Cisco enhances MPLS software for Layer 2
Cisco Systems Inc. recently announced an addition to its Multi-protocol Label Switching software designed to provide a specific amount of bandwidth to any type of Layer 2 traffic destined for an IP core.
Stories by Jim Duffy
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Nortel converges metro nets
Nortel Networks Ltd. last week unveiled an optical edge platform designed to let service providers aggregate traffic from multiple service offerings with one device instead of several.
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Juniper spearheads effort to fortify Internet
Juniper Networks Inc. this week disclosed an ambitious plan to unite the industry around a common vision for public networking that attempts to resolve some shortcomings the vendor says are inherent in the Internet.
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Avici rapidly converges
Avici Systems Inc. this week unveiled software designed to reduce the amount of time its routers take to recover from a network disruption.
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Ciena invests in multiservice optical transport vendor
Ciena Corp. made another move to expand its market presence with an investment in and resale arrangement with Luminous Networks Inc., a provider of multiservice optical transport platforms.
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Router sales signal carrier activity
Two new reports show that the market for high-end routers has renewed life - perhaps a sign that carriers are finally starting to reinvest in their network infrastructures.
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Juniper kills CMTS line
Juniper Networks has announced that it is killing its G-series line of cable modem termination systems (CMTS) and marketing a comparable product from ARRIS instead.
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Allied Telesyn offers 'triple play'
Allied Telesyn International has unveiled DSL access multiplexers that are based on IP and Ethernet, and specifically designed for "triple-play" applications: video, voice and data over one broadband connection.
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Alcatel acquires edge router company
Alcatel has announced a definitive agreement to acquire TiMetra, a privately held maker of edge routers, for $US150 million in stock.
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Tellabs acquires Vivace
Tellabs has acquired MPLS edge switch maker Vivace Networks Inc. for $US145 million in cash and stock.
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Lucent, Juniper confirm router alliance
Lucent Technologies and Juniper Networks have announced a joint marketing and product development partnership whereby Lucent will sell, service and support Juniper routers for wireline applications.
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Nortel, Redback settle patent dispute
Nortel Networks and Redback Networks have settled their pending patent infringement lawsuit on a "mutually acceptable basis."
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Huawei pulls products following Cisco suit
Chinese equipment giant Huawei Technologies has reportedly pulled its routers and switches from the US market as a result of Cisco Systems’ suit against the company for intellectual property piracy.
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Riverstone purchase fortifies plan
Riverstone Networks's recent acquisition of start-up Pipal Systems underscores the company's strategy to utilise MPLS as the technical underpinning of the metro Ethernet aggregation capability of its routers.
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Chambers: Cisco can improve with service providers
Cisco Systems "has a long way to go" in providing the breadth of product offerings service providers require for offering new services and generating revenue, CEO John Chambers admitted to investors today.
