Chiaro Networks Unveils Revolutionary Routing Platform; Enstara High-end Routing Platform with Transforming Technologies Addresses ``Crisis of Cost'' Facing Service Providers.Business Editors & High Tech Writers RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2002 Ending long-time speculation about the company and its products, Chiaro Networks today revealed its new, high-end routing platform which utilizes transforming technologies to help solve the "crisis of cost" issues that service providers are experiencing in their quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the profitability. The routing platform -- Enstara(TM) -- is now available for network operators to transition from their best-effort IP network to a strategic global IP infrastructure. The company also announced today the deployment of Enstara within Cal-(IT)2's next generation grid network A grid network is a kind of computer network consisting of a number of (computer) systems connected in a grid topology. In a regular grid topology, each node in the network is connected with two neighbors along one or more dimensions. , OptIPuter, which furthers the concept of communication and computer consolidation. "Our focus has remained on developing a routing platform that reduces IP network complexity and takes a major leap forward in helping service providers reduce network infrastructure costs," said Ken Lewis, 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 Chiaro Networks. "While publicly we've seemed quiet, and maybe a little mysterious, behind the scenes we've been tending to business and diligently working with key customers to ensure that we have the feature set and value proposition required in today's networking dynamic." Service providers today are faced with a "crisis of cost" driven by the complexity of operating multiple, parallel networks. Within these networks, there are tiered/duplicated network elements that further increase complexity and cost. It is imperative that service providers consolidate to fewer and simpler networks. Enstara is the first carrier-class routing platform that allows carriers to achieve this consolidation. A MERIT network outage A network outage is an interruption in availability of a system due to the communication failure of the network. Network outages cost money directly to the organisation (for example Banks, Airlines, Online Transaction companies); or cost money indirectly to customers ISP, study shows that up to 57 percent of outages are caused by planned upgrades and unplanned failures in equipment. One of Chiaro's significant innovations is STateful Assured Routing(TM) (STAR) that protects against hardware and software failures and ensures hitless maintenance activities. STAR is key for IP networks to achieve 99.999% availability, a necessary requirement to achieve network consolidation. Chiaro's optical switching technology, Optical Phased Array(TM) (OPA OPA: see Office of Price Administration. ), changes the paradigm of how multi-chassis routers are designed. This revolutionary technology converges optics and packet switching A network technology that breaks up a message into small packets for transmission. Unlike circuit switching, which requires the establishment of a dedicated point-to-point connection, each packet in a packet-switched network contains a destination address. to create simpler, less costly network architecture. "We're currently in testing with global carriers, and today we announced our involvement with Cal-(IT)(2)'s OptIPuter grid initiative. Today, carriers are focused on consolidating their multiple networks. Tomorrow, the industry will see the consolidation of communications and computing. Chiaro is proud to be a part of the OptIPuter program's research efforts in this area. Also, within a few months, we'll have news about an additional Enstara deployment," Lewis said. "We're pleased at the progress we've made as a company and as a technological innovator." Chiaro's transforming technologies have been driven by the company's multi-disciplined staff with vast experience in networking, supercomputing, telecommunications and photonics. The company has more than 50 unique patent filings to date. In addition, the company has strong backers in the venture capital, business and academic communities through its $210 million funding efforts to date and the company's Technology Advisory Board. Throughout development, the company has consistently tested the platform and technologies. To date, the company has logged 18 months of live Internet testing, 12 months of scalability stress testing Determining the durability of a system by pushing it to its limits. Stress testing a network is performed by transmitting excessive numbers of packets or attempting to break in illegally. at 10x the scale of today's Internet along with extensive interoperability testing at third party facilities. Also, the company recently tested operation of its optical switch at 160 Gb/s per port with a major carrier. "Chiaro has developed a breakthrough carrier class routing platform enabled by an optical fabric that significantly reduces the cost of carrier operation," said Dr. George Heilmeier, Chiaro Technology Board Member and former Chairman of Telcordia. "In today's cost-conscious environment, a true carrier class routing platform that lowers capital and operational expenditures through the consolidation of multiple networks and services is critical, and that is exactly what Enstara offers." About Chiaro Networks Chiaro Networks, the provider of an advanced routing platform based on transforming technologies, is headquartered in Richardson, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. with facilities in Jerusalem. The company has developed the industry's first IP routing platform with the goal of solving the "crisis of cost" issues facing service providers by eliminating the typical 18-month replacement cycle for network routers and replacing it with equipment that provides seven years of scalability and reliability. With strong backers in the venture capitalist Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. and technology communities, Chiaro has secured $210 million to date from backers such as Intel Capital, Siemens Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds Sevin Rosen Funds (SRF) is a venture capital firm that was established in 1981 by L.J. Sevin and Ben Rosen. SRF was involved in the financing of ArQule, CIENA, Citrix, Cypress Semiconductor, Electronic Arts, Lotus Development Corporation, Silicon Graphics, and Vitesse. , and STAR Ventures. Also, the company boasts a Technology Advisory Board, which consists of business leaders and academics from MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. . For more information, visit the newly designed www.chiaro.com. About Chiaro Transforming Technologies, OPA and STAR Optical Phased Array (OPA) and STateful Assured Routing (STAR) are two key enabling technologies of Enstara. OPA is the world's first all-optical switching fabric that offers scalability and nanosecond (1) One billionth of a second. Used to measure the speed of logic and memory chips, a nanosecond can be visualized by converting it to distance. In one nanosecond, electricity travels approximately a foot in a wire. switching speeds. Previous optical switching technologies were categorized cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat as either small and fast or large and slow. The combined attributes of large port count and fast switching speeds have not been possible in a single device. The Chiaro OPA switching technology now makes this possible. The switch works on the well-know principle of constructive and destructive interfering patterns. The switch is completely solid state and has no moving parts Moving parts are the components of a device that undergo continuous or frequent motion, most commonly rotation. "Parts" only include the mechanical components which does not include fuel, or any other gas or liquid. . A key attribute of the switch is the headroom head·room n. 1. Space above one's head, as in a motor vehicle, above a doorway, or in a tunnel; clearance. 2. Electronics Dynamic headroom. it provides in router scalability. The initial application within the router operates at 10 Gb/s per port, but the switch has been validated at 160 Gb/s capacity per switch port. For more detailed information, please see the white paper on Chiaro's Web site at www.chiaro.com. STateful Assured Routing (STAR) is an integral component of Chiaro's high-availability router platform that allows for orders of magnitude increase in reliability over today's generation of routers. The business level impact that STAR presents is that carriers can now operate cost effective, high performance backbones that do not degrade TO DEGRADE, DEGRADING. To, sink or lower a person in the estimation of the public. 2. As a man's character is of great importance to him, and it is his interest to retain the good opinion of all mankind, when he is a witness, he cannot be compelled to disclose with hardware and software or maintenance activities. The IP backbone reliability increases from STAR based systems will allow carriers to migrate legacy services currently running over multiple networks to a more cost effective packet network as well as enabling new services. For more detailed information, please see the white paper on Chiaro's Web site at www.chiaro.com. (c)2002 Chiaro Networks. Chiaro Networks, Enstara, OPA and STAR are registered trademarks of Chiaro Networks. Chiaro Networks disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. |
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