Avici Systems and Riverstone Networks Demonstrate End-to-End MPLS VPN Solution.Business/Technology Editors SUPERCOMM 2001 Booth No. 4856 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2001 Companies Highlight Advanced Services Creation from the Metro to the Core Network Avici Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: AVCI), a leading provider of scalable core routing solutions for intelligent IP-over-optical networks, and Riverstone Networks, (Nasdaq: RSTN RSTN Radio Solar Telescope Network RSTN Restricted Securities Trading Network RSTN Royals Sports Television Network (Kansas City Royals) RSTN Reflective Super Twisted Nematic ), a leader in service creation infrastructure for metropolitan area networks, today announced the demonstration of a joint end-to-end Multi-protocol Label Switching (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. ) Virtual Private Network (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. ) service application. The combination of routing technologies is designed to solve one of the greatest challenges service providers face today -- replacement of legacy leased lines and frame relay services with Internet VPNs to connect enterprises on a national or worldwide basis. "Core / Metro MPLS interoperability is unquestionably needed to make end-to-end IP VPNs a viable replacement for frame relay or ATM-based services," said David Dunphy, senior analyst at Current Analysis. "The partnership of Avici and Riverstone should result in a solid routing solution featuring strong core and metro routing platforms with proven MPLS interoperability -- good news for service providers that could help accelerate implementation of MPLS in end-to-end solutions." The application will be demonstrated at the SUPERCOMM 2001 trade show from June 4-7 in the Avici Systems booth, # 4856. It features the Avici TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) Refers to a program that remains in memory when the user exits it in order that it be immediately available at the press of a hotkey. (R) scalable core router at the core of a Wide Area Network (WAN) with Riverstone's RS 8000 and RS 8600 at the edge of a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) to create a unified IP/MPLS IP/MPLS Internet Protocol/Multi-Protocol Label Switching infrastructure. The demonstration will highlight a virtual leased line Virtual Leased Line (VLL) is a way to provide Ethernet based point to point communication over IP/MPLS networks. In the industry, the technology is also referred to as Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS) or EoMPLS (Ethernet over MPLS). service based on point-to-point Gigabit Ethernet connectivity across a converged IP/MPLS backbone. In the demonstration, customer VLAN See virtual LAN. VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network information is mapped to MPLS labels using Label Distribution Protocol (LDP LDP - Linux Documentation Project ) in conjunction with the IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force Martini Draft for signaling layer 2 VPNs across a provider's IP/MPLS backbone. This technique can be extended to support complete transparent LAN services, i.e. multipoint to multipoint VPNs. No other independent vendor partnership has announced the capability to provide edge-to-edge MPLS support. The joint application offers a lower initial investment, higher revenues and lower operating expenses than does reliance on other IP VPN or traditional frame relay or ATM technologies. Romulus Pereira, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Riverstone Networks said, "Avici's capabilities at the core are an ideal complement to Riverstone's service creation capabilities at the network edge. Together, the performance in the core of the WAN and versatility in the MAN make for an extremely attractive combination." With the rise of data traffic, more service providers are focusing on Ethernet and IP technologies to offer advanced services to customers. MPLS provides an opportunity to target a new set of customers and to improve overall profitability. The Avici and Riverstone demonstration fully exploits the shared MPLS capabilities of the two platforms, relying on Riverstone's technology for media versatility and service creation in the MAN and Avici's technology for packet throughput intelligence capabilities, service awareness and traffic engineering in the core of the WAN. "No single vendor solution can offer the same degree of combined routing expertise in today's high-performance WAN and MAN networks," said Steve Kaufman, president and COO of Avici Systems. "Together, Avici and Riverstone show a compelling example of how service providers can create an advanced, end-to-end IP services infrastructure using best-of-breed technologies." About Riverstone Networks Riverstone Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq: RSTN) builds routers that convert raw bandwidth into profitable services for Metropolitan Area Networks. Riverstone's products enable the creation of profitable services and the delivery of these services over next-generation and legacy networks, including SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet, T1/E1, T3/E3, ATM and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing See WDM. (DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing ). Riverstone products bring together fourth-generation Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), battle-tested routing software, and unparalleled media versatility to deliver comprehensive solutions for Metropolitan Area Networks. Riverstone's products are deployed in more than 40 countries and in some of the world's largest networks, including British Telecom, Genuity, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom, MAE (1) (Metropolitan Area Exchange) Originally known as Metropolitan Area Ethernets, MAEs are junction points on the Internet where data is exchanged between carriers. See IXP and NAP. West Ames, EarthLink, NTT, and Telefonica. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.riverstonenet.com. About Avici Systems Avici Systems Inc., headquartered in North Billerica, Mass., is a developer of next-generation Internet backbone platforms that optimize and drive creation of all-optical "speed-of-light" networks. Designed to bring packet intelligence to the core of optical networks, Avici's technologies offer superior scalability, resiliency and port density enabling just-in-time bandwidth provisioning, high reliability and the quality of service needed for carriers and ISPs to support mission-critical applications of the future. Visit Avici's World Wide Website at http://www.avici.com. Avici and TSR are registered trademarks of Avici Systems Inc. This release contains information about Avici's future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. When used in this press release, the words "will be" and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market acceptance of Avici products, services and enhancements, customer purchasing patterns and commitments, development of the market place, product development and enhancement, intensity of competition of other vendors, technological changes and other risks set forth in Avici's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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