Sprint, Cisco and Ciena Fuel Next-Generation Services with 40-Gbps Circuits on the Global Sprint Tier 1 IP Network
2008-07-15 08:00:00
Unique implementation is expected to increase capacity as well as
drive network efficiencies and gains in performance
Sprint continues aggressive deployment of Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing
System
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & SAN JOSE, Calif. & LINTHICUM, Md.–(EMWNews)–Sprint (NYSE:S), Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) and Ciena (NASDAQ:CIEN) announced
today that they are implementing 40-gigabits-per-second (Gbps) network
capabilities on the Global Sprint Tier 1 IP Network using a technology
called Internet Protocol over dense wavelength-division multiplexing, or
IPoDWDM for short. The implementation supports the needs of Sprint
customers who are looking to adopt next-generation services, grow their
businesses and enable their employees to conduct day-to-day tasks,
simply and immediately.
Today’s announcement builds upon Sprint’s
aggressive deployment of the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System. In
2004, Sprint and Cisco used CRS-1 routers to conduct the first 40-Gbps
technology trial with live-production traffic. Sprint began deploying
them in its IP core network in 2006. Today, Sprint CRS-1 routers are
deployed in more than 25 U.S. cities, and Sprint is working to ensure
this leading-edge infrastructure technology is enabled domestically and
internationally.
Sprint is further enhancing its network by deploying 40-Gbps circuits
and expanding available capacity for its customers. Earlier this year,
Sprint completed final testing of the 40-Gbps IPoDWDM technology and
enabled their first production 40-Gbps circuit. This converged solution
used the Cisco® CRS-1 Carrier Routing System
with built-in transponders along with Ciena’s
CoreStream® Agility
platform to transport the wavelength across the fiber-optic network. To
date, several 40-Gbps circuits have been deployed, and those are
carrying commercial IP-based services.
“Sprint’s network
capabilities support the growing use of the Internet, as well as the
growth we are seeing with Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) services
– and our efforts to effectively migrate customers from legacy
technologies to SprintLink IP and Global MPLS platforms,”
said Kathy Walker, chief information and network officer for Sprint. “Deployment
of 40-Gbps circuits throughout our IP core enables next-generation data,
voice and video applications and allows Sprint to scale its IP network
to address customer needs, as IP increasingly becomes the basis of
communications services.”
As a long-standing customer of multiple Ciena platforms, Sprint began
deploying CoreStream, with its 100G-ready scalable capacity and flexible
design, in its Tier 1 IP backbone in 2000 and has more than 1,000 nodes
deployed across its network today.
“By delivering 40-Gbps wavelengths over the
existing CoreStream network, Sprint is streamlining its operational
efficiency by delivering up to 3.2 terabits-per-second (Tbps) of
capacity over a minimum number of wavelengths and without doing costly
overbuilds,” said Steve Alexander, CTO of
Ciena. “This approach underscores Ciena’s
commitment to maximizing the lifecycle of our customers’
network investment so it continuously scales and adapts over time to
help them capitalize on the business opportunities presented by mobile
broadband, Ethernet and IP-based services.”
The implementation of IPoDWDM drives efficiencies by eliminating client
connections between the router and DWDM system and increasing bandwidth
four times by transmitting 40-Gbps across an existing 10-Gbps DWDM
system. The integration of router and DWDM transponder components
reduces network complexity and increases the scalability and resiliency
of the backbone. IPoDWDM can also position Sprint to rapidly move to
higher data rates (e.g., 100-Gbps) without overhauling the network
infrastructure.
“Cisco pioneered IP over DWDM by introducing
it to the industry in December 2005,” said
Kelly Ahuja, Cisco vice president and general manager of the service
provider routing technology group. “Sprint
was an early adopter of both it and our IP NGN architecture to combine
and distribute video, voice and data content rapidly to the benefit of
its customers’ network experiences and to do
it efficiently to benefit its business.”
ABOUT CIENA
Ciena specializes in network transition. We provide the flexible
platforms, intelligent software and professional services to build
converged networks for enhanced services and applications. With a
growing global presence, Ciena leverages its heritage of practical
innovation to deliver maximum performance and economic value in
communications networks worldwide. For more information, visit www.ciena.com.
ABOUT CISCO
Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking that
transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information
about Cisco can be found at www.cisco.com.
For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com.
ABOUT SPRINT NEXTEL
Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for
developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including
two wireless networks serving nearly 53 million customers at the end of
the first quarter 2008; industry-leading mobile data services; instant
national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier
1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.
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