Ficon Technology Adds Support For VPN To MPLS.WOODBRIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1999-- Ficon Technology, Inc., today announced the support of 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. ) in its carrier class FiLS 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. ) solution. Ficon's Label Switching (FiLS) provides a complete MPLS solution for frame or cell based devices with support for LDP LDP - Linux Documentation Project , CR-LDP CR-LDP Constraint-Based Routing/Label Distribution Protocol CR-LDP Constraint Routed Label Distribution Protocol , RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. and IP Routing Protocols. VPN is a growing service requirement in the carrier network and vendors are looking at various ways to support the VPN capability in their products. With support for VPN in FiLS, the network edge device vendors can provide MPLS based VPNs in an optimal fashion with low system memory overhead and enhanced performance. FiLS allows multiple virtual routers to be created within the network edge device, each with its own external interfaces. This architecture allows for address overlapping between VPNs and provides separate routing topology, constraints and configuration flexibility on a per virtual router basis. Ficon has been shipping its FiLS MPLS solution to customers and recognizes the need for value-added features in its product lines. "As the standard evolves for network oriented VPNs, such capabilities will also be added to our product," said Srinivasan Balaji, FiLS product manager. Availability and Support FiLS LDP and FiLS CR-LDP have been shipping since August 1999. The product comes with an extended warranty to ensure customer protection as standards evolve and are formalized for·mal·ize tr.v. for·mal·ized, for·mal·iz·ing, for·mal·iz·es 1. To give a definite form or shape to. 2. a. To make formal. b. . At the Networld + Interop show in Atlanta, September 1999, Ficon demonstrated FiLS interoperability with Cisco, Nortel and Ericsson. About Ficon Technology, Inc. Ficon Technology is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. providing products and engineering services to equipment vendors and silicon vendors in next-generation networking and communication technologies such as IP routing and switching, MPLS, ATM, Inverse Multiplexing over ATM (IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting ), Voice over Packet (ATM and IP), and testing tools. Ficon was founded in 1996 in Woodbridge and has experienced tremendous growth opening three more engineering centers in Richardson, TX, Durham, NC, and New Delhi, India. Ficon Technology, Inc. is headquartered at 1000 Route 9 North, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095. For additional information, please visit the Company's web site at http://www.ficon-tech.com. Ficon Technology, Inc. Phone: (732) 283-2770 Fax: (732) 283-2848 Email: mpls@ficon-tech.com |
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