China Netcom Group Selected Cisco Systems to Build its Nationwide IP/MPLS Network; Cisco 12000 and 7000 Series Routers Chosen for High Performance and Differentiated Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2003 Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc., today announced that China Netcom China Netcom, full name China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited, abbreviated CNC, was originally formed in August 1999 by the People's Republic of China government to enable inward investments to build high speed Internet communications in the country. Group (CNG CNG Compressed Natural Gas CNG Calling (Tone) CNG Comfort Noise Generation CNG Cryptography Next Generation (Microsoft Windows Vista) CNG Centre National de Génotypage ), one of the leading communications service providers in China, has chosen Cisco 12000 and 7000 Series Routers for its IP/MPLS IP/MPLS Internet Protocol/Multi-Protocol Label Switching backbone and service network. CNG is building and offering value-added IP services nationwide in China, including Metro Ethernet and 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. ) services. CNG currently provides Internet service to over 17.8 million users and data transmission service to 228,000 business customers. CNG began a nationwide IP infrastructure and services buildout in January 2003. First to be constructed is the IP backbone and service aggregation network to support advanced IP service delivery. To differentiate its services in an increasingly competitive market, CNG laid out stringent requirements for its network solution: Multicast, end to end Quality of Service (QoS), and 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. with multiple Service Level Agreements (SLAs). These services had to be swiftly deployable and scalable for future growth Cisco's routing platforms are uniquely qualified to meet these requirements. Cisco 12000 and 7000 Series Routers provide CNG with the functionality and ability to roll out services on demand, which will enhance CNG's competitiveness, increase customer satisfaction and generate additional revenue without incremental capital spending capital spending Spending for long-term assets such as factories, equipment, machinery, and buildings that permits the production of more goods and services in future years. . CNG is deploying the Cisco 12016 Router in the backbone layer, Cisco 12016 and Cisco 12008 Routers in the aggregation layer, and Cisco7200 and Cisco 7304 Routers at the network edge. Cisco's service-optimizing solution coupled with scalability, field upgradeability and investment protection reduces CNG's total cost of ownership. "Cisco's end-to-end solution enables our valued customer CNG to deliver unified and differentiated services much faster than those who had multi-vendor platforms. Furthermore, Cisco accelerates success of our service provider customers by bringing together comprehensive technical and business solutions that fully support a carrier's marketing objectives," said Hanh Tu, vice president of Cisco Systems China The Cisco 12000 is the only high end routing solution that meets service provider requirements for service delivery, manageability, adaptability, reliability, and lowest total cost of ownership while building a carrier-class IP/MPLS network. The Cisco 7000 Series routers are optimized for flexible, scalable, high-performance IP and MPLS services at the service provider and enterprise network edge, affording the broadest set of interfaces and exceptional service intelligence. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at http://www.cisco.com. Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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