Foundry Networks Showcases High-Performance Metropolitan Optical Network Solution to Carriers and Service Providers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NetWorld Interop Atlanta 2000 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000 Industry Leader Demonstrates Complete Optical Interoperability for Gigabit Ethernet and Packet Over SONET A metropolitan area network (MAN) or wide area network (WAN) transport technology that carries IP packets directly over SONET transmission without any data link facility such as ATM in between. Connectivity at NetWorld+InterOp Atlanta Foundry Networks(TM), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), a leader in high-performance, end-to-end switching and routing products, today announced the successful completion of interoperability testing for both Packet Over SONET (POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale ) and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces between Foundry's NetIron(TM) Internet backbone routers and CIENA's MultiWave Metro(TM) intelligent optical transport systems. Foundry and CIENA will be demonstrating interoperability at NetWorld+InterOp in Atlanta from Sept. 26-28, 2000 at Foundry's booth no. 7323. Interoperability between CIENA and Foundry products sets the foundation for an Intelligent Optical Internet on which new, dynamic optical services are created and seamlessly delivered. Interoperability will be demonstrated with transmission of IP traffic across Gigabit Ethernet and Packet Over SONET (POS) formats. Foundry continues to lead the market with advanced technologies for the next-generation Internet, and this interoperability will give service providers the confidence that Foundry's and CIENA's products work seamlessly to create service-differentiating, high-speed, advanced optical networks. "Interoperability between Foundry's NetIron Internet backbone routers and intelligent optical transport gear, such as CIENA's MultiWave Metro, meets the high-capacity demands of carriers and large service providers to deliver high-performance optical networks for large-scale Metropolitan network services and co-location facilities," said Bobby Johnson, 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 Foundry Networks. "Blending advanced Layer 1 optical networking solutions, along with Foundry's robust Layer 2 to 7 product offerings, carriers and service providers can now deploy high-performance, highly available IP-to-optics network infrastructures that offer a complete set of fault-tolerant multi-tiered services," added Johnson. Foundry's NetIron Internet backbone router is the highest performance router for the Internet core that delivers switching capacity of up to 480 Gbps and IP forwarding throughput of up to 172,000,000 packets per second. Using the NetIron Internet backbone router's robust suite of IP routing protocols, and its support for over two million BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). 4 routes and over 200 peers, carriers can build large-scale IP networks. "Our vision of an Intelligent Optical Internet begins with a seamless, interoperable network of high-capacity routers, transport systems, optical switches and software that can dynamically self-provision any amount of bandwidth anytime according to immediate customer needs," said Patrick Nettles, president and CEO of CIENA. "Seamless interoperability between the routing and transport equipment in the network, as demonstrated here with Foundry, is a critical step toward the next-generation optical IP network." About Foundry Networks Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY) is a leader in high-performance, end-to-end switching and routing solutions, including Internet routers, Layer 3 switches and Layer 4-7 Internet traffic and content management switches. Foundry products are installed in the world's largest ISPs, including AOL (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL), EarthLink (Nasdaq:ELNK ELNK EarthLink, Inc. (stock symbol) ELNK Ethernet Link ), AT&T WorldNet, MSN, and Cable & Wireless (NYSE:CWP CWP Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, see there ). Foundry products are also installed in large enterprise, entertainment, pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies as well as search engines, e-commerce sites, universities and government organizations. Some of these customers include: The University of Washington, University of Washington, University of, at Seattle; state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1861 as the Territorial Univ. of Washington, renamed 1889. There are noted schools of medicine and engineering, and the university operates laboratories for the marine Miami, LucasFilm, Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO), LTV LTV See: Loan-to-value ratio Steel (NYSE:LTV), Incyte Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:INCY), U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy, NASA and NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. . For more information about the company and its products, call 888/TURBO.LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. or visit our web site at www.foundrynetworks.com. Note to Editors: Foundry Networks, NetIron and BigIron are trademarks of Foundry Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are the sole property of their respective holders. |
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