VPN protocols to increase the reliability and efficiency of next-generation IP networks. Agilent is the only IP test solution provider to support testing of MPLS and the IGP/BGP routing protocols A formula used by routers to determine the appropriate path onto which data should be forwarded. The routing protocol also specifies how routers report changes and share information with the other routers in the network that they can reach. (OSPF/IS-IS for traffic engineering and BGP-4 for MPLS-VPN) on an integrated basis. This is essential because these protocols must work correctly in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem in order to implement traffic engineering and virtual private networking functions successfully across core and access networks. "The use of intelligent test tools is critical when developing and deploying advanced technologies such as MPLS. Agilent's RouterTester system helps us to simulate the complex network topologies and conditions found in today's service provider backbones," said Chance Whaley, consulting engineer with Foundry Network's Service Provider Group. "The ability to create traffic engineering- aware MPLS topologies, with hundreds of thousands of BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). prefixes and attributes, allows Foundry to provide validated solutions to our customers in drastically reduced timeframes." MPLS TE extensions allow service providers to optimize use of available resources by routing traffic flows based on network conditions, such as congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. , bandwidth requirements Bandwidth requirements (communications) The channel bandwidths needed to transmit various types of signals, using various processing schemes. Every signal observed in practice can be expressed as a sum (discrete or over a frequency continuum) of sinusoidal and traffic priority. MPLS-VPNs allow service providers to set up advanced, "on-demand" networks between specific end points. While MPLS signaling protocols create and assign labels to packet traffic, based on the state of the available network, this "state" information is disseminated across the router network by attaching TE extensions to routing protocol communications. To ensure that MPLS software implementations function correctly, Agilent allows developers to simultaneously test both MPLS signaling and routing protocols with TE extensions, to evaluate their ability to function correctly together in a "real world" network. Service providers have continued to migrate their core optical networks to operate at OC-192 speeds of 10 Gb/s, and to implement MPLS to increase the manageability and reliability of that core network. As a result, it has become imperative that network equipment manufacturers and service provider evaluation labs be able to test MPLS TE functions at wire speeds, up to OC-192. Agilent was the first test solution vendor to support MPLS TE testing over OC-192 links. The complete range of Agilent protocol test tools for MPLS developers and users will be demonstrated at Agilent booth No. 4432 at the show. Additional information is available at www.agilent.com/comms/IPTest. Agilent in Communications Agilent Technologies is a leading provider of components, test, measurement, monitoring and management solutions for the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. . Agilent enables designers, manufacturers and service providers to accelerate the delivery of next-generation devices, networks and services. Agilent's broad set of solutions and services includes optical, wireless, Internet and broadband technologies that span the entire communications lifecycle. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. With 48,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent had net revenue of $10.8 billion in fiscal year 2000. Information about Agilent can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com. |
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