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Tellabs Proves IP/MPLS Data Expertise at Industry's First IP-Optical Integration
Technology Demonstration
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tellabs' expertise in
IP/MPLS data services was proven at the Isocore Internetworking Lab's
industry-first IP-optical integration test featuring IP services delivered over
an optical core. This test, which included the new Tellabs(R) 8820 multi-
service switch router, the Tellabs(R) 5500 NGX-S transport switch and the
Tellabs(TM) MetroWatch element manager's GMPLS software, demonstrated an IP/MPLS
application delivered over a fully-dynamic, intelligent optical core that was
built using a GMPLS control plane with routing. By using a single control plane
to integrate an IP/MPLS application with an existing optical infrastructure,
carriers will be able to simplify provisioning of network connections, increase
network efficiency by allocating capacity on demand and significantly reduce the
operational costs of optical networks.
"Tellabs is demonstrating for service providers our expertise in IP/MPLS data
services and optical networking interoperability," said Greg Nulty, senior vice
president of technology planning for Tellabs. "During Isocore's industry-first
IP-optical integration test, Tellabs showed how Layer 1 through Layer 3
networking, multi-vendor interoperability and dynamic network signalling
protocols can help our customers save money."
During the Isocore testing, the Tellabs 8820 multi-service switch router
uniquely combined the functionality of an edge router, ATM multi-service switch,
Frame Relay switch and Ethernet edge switch into one compact platform. Designed
to provide carriers with tremendous flexibility to cost-effectively address
several data service applications with minimal investment, the Tellabs 8820
multi-service switch router seamlessly interoperated and enabled three
MPLS-based applications during the Isocore multi-vendor testing:
-- Layer 2 virtual private network (VPN) application using the Internet
Engineering Task Force's (IETF) Martini draft, which defines point-to-
point MPLS connections that support virtual local networks or frame
relay/ATM;
-- Layer 3 VPN application using the IETF's RFC-2547bis specification,
which enables IP/MPLS-based IP VPNs to help carriers offer new, high-
quality IP services over their network; and
-- Virtual Private LAN services (VPLS) application using the IETF's VPLS-
over-MPLS draft, which enables carriers to offer point-to-point or
point-to-multi-point WAN extensions of customers' LAN-based Ethernet
networks at costs lower than other WAN-based alternatives.
The Tellabs 5500 NGX-S transport switch, a multi-bandwidth management system
that helps carriers reduce their capital expenses by integrating wideband,
broadband and Ethernet-over-SONET into a single compact, scalable platform,
supported the Isocore test. The Tellabs 5500 NGX-S transport switch provided
interoperability with four other vendors' equipment and established information
flows through the core SONET infrastructure.
The Tellabs MetroWatch element manager's GMPLS software enabled the first- ever
interworking between the IETF's GMPLS and ITU's OIF-UNI specifications for
signalling between the IP routing network and optical transport network.
"There were several significant achievements in this testing, including running
IP/MPLS applications over a dynamically configured optical transport network,
evaluation of the two basic architectural models for the IP optical control
integration, namely the peer and the overlay models and their interworking,"
said Dr. Bijan Jabbari of Isocore. "Tellabs was a key participant in this
testing and helped facilitate the interworking between these two
architectures."
The Tellabs equipment that was part of this integration test will be showcased
in a live interoperability demonstration at the Isocore headquarters in McLean,
Va., on Oct. 29, 2003, following the MPLS 2003 International Conference. During
the conference, Andrew G. Malis, research fellow for the Tellabs Advanced Data
Products group, will present "MPLS Beyond Service Provider Cores" on Oct. 28,
2003, at 4:45 p.m. In addition, Tellabs representatives will be available at the
MPLS 2003 International Conference in booth 104.
The goal of Isocore's Internetworking Lab is to advance internetworking through
technology validation and product verification and to promote development and
rapid deployment of innovative networking technologies. For more information
about the Isocore's Internetworking Lab visit isocore.com .
Tellabs (NASDAQ:TLAB) provides innovative data switching and bandwidth
management solutions to help carriers around the world move communications
traffic efficiently, effectively and profitably. The world communicates through
Tellabs(TM); more than two-thirds of telephone calls and Internet sessions in
several countries, including the United States, flows through Tellabs equipment.
Tellabs customers include many of the world's largest and strongest carriers.
Tellabs experts design, develop, deploy and support our solutions throughout
telecommunications networks in more than 100 countries worldwide. For more
information, please visit tellabs.com .
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and/or other countries. Any other company or product names mentioned herein may
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CONTACT: Robin Urbanski of Tellabs, +1-630-798-2508,
Web site: http://www.tellabs.com/
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