1G-100G Newsletter Covering Applications, Networks, Markets, & Technology

MONTHLY 1G-100G NEWSLETTER COVERING APPLICATIONS, NETWORKS, MARKETS, & TECHNOLOGY

Vol. 18 No. 7 July 2008

In This Issue... North America FTTH Video homes Force10 TeraScale E- connected (cumulative) (thousands) Series brings real-time shopping experience to leading Korean online 1800 1641 marketplace...... 2 1600 1400 Atlantech Online connects backbone network with 1200 MRV LambdaDriver 1054 1000 DWDM system ...... 3 800 ECI Telecom launches 611 600 world’s first GPON solution 409 with a high-bandwidth 400 261 network processor ...... 4 200 87.9 101 110 Solarflare 0 demos 10GBASE-T with 09'04 03'05 09'05 03'06 09'06 03'07 09'07 03'08 CommScope ...... 6 Source: RVA LLC Digital Lightwave enhances CONTRACTS NIC Ethernet testing feature set ...... 7 Korean E-commerce Web site boosts Ethernet routing and security with Juniper Networks WildPackets announces Juniper Networks Inc., a provider of high-performance Omnipliance SuperCore for networking, announced that Seoul-based Gmarket, one of the 10-Gigabit networks ...... 8 world’s largest consumer e-commerce Web sites, is paving the

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way to scale Web-based transactions with MX960 routers — which provide up to 12 — to Juniper Networks MX960 Ethernet Services accommodate future expansion. The Juniper Routers. network infrastructure is already delivering The MX-series routers boost Gmarket’s superior network performance and return on network capacity and manageability by investment. We are now considering future consolidating multiple Gigabit Ethernet switching expansion with the new Juniper Networks EX- solutions into an easily managed topology that series Ethernet switches.” uses JUNOS software, Juniper’s single-source The MX960 platform delivers up to 960 code network operating system. The MX960’s Gigabits per second (Gbps) of switching and Access Control List (ACL) capabilities also fortify routing capacity, which enables more revenue Gmarket’s network security. per platform and provides the scale to help In addition, Gmarket deployed Juniper maximize Gmarket’s return on investment. Integrated Security Gateways (ISG) — purpose- Purpose-built for the most demanding network built, high-performance firewall and VPN applications, the MX-series establishes a new gateway — to secure against network threats. industry standard for capacity, density, and This upgrade follows Gmarket’s previous performance. deployment of Juniper’s NetScreen-5400 Gmarket’s ISG 1000 and ISG 2000 firewalls, designed to deliver best-in-class gateways integrate best-in-class Deep performance capabilities and configuration Inspection firewall, VPN, and DoS capabilities flexibility for large enterprise, carrier, and into a single platform. datacenter networks. They enable secure, reliable connectivity, The NetScreen-5400 can scale to along with network and application-level 30Gbps of firewall and 15Gbps of VPN protection, for critical, high-traffic network throughput, and handles up to 1 million segments. The ISG series can be upgraded to concurrent VPN user sessions to provide secure support full intrusion detection and prevention access to Gmarket’s Web servers, network (IDP) capabilities to provide robust network and applications, and databases, which host highly application layer protection against current and sensitive e-commerce data. emerging threats. “JUNOS was the key differentiating “Network-based businesses such as feature for our purchase decision,” said Kiseok Gmarket depend on highly scalable Lee, group manager of Gmarket’s System infrastructure that performs at a high level and Operation Group. “Its proven reliability, excellent without unnecessary complexity or overhead,” CLI tools, and powerful filtering functionality said Tim Kang, vice president of Korea for enable us to provide more reliable and secure Juniper Networks. “The Korean market services to our customers. recognizes the unique value of the MX-series The cflow and port-mirroring functions in delivering high-performance, innovative offer real time traffic visibility and detailed routing and ease of management.” analysis. Additionally, the MX-series seamlessly interoperates with our NetScreen and ISG Force10 TeraScale E-Series brings real-time firewalls. shopping experience to leading Korean “We’re confident we selected the best online marketplace platform to meet our current and future Force10 Networks, which builds and requirements,” added Lee. “While our initial secures reliable networks, announced that assessment pointed to the MX480, with six Gmarket, the leading Korean e-commerce interface card slots, we decided to go with marketplace, has deployed the TeraScale E-

