SEGA Corp Deploys Force10 Networks to Provide Predictable Performance for Online Gaming Environments.MILPITAS, Calif. -- Force10 Networks today announced that SEGA (company, games) SEGA - manufacturer of video game hardware and software. Usenet newsgroup: news:rec.games.video.sega. Corporation, the world's largest interactive entertainment company, has deployed the TeraScale E-Series in its gaming data center to provide a reliable, high performance foundation for its online interactive worlds. As the core router A router that resides within the middle or backbone of the network rather than at its periphery. The routers that make up the backbone of the Internet are core routers. See edge router and WAN router. in SEGA's online gaming network, the Force10 TeraScale E-Series delivers the robust Layer 3 functionality required to bring hundreds of thousands of gamers in geographically diverse locations together in an online world. "To provide the online gaming experience our users demand, we needed a robust infrastructure that could both provide performance predictability and scale as new players enter the game," said Yoshimi Agata, network engineer in the Network Operations Department Operations department See: Back office. operations department See back office. at SEGA. "The E-Series switch/router provided us with the high capacity we needed to simplify our network and allowed us to create the reliability of an offline game in an interactive online world." In 2004, SEGA moved from individual network infrastructures for each game to a consolidated network that could scale as new subscribers joined the online worlds without compromising the users' experience. With industry-leading Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet densities, the Force10 TeraScale E-Series enables SEGA to connect several hundred servers to a single system, simplifying network topologies and reducing both capital and operational costs. Additionally, SEGA is leveraging the robust 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). capabilities of the TeraScale E-Series to peer with its Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . To provide the complex online worlds in which hundreds of thousands of gamers interact in real time, SEGA required a high level of resiliency that would ensure the online games delivered the same seamless experience as typical arcade games. Leveraging a unique three CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. architecture, the Force10 TeraScale E-Series distributes switching, routing and management functionality between distinct processors and maximizes network uptime. "As a bandwidth-intensive application, online gaming requires not only a high capacity network but also maximum reliability and resiliency to ensure that interactions in the online worlds are in real time," said Mark Cooper, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Force10 Networks. "The E-Series has proven itself in some of the largest and most complex networks in the world, and now we are bringing that experience to enterprises like SEGA that require the same reliable, high performance networks." In 2000, SEGA launched the world's first interactive online gaming network, and with the rapid worldwide adoption of always-on broadband connections, online gaming has proliferated. As consumers continue to move to broadband, SEGA expects to see a dramatic increase in traffic on its gaming network. To guarantee predictable performance as traffic increases, SEGA required the scalability of the Force10 TeraScale E-Series. Among its current titles that are leveraging the SEGA gaming data center is RF Online, a massively multiplayer online game “MMO” redirects here. For other uses, see MMO (disambiguation). Massively multiplayer online game (also called MMOG or simply MMO) is a computer game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. (MMOG (Massively Multiuser Online Game) A game on the computer played by many people. Also called "massively multiplayer online" (MMO), an MMOG differs from a regular multiplayer game because its environment is perpetual. ) that is set to debut in the U.S. next year. SEGA will also run its upcoming games Phantasy Star Universe Phantasy Star Universe (ファンタシースターユニバース and CHROMEHOUNDS on the same network. About SEGA Corporation SEGA Corporation is the world's largest interactive entertainment industry, develops and sells game titles for home video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. as well as develops and sells amusement equipments and operates amusement facilities. The company develops and sells interactive entertainment software for various hardware including PCs, handheld devices, Nintendo's GameCube, Microsoft's Xbox, Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 2. About Force10 Networks Force10 Networks is the pioneer in high performance switching and routing. Based on a revolutionary system architecture that delivers best-in-class resiliency and massive scalability, Force10's TeraScale E-Series switch/routers ensure predictable application performance, increase network availability, and reduce operating costs. Today, many of the world's largest Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks depend on Force10 Networks. For additional information, please visit the company's website at www.force10networks.com. Force10, E-Series, EtherScale, TeraScale and FTOS FTOS Flight Termination Ordnance System are trademarks of Force10 Networks, Inc. All other company names are trademarks of their respective holders. |
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