Juniper Networks enhances Broadband Services Routers with Gigabit Ethernet
SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- Juniper Networks (search Juniper Networks) today announced a series of enhancements for its E320 Broadband Services Router that provide increased performance, flexibility, and efficiency for IPTV and multi-play networks, say company representatives.
Juniper is delivering new 10-Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and High-Density Gigabit Ethernet interface cards with advanced multicasting optimization capabilities that reduce the cost and complexity of deploying IPTV and other multi-play services.
With the new interface cards, Juniper is delivering what it claims is industry-leading Gigabit and 10-GbE density, enabling providers to support more subscribers, more services, and more network interfaces on a single platform. Available with a 320-Gbit/sec switch fabric and capable of scaling up to 128,000 subscribers per platform, the E320 Broadband Services Router has over 30% more processing capacity, says the company, and over 100% more subscriber management scalability than competitive routers. Juiper reports that the E320 is deployed in over 28 networks spanning four continents, including some of the world's largest IPTV and multi-play networks.
"With these enhancements, Juniper Networks E320 delivers the industry's highest capacity and Gigabit Ethernet interface density, two key factors that directly affect service providers' ability to deliver profitable and cost-effective multiplay services," notes Ray Mota, chief strategist, Synergy Research Group. "Juniper is coming off another quarter maintaining its number two position in both the total service provider routing market and the BRAS segment, and these enhancements will likely help Juniper continue to extend its success in the BRAS market."
The new 10-Gigabit Ethernet Services Cards enable providers to create high-bandwidth connections between the E320 and downstream Ethernet aggregation devices as well as upstream core routers. With advanced, fine-grained quality-of-service (QoS) mechanisms and hierarchical queuing, the new interfaces extend the capabilities of Juniper's Ethernet Services Cards to the broadband edge and simplify providers' transition to Ethernet-based access networks by enabling providers to deliver multiple services--each with assured levels of QoS over Ethernet, says the company.
The new 8-port High-Density Gigabit Ethernet Cards introduce what Juniper says are unmatched levels of density and feature multicast optimization, enabling providers to reduce costs and increase the capacity of their video distribution networks. By distributing multicast processing to the line cards, the High-Density cards reduce the load on the switch fabric and line modules, enabling providers to increase system scalability while improving performance. With support for both line rate and oversubscription capabilities, the new cards also provide superior service flexibility for a multitude of network architectures, maintain company representatives.
"Juniper is committed to delivering the Ethernet-based solutions our service provider customers require as they implement converged Ethernet and IP-based networks and continue to expand their IPTV and multiplay service offerings,' contends Manoj Leelanivas, vice president of product management, Infrastructure Products Group, Juniper Networks. "With these new features on the E320, Juniper is further raising the bar for Broadband Services Routing--providing the highest Ethernet density in the industry along with superior subscriber management, scalability, and features, enabling our customers to deliver cost-effective and complete broadband solutions," Leelanivas adds.
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