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Series family of switch/routers to power its online scalability that helps them create value for their shopping mall. As the foundation of the network, customers.” the Force10 TeraScale E600 delivers the The reliability and availability that reliability and scalability Gmarket requires to Force10 brings to online marketplaces like support 14.3 million users and more than 18 Gmarket and Etsy are critical to other online million unique visitors each month. environments that demand real-time “Gmarket is a fast moving marketplace experiences, such as gaming. The Force10 designed to offer buyers and sellers a place Reliable Networking product portfolio has been where they can securely and confidently buy deployed in many of these demanding and sell goods,” said Jooyoung Mok, managing environments, including Nexon, SEGA, Neowiz, director of the technology division at Gmarket. NCsoft, NHN, and Shanda. “Delivering real-time services to online users requires a robust infrastructure, and Force10 Atlantech Online connects backbone delivers the reliable anytime access we require network with MRV LambdaDriver DWDM to create an exciting shopping experience for system our customers.” MRV Communications Inc., a provider of The Force10 TeraScale E600 is at the products and services for out-of-band foundation of Gmarket’s datacenter, powering networking, WDM and optical transport, metro its online shopping mall. The fully redundant 10- Ethernet, fiber-optic components, 10GbE and Gigabit Ethernet core ensures line-rate traffic other service-aware networking products, throughput from the servers and a real-time, announced that Maryland-based regional carrier always-available shopping experience for its Atlantech Online Inc. has chosen the users. With support for 630 Gigabit and 112 10- LambdaDriver wave division multiplexing Gigabit Ethernet ports, the TeraScale E600 also (WDM) system as the basis for its 300-kilometer allows Gmarket to seamlessly scale its data backbone network, which delivers services to center capacity as user demand dictates. customers in the Washington, D.C., area. To further increase user experience, Atlantech’s customer base includes Gmarket is using the serviceability features of federal agencies and small and large enterprise FTOS, the modular Force10 operating system. customers. The company offers transport Inline diagnostics and monitoring tools provide services, leased wavelengths, point-to-point Gmarket with a more detailed view of traffic, circuits, MPLS, datacenter colocation and, as enabling the company to optimize its network of the beginning of 2006, voice services. The to meet user traffic patterns and more easily service provider has been in business since troubleshoot problems. Additionally, fully 1995, growing its business using standard time modular processes prevent errors in one division multiplexing (TDM) and then leasing lit process from affecting others, reducing fiber services. Atlantech began leasing dark fiber unplanned network downtime and providing in 2006 and has grown to operate its own fiber more predictable performance. network as the needs of its customers have “Online marketplaces like Gmarket must evolved. Atlantech sought out a WDM system accommodate growing and largely to take full advantage of its fiber infrastructure unpredictable traffic as new users find their as its service offerings expanded to include services,” said Stephen Garrison, vice president voice traffic and its growing customer base of marketing at Force10 Networks. “Force10 demanded more bandwidth. brings these growing e-commerce businesses Atlantech’s 300km Gigabit Ethernet the predictable performance and seamless backbone ring connects its three points of

