Foundry Networks and Spirent Communications Demonstrate New 10-Gigabit Ethernet Test Benchmark at SuperComm.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUPERCOMM 2002 Booth #10230 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2002 Spirent's Scalable 10GbE Test Solutions and Foundry's BigIron(R) 15000 Chassis Unveil 280 Gigabits per Second, Line-Rate Switching/Routing Performance on Fourteen 10-Gigabit Ethernet Ports Foundry Networks(R) Inc., (Nasdaq:FDRY), a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing and Web traffic management solutions, and Spirent Communications(TM), a wholly owned business group of Spirent plc (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SPM SPM - Sequential Parlog Machine )(LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :SPT (Sectors Per Track) The number of sectors in one track. ), today announced that they will feature the world's largest 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) test bed demonstration at SuperComm in Atlanta, June 4-6. The live demonstration, in Foundry's booth #10230, will prove 280 Gigabits per-second of line-rate 10-Gigabit Ethernet performance for Foundry's 10GbE products running long range (LR) and extended range (ER) optics using Spirent's scalable 10GbE test solutions. For the show demonstration, the BigIron(R) 15000 Layer 3 switch will be fully loaded with 14-ports of 10-Gigabit Ethernet along with an 8-port Gigabit Ethernet management module to validate wire-speed performance. Foundry's unique IronCore(TM) and third generation JetCore(TM) ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. chipsets enable fully distributed Fully distributed A new stock issue that has been completely resold to the investing public and is no longer held by dealers. fully distributed Of or relating to a new issue of securities that has been sold out. , wire-speed switching and routing, which enables networks to scale up to 345 Million packets per second (Mpps) -- providing massive switching and routing capacity to address Enterprise and Service Provider networking requirements today and into the future. Foundry has chosen Spirent Communications 10GbE integrated test solution including its SMB-6000B and AX/4000 chassis, LAN-3710AL 10GbE test modules, AX/4000 10Gbps Generator/Analyzer, and test modules with Uni-PHY Interface to demonstrate Foundry's BigIron 15000 switch. Spirent's 10GbE test solutions are the first scalable multi-port network performance analysis solutions that allows users to identify weaknesses in their networks or network products through rigorous performance test of both new and legacy networking technologies. All of Foundry's modular chassis provide integrated redundant hot-swappable auto-sensing AC or DC power supplies, redundant management modules (including temperature sensors), hot-swappable interface modules, a full complement of 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. and WAN interfaces, with the added bonus of being 10-Gigabit Ethernet ready - without requiring any "technology migration" forklift upgrade. The BigIron 15000 (15-slot) Layer 3 modular chassis fully loaded with 14 10-Gigabit Ethernet modules was specifically selected for this exciting, leading edge and ground-breaking demonstration. "Due to the enormous interest at N+I, we are once again participating with Spirent in this live 10GbE demonstration where Foundry can continue to showcase its comprehensive technology advantage unmatched by the competition today," 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. "With our industry-leading and proven10-Gigabit Ethernet products, Foundry continues to advance its market leadership position with a very powerful and compelling solution for the construction of next-generation, high-performance networking infrastructures." Foundry's 10-Gigabit Ethernet modules also support JetScope(TM) Traffic Accounting and Monitoring technology. For the first time, network administrators have, at a system level, the ability to see, manage, and account for, their networking traffic throughout their switched and routed environment without impacting network performance, in effect, or requiring expensive network probes. "We are excited to repeat this benchmark 10GbE performance test with Foundry Networks at SuperComm," said Bahaa Moukadam, vice president of product marketing, Spirent Communications. "The overwhelming response that both companies received from the largest ever 10GbE test at N+I further validates the interest and commitment to the advancement of the 10GbE market." Spirent will feature its full range of 10GbE test solutions including its LAN, WAN, Uni-PHY, XENPAK, XAUI XAUI 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface XAUI Extended Auxiliary Unit Interface XAUI XSBI Attachment Unit Interface (IEEE 802.3ae) XAUI Ten Gbps Attachment Unit Interface , POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale OC-192, and its most recently introduced 10GbE Metro Test System, in its booth #12017 at SuperComm. About Foundry Networks Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing and Web traffic management solutions including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4 - 7 Web switches and Metro Routers. Foundry's 4,300 customers include the world's premier ISPs, Metro service providers, and enterprises including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial, and manufacturing companies. Some of these customers include: AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. (NYSE:AOL), EarthLink, China Telecom, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), Verio, Cable & Wireless (NYSE:CWP CWP Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, see there ), Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), Incyte Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq:INCY), Deutsche Bank, 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, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA INRIA - Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique ) of France, The British Library, U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. and the National Space Development Agency of Japan. For more information about the company and its products, call 888/TURBOLAN or visit www.foundrynetworks.com. About Spirent Communications Spirent Communications is a worldwide provider of integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems for next-generation network technologies. Spirent's solutions accelerate the profitable development and deployment of network equipment and services by emulating real-world conditions in the lab and assuring end-to-end performance of large-scale networks. www.spirentcom.com Spirent Communications is a wholly owned business group of Spirent plc, an international network technology company. Spirent plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. 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