Beijing Telecom Deploys Alcatel Terabit Router to Manage Extensive IP Traffic.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2002 Scalability of Alcatel 7770 RCP (networking, tool) rcp - (Remote copy) The Unix utility for copying files over Ethernet. Rcp is similar to FTP but uses the hosts.equiv user authentication method. Unix manual page: rcp(1). Pivotal as Beijing Enhances Infrastructure to Support Broadband Growth, Deliver World-class Olympics Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) announced that it will supply Beijing Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom, with the Alcatel 7770 Routing Core Platform (RCP) as part of the OlympiCore project. The service provider launched OlympiCore in 2001, in partnership with Shanghai Bell, to develop next-generation networks that facilitate the boom in Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. that China is currently experiencing, and reliably scale to meet all possible telecommunications requirements of hosting the 2008 Olympics. In the past year, China has seen bandwidth utilization increase 273 percent(a) and the number of Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f is expected to increase from 26 million in 2001 to more than 200 million by 2005(b). "We face tremendous growth and expansion in the requirements of our network infrastructure, given the fantastic uptake of broadband services by our customers," said Mr. Han Ding Jing jing (jing) [Chinese] one of the basic substances that according to traditional Chinese medicine pervade the body, usually translated as "essence"; the body reserves or constitutional makeup, replenished by food and rest, that supports , chief engineer of the Beijing Telecom Network Bureau. "The unmatched scalability and reliability of the Alcatel 7770 RCP in our IP (Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. ) backbone will enable us to continue to deliver reliable and advanced broadband applications." The OlympiCore project includes construction of broadband communication networks covering business districts, residential areas and factories across the city while promoting the growth of e-business, e-government and e-learning. Beijing's successful bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. is expected to accelerate implementation of this campaign. "Alcatel is committed to the delivery of carrier-grade IP solutions," said Michel Rahier, president of Alcatel's Broadband Networking group. "It is no longer satisfactory to deliver best-effort IP, as many of our competitors have done. Alcatel and leading service providers such as Beijing Telecom recognize that the future of IP is dependent on the delivery of reliable and scalable routers. As IP traffic explodes in China and around the world, the Alcatel 7770 RCP is essential to the delivery of the stable data services their subscribers have grown accustomed to in the voice world." (a) China Internet Network Information Center China Internet Network Information Center (Simplified Chinese:中国互联网络信息中心), or CNNIC in short, founded as a non-profit organization on June 3, 1997, is the administrative agency responsible for Internet (http://www.cnnic.net) (b) ChinaWeb http://www.chinaweb.com About Alcatel Alcatel designs, develops and builds innovative and competitive communications networks, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver any type of content, such as voice, data and multimedia, to any type of consumer, anywhere in the world. Relying on its leading and comprehensive products and solutions portfolio, stretching from end-to-end optical infrastructures, fixed and mobile networks to broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. , Alcatel's customers can focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of Euro 25 billion in 2001 and 99,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, http://www.alcatel.com About Beijing Telecom Beijing Telecom is a subsidiary of China Telecom Group and a large-scale state-owned telecom enterprise. Beijing Telecom delivers a range of telecom and information services See Information Systems. . In the next few years, Beijing Telecom will give high priority to the construction of key networks, including its Internet, broadband access, ATM broadband commercial and fiber optic transmission networks. Additional information about Beijing Telecom: www.chinatelecom.com.cn |
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