Spirent's PPPoX Emulation Test Suite Demonstrates Unprecedented Performance of Cisco 10000 Service Provider Edge Aggregation Router.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUPERCOMM 2003 Booth #10907 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2003 Test results mark highest PPPoX subscriber capacity and session rate ever Spirent Communications(TM) today announced that an independent test commissioned by Cisco demonstrated the world's highest broadband scalability rate on record. The Cisco 10000 Series Service Provider Edge Aggregation Router with its Performance Routing Engine 2, performed at 61,500 PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using over ATM or PPP over Ethernet sessions at line rate. The test used Spirent's PPPoX Emulation Test Suite, the only solution available today that can support the entire range of PPP encapsulation (1) In object technology, the creation of self-contained modules that contain both the data and the processing. See object-oriented programming. (2) The transmission of one network protocol within another. methods at up to an unprecedented 256,000 subscribers. Spirent and Cisco will reproduce the event during a live demonstration at SUPERCOMM 2003 in Atlanta, June 3-5 at the Cisco booth 21355. Spirent will be in booth 10907. The current demand for higher capacity, high-performance service aggregation devices is being driven by the deployment of value-added, content-rich IP services associated with telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. , online shopping and entertainment. In order to accommodate new services and a growing number of subscribers, service providers require platforms that deliver carrier-class reliability and increased scalability in addition to enhanced features and functionality. The performance test conducted and results published by Miercom, an independent consultancy specializing in networking and communications-related product testing and analysis, yielded the following key findings for the Cisco 10000: -- Supports 61,500 PPP over ATM/PPP over Ethernet sessions at line rate for 40-byte packets with IP services enabled -- Supports 10,000 tunnels and 60,000 PPP sessions at line rate for 40-byte packets -- Demonstrated a session set-up rate of 426 PPPoA sessions per second for 61,500 sessions -- Started accepting calls after failover in the primary Routing Engine in only 10.3 seconds "Cisco is excited to provide next generation broadband routing aggregation capabilities for the service provider edge, setting new levels of scale, service freedom and performance that are tightly coupled See tight coupling. with industry-proven high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. to further increase operational efficiency and lower operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales ," said Enzo Signore si·gno·re n. 1. pl. si·gno·ri Abbr. Sig. or S. Used as a form of polite address for a man in an Italian-speaking area. 2. A plural of signora. , senior director, marketing, Broadband Edge and Mid-Range Routing Business Unit, 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. . Availability of high scalability network devices, such as the Cisco 10000 Series Service Provider Edge Aggregation Router enables service providers to upgrade their networks to support additional high-speed Internet See broadband. access and DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary services. To make cost effective decisions regarding the number of new devices to be deployed into a network, service providers can rely on Spirent's PPPoX test systems to confirm, in advance, how many subscribers each device can realistically accommodate. This allows management of capital expenditure and maximized return on investment. "The Spirent PPPoX Emulation Test Suite is the only solution available today that supports the entire range of PPP encapsulation methods at up to 256,000 subscribers per chassis. This provided Cisco plenty of room to test 61,500 sessions at very fast set up rates," said Mark Fishburn, vice president of technical strategy for Spirent Communications. "Spirent's PPPoX session scalability, along with its support for QoS testing of bi-directional data over the PPP sessions, enables comprehensive broadband access testing of the Cisco 10000 Series Router to dramatically reduce testing timelines and accelerate the deployment of innovative router technology." Complete test results can be found at http://www.miercom.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. (ticker: SPT (Sectors Per Track) The number of sectors in one track. ). The company is also listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (ticker: SPM SPM - Sequential Parlog Machine ; CUSIP number CUSIP Number An identification number assigned to all stocks and registered bonds. The Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) oversees the entire CUSIP system. Notes: This system is used in the U.S. and Canada. : 84856M209). www.spirent.com About Miercom Miercom, founded in 1988, is an independent networking consultancy and product test center located in Princeton Junction, NJ. The company pioneered the comparative assessment of networking hardware and software, having developed methodologies for testing products from ATM switches to voice-over-IP equipment. Miercom is the Business Communications Review preferred lab for "Best-in-Test" reviews, and is a proud member of the Network World Test Alliance. Miercom is the undisputed leader in the independent networking validation industry, and sets the standard for credible, competent, unbiased, and realistic testing. 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These risks include the risks described from time to time in Spirent's SEC periodic reports and filings. We undertake no obligation to update our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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