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presence in Arlington and Ashburn, Virginia, and announced that they have released TurboCap, Silver Spring, Maryland, which allows the a feature-rich, full line-rate, Gigabit Ethernet company to offer its services throughout solution for Windows-based platforms. metropolitan Washington, D.C. Atlantech chose First previewed at the inaugural the MRV equipment after a competitive review SHARKFEST ’08 conference in April of this year, because of its cost-effectiveness and because TurboCap has been a much-anticipated release of features like add-drop multiplexing that allows from the company. Based on a dual-port Gigabit Atlantech to launch point-to-point services to its Ethernet board, TurboCap comes with an customers. optimized Windows driver that supports full-rate Additionally, the company is considering GbE capture and injection. offering storage-networking services across the The TurboCap Software Distribution backbone using the LambdaDriver’s Fibre includes the TurboCap Windows Driver, Channel-over-Ethernet (FCoE) capabilities. Manuals, and a Developer’s Package. The MRV worked with its partner Solunet Inc. to Developer’s Package is for users who are deliver the WDM network. interested in developing their own applications “Atlantech has grown in the face of stiff based on the TurboCap API and includes a large competition through its ability to be competitive, number of sample applications. One very and the cost-effectiveness of the LambdaDriver important included application is “Dump-to- enhances that ability both in services we offer Disk,” which has been optimized for high-speed today, but also in giving us the flexibility to offer capture to disk. services, like storage networking, that we Gianluca Varenni, TurboCap and thought were out of our reach,” said Eric Van WinPcap product manager, stated, “TurboCap Tol, operations manager for Atlantech Online is unique, given its feature set and price point. Inc. “We’ve maintained profitability since day The product’s ability to support simultaneous one by being able to offer advanced services full-rate Gigabit capture on both ports with through our upgradeable network, and we are precise timestamps and per-packet meta optimistic that with the MRV gear in place, we information, to support full-rate aggregation of will continue to do so.” the traffic received on both ports of the same “Atlantech is like many of our carrier board, and to, in many instances, replace a customers who are looking to offer new services hardware aggregating tap, makes it a very for revenue growth and realizing that network interesting and affordable alternative to many flexibility and performance are crucial to this Gigabit capture and tap options on the market.” effort,” said Noam Lotan, MRV president and CEO. “These are architectural traits of the ECI Telecom launches world’s first GPON LambdaDriver, not add ons, which makes the solution with a high-bandwidth network system one of the most competitive on the processor market today.” ECI Telecom, announced the world’s first high-bandwidth Gigabit passive optical network NEW PRODUCTS (GPON) optical line termination (OLT) with a built-in network processor at the Broadband CACE Technologies releases inexpensive, World Forum Asia Conference in Hong Kong. full line-rate GbE capture and injection This next-generation GPON OLT solution, the solution for Windows platforms only one to offer a built-in network processor in CACE Technologies Inc., developer of a GPON line card, is based on 800Gbps of tools to enhance the Wireshark user experience, switching capacity and offers two new platforms,

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F152 and F61, significantly enhancing ECI’s ECI’s tradition in innovation and our drive to OLT product offerings based on the Hi-FOCuS respond to our customers’ needs and demands Multi-Service Access Node (MSAN) family. underscores our commitment to bring the most “Services such as IPTV, video on advanced and cost-effective solutions possible, demand, VoIP and peer-to-peer without compromising quality and communications are driving the need for higher competitiveness,” commented Eli Lotan, vice bandwidth, which has resulted in the rapid president of the Access Line of Business of ECI growth of fiber-based access technology, Telecom. particularly PON, on a global basis. In Asia The Hi-FOCuS MSAN family is the only Pacific, which accounts for the largest number broadband access solution in the market that of FTTH customers, operators are increasingly simultaneously supports xDSL, VoIP, and fiber embracing PON, with GPON gaining traction in access services in a single platform. The product many countries such as Korea, Singapore, India, family is part of ECI’s recently announced 1Net Taiwan and the Philippines. By continuously offering, a comprehensive framework focusing introducing advances in GPON technology, ECI on the optimized transition to next-generation will be well positioned for an increased share of networks, through the unique combination of the market opportunity,” said Teresa multifunctional network equipment, fully Mastrangelo, principal analyst of integrated solutions, and a suite of professional BroadbandTrends. services to provide customers the highest level The upgraded Hi-FOCuS MSAN OLT is of support as they evolve their networks. part of ECI’s 1Net business framework solution. Technical specifications: The integrated network processor provides - New high-bandwidth network operators with unique service-enabling interface (HBNI-42) card with 800Gbps intelligence as they transition their networks switching capacity and two 10GbE or four 1GbE towards NGN. The solution enables the uplink ports, the new platforms support voice implementation of market-leading gateway cards/POTS interfaces, GPON, and functionalities, such as advanced quality of xDSL. This subscriber-side line card facilitates service and security. It also allows for added the implementation of market leading service- flexibility, easily adapting to different network enabling functionality, such as advanced QoS designs while providing system agility with the and security, while providing system agility with processing headroom for future upgrades — a the processing headroom for future upgrades. key promise of the 1Net framework for operators - Ultrahigh-capacity 10Gbps dual-star tasked with managing their network transitions. backplane with 2x10Gbps per line card, which The new service-enabling capabilities allows for full-capacity GPON traffic. The new also enable network operators to smoothly GPLT-4E line card connects the MSAN to the introduce advanced revenue-generating subscriber through a unique design featuring a customized services with unique flexibility for network processor, which enables service future upgrades, while maintaining an providers to define highly granular QoS profiles architecture that supports current broadband and to create different security models, as well requirements like xDSL or TDM voice services. as providing greater flexibility for future upgrades “This new GPON OLT solution joins ECI’s and new services. wide range of optical network units (ONUs) and - These new Hi-FOCuS MSAN ONTs to present the market leading GPON capabilities enable service providers to smoothly offering today in bandwidth capacity, service- migrate from copper-based networks to fiber enabling intelligence and architectural agility access at their own pace while answering their

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specific market requirements, per the 1Net with wire speed throughput on all the major directive. virtualization environments. For more information on GPON QoE, “The proliferation of server virtualization, please see ECI’s “Answering to a Higher GPON the growth of rich media applications and the Quality of Experience” white paper. convergence of data and storage networking are driving the need for cost-effective, easy-to-use Solarflare demos 10GBASE-T with 10GbE networking,” said Bruce Tolley, vice CommScope president of marketing, Solarflare Solarflare Communications, a provider of Communications. standards-compliant 10-Gigabit Ethernet “With 10GBASE-T technology that (10GbE) silicon, recently completed a supports virtualization, iSCSI and network 10GBASE-T product demonstration with convergence over standard Ethernet, data CommScope Inc., a provider of enterprise centers and enterprises can easily and cost- cabling infrastructure solutions for effectively upgrade their networks to 10GbE and communications networks. The demonstration support advanced business applications,” said was held at the HP Technology Forum & Expo Luc Adriaenssens, senior vice president, in Las Vegas. research and development and technology, Showcasing Microsoft Hyper-V CommScope. virtualization technology over a 10GBASE-T network using CommScope and Solarflare Semtech targets telecom industry with products, the demo used iSCSI as the vehicle ultrasmall-package, 3.3-volt, Ethernet to talk to the centralized storage where virtual protection device machines and their data are stored. The Hyper- Semtech Corp., a supplier of analog and V role uses the native Microsoft SCSI drivers mixed-signal semiconductors, announced the within the native Windows Server 2009 platform TClamp3302N, a 3.3V, low-capacitance TVS to communicate with the storage devices, start, device. It is the newest addition to the TClamp and run the virtual machines. product platform of breakthrough protection Together, the solution shows the technology designed to protect high-speed convergence of iSCSI and networking over a interfaces such as Fast Ethernet and Gigabit low-cost and low-power 10GbE network without Ethernet transceivers from cable discharge, the need for special iSCSI host bus adaptors, ESD, and lightning threats. other protocols, or specialized network gear. Semtech’s new TClamp device provides Using IOMeter to drive over 2900Mbps telecom/datacom system designers with the of iSCSI storage network traffic, the topology industry’s smallest 3.3V working voltage consists of a 10GBASE-T NIC and switch using protection device rated for 100A GR-1089 intra- Solarflare technology and Ethernet traffic building lightning surge. The new protection running over 100 meters of SYSTIMAX device delivers superior electrical performance GigaSPEED X10D Category 6A cabling in a six- yet consumes 4.5 times less board space than around-one four-connector configuration — competitive devices. Semtech’s TClamp3302N representing the worst-case channel is provided in an SLP package measuring configuration as specified in the TIA augmented 2.6x2.6x0.6mm, which requires 6.76mm board Category 6 standard. space, compared to the industry’s current SO- The cornerstone of this solution, 8 packaged devices which measures Solarflare’s Solarstorm SFC4000E vNIC 10GbE 5.80x4.80x1.35mm and consumes 27.84mm controller, accelerates network traffic efficiently board space.

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Engineered with Semtech’s proprietary assistance, including field- and factory-based Enhanced Punch-through Diode (EPD) process support. Data sheets, volume pricing, and technology, the TClamp3302N anchors delivery quotes, as well as evaluation kits and Semtech’s TClamp family of low-capacitance samples, are available by contacting TVS surge protection devices. The TClamp [email protected]. platform is specifically designed to safeguard telecom equipment in such high-growth Digital Lightwave enhances NIC Ethernet applications as datacenter routers, digital testing feature set surveillance cameras, WiMAX base stations, Digital Lightwave Inc., a provider of and triple-play ONTs from cable discharge, ESD, optical networking test equipment and and lightning threats. technology, announced significant “With the proliferation of Ethernet in enhancements to the NIC Platform’s Ethernet communication infrastructure, the high-speed testing suite. The enhancements will be design community has been eager for a surge available first on NIC High-Density Ethernet protection solution that offers the performance Modules (multiport solutions with up to 12 test advantages of the TClamp3302N,” said Rick ports per module), and then in a later release Hansen, senior marketing manager, Protection will be introduced on NextGeneration Multi-Rate Products. “In an application environment with Modules (highly configurable combined telecom/ increasing port density and decreasing board datacom testing modules). space, this small and robust part should The new features include support for 32 generate plenty of traction in telecom simultaneous Ethernet streams, four stacked protection,” Hansen concluded. VLANs, rate setting by interpacket gap up to 18 Semtech’s TClamp products are housed minutes, burst traffic, ramped traffic, through in a proprietary, very small 2.6x2.6x0.6mm SLP mode, ARP support, runt frame support, an package. While these products offer designers increase of maximum frame size to 16,000 and the benefit of significant board space savings, more. For more information or to schedule a their small size and RoHS and WEEE demonstration, email [email protected]. compliance also contributes to energy “Our Ethernet test solutions are designed conservation and hazardous waste reduction. to provide exactly what customers need cost- Key features of the TClamp3302N: effectively,” said Doyle Mills, director of product - 100A 2/10µs GR-1089 Intra-building marketing. “As the requirements have evolved, surge we have been able to leverage our technology -Very small (2.6x2.6x0.6mm) 10-pin platform, providing additional features and SLP package protecting our customers’ investment. The - Low working voltage: 3.3V flexibility of the NIC platform and the innovative - Low leakage current and clamping design of both HD Ethernet and NGMR modules voltages make us the best choice for Ethernet testing in - Enables differential or common mode the real world.” layout For a limited time, the new features can - Presents minimal low capacitance be added to existing NIC products equipped with - RoHS and WEEE compliant HD Ethernet modules for only $500. For The TClamp3302N is available customers who purchased Digital Lightwave’s immediately in production quantities and is software warranty, the upgrade is free. New priced at $1.37 each in 1,000-piece lots. products ordered after June 1 can be upgraded Semtech offers comprehensive design to include the new features at no extra cost.

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The NIC Platform offers SONET, SDH, and new support for direct capture to storage OTN, PDH/T-Carrier, Ethernet, and area networks (SAN), the Omnipliance NextGeneration testing up 43Gbps to support SuperCore offers virtually limitless data the most advanced optical network testing in recording. several different configurations. The High- “The SuperCore is an ideal data recorder Density Ethernet module provides up to eight for network forensics applications, such as ports of 10/100/1000BaseT plus four GigE ports incident response operations and policy and a single 10GigE port, all operating compliance investigations,” said Tony independently and simultaneously. The HD card Barbagallo, vice president of marketing at is ideal for factory test applications and can WildPackets. “This solution is extensible and drastically shorten the time required to test can grow with the needs of the organization from multiple ports in field applications. The NGMR adding additional capture cards, to adding disk module provides a complete telecom/datacom subsystems or even SAN integration for the solution in one module (SONET/SDH/OTN/ ultimate in data storage.” ATM/Ethernet/NextGen). With the NGMR’s Tuned for high-speed networks and exclusive “Test Options,” you can get exactly distributed storage sub-systems, Omnipliance the capabilities you need today cost-effectively SuperCore features include the following: and then add additional capabilities as needed - High-performance, full-duplex 10- with just a license key. Both HD Ethernet and Gigabit capture and analysis; NGMR modules are available in the compact - Fully programmable, easy-to-use NIC chassis (2-slot), the larger NIC Plus (5-slot) hardware filtering; and the NIC EP (5-slot) rackmount chassis. - High precision timestamping and For more information on Digital synchronization; Lightwave testing solutions, see - Up to 64 Terabytes of local storage; www.lightwave.com. - Supports SAN environments for virtually unlimited long-term data WildPackets announces Omnipliance storage. SuperCore for 10-Gigabit networks For more information, please visit http:// WildPackets Inc., a provider of network www.wildpackets.com/products/omnipliance/ and application analysis solutions, announced overview. the Omnipliance SuperCore — the industry’s most extensible data recording solution for full- BTI Systems introduces packetVX integrated duplex 10-Gigabit network analysis and Ethernet service modules for BTI 7000 Series forensics. SuperCore provides network BTI Systems, a global supplier of Packet engineers unprecedented, real-time, and post- Optical Edge solutions for the delivery of Gigabit capture visibility into remote network segments. services, introduced the packetVX Integrated Complex networks are no longer limited Ethernet Service Module family for its BTI 7000 to the Global 200; mid-market organizations now Series platform. need to monitor, manage, and optimize traffic The packetVX modules deliver industry- on emerging 10G networks. leading density and converge Ethernet service The Omnipliance SuperCore is the first connectivity with WDM networking. The solution available that provides the highest modules provide increased flexibility for sophistication of real-time and post-capture delivering IPTV, triple-play Ethernet business network visibility in a completely extensible and wholesale services, and 4G wireless platform. With local storage up to 64 Terabytes backhaul.

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“Ethernet traffic volumes are growing at (Ethernet Ring Protection Scheme ITU-T a rapid pace as service providers, enterprises, G.8032) protection mechanisms. OTN provides government and healthcare organizations turn extensive optical and Ethernet performance from circuit-based TDM networks to Ethernet- management capabilities for guaranteed service based WAN environments. Last year alone the level agreements (SLAs). Simplified end-to-end industry saw Ethernet equipment sales rise 27 service delivery is achieved with a complete percent,” said Michael Howard, principal analyst, portfolio of Ethernet OAM capabilities, including Infonetics Research. “The simplicity and IEEE 802.3ah (EFM), IEEE 802.1ag (CFM), and flexibility of Ethernet combined with its scalability ITU-T Y.1731 (PMs). and cost advantages result in significant The packetVX modules are available in operational and business value when compared combinations of GbE and 10GbE connectivity: to ATM or SONET/SDH.” - packetVX 12/2 includes 12 GbE ports The packetVX modules support the with two 10GbE ports continuing growth service providers and - packetVX 24/2 includes 24 GbE ports enterprises are experiencing as bandwidth- with two 10GbE ports intensive Web 2.0/Service Oriented Architecture - packetVX 24/4 includes 24 GbE ports (SOA) enterprise strategies and applications with four 10GbE ports increase bandwidth requirements. The packetVX 24/4 module offers the For mission-critical applications such as industry’s highest optical Ethernet density in an video, business continuity, and VoIP ultra-compact footprint with up to 24 GbE connectivity, packetVX provides network capability and four 10GbE ports in a 2RU administrators with carrier-grade performance chassis formation. that addresses latency and jitter performance associated with traditional network Comcast and Cisco announce successful infrastructures and standards-based solutions live network demonstration of the world’s with copper and fiber Ethernet aggregation first 100GbE router interface capabilities. Comcast Corporation, a provider of “Regardless of what the next big entertainment, information, and communications application will be we can count on it requiring products and services, announced that it has larger, more intelligent bandwidth,” said Gary successfully completed a 100 Gigabit Ethernet Southwell, vice president solutions marketing, (GbE) technology test over its existing backbone BTI Systems. “Ethernet-enabled WDM solutions infrastructure between Philadelphia and optimize the network for packet delivery while McLean, Virginia, using the industry’s first simplifying network management and providing 100GbE router interface developed for the Cisco carrier-grade solutions. The packetVX modules CRS-1 routing system. This demonstration is in the BTI 7000 Series provide tremendous another example of Comcast’s commitment to value when delivering feature-rich services.” technology that supports the rapid growth of new By integrating Layer 2 switching and applications and services. aggregation with WDM transport, the modules The Cisco CRS-1 100GbE interface uses offer increased efficiencies in bandwidth Comcast’s existing optical infrastructure to utilization, reducing port requirements and enable transmission of 100GbE over DWDM simplifying the network by eliminating the need fiber-optic networks. Using this type of for dedicated hardware. Carrier-grade Ethernet technology will enable companies like Comcast resiliency is provided by ELPS (Ethernet Linear to increase bandwidth per wavelength by a Protection Scheme ITU-T G.8031) and ERPS factor of 10 over the initial deployed capability.

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It also creates efficiencies by simplifying routing family of switch/routers to anchor the and operations through the use of statistically supercomputer within the network. multiplexed 100GbE links, in comparison to In addition to powering the fastest carrying the same amount of traffic split over supercomputer in the US, the Force10 Reliable more commonly used 10GbE links. Networking product portfolio is integral to the “This demonstration is another important leading supercomputers in Europe, Russia, and step in the future of 100GE networking and we’re Korea. Based in Germany, Forschungszentrum pleased with Cisco’s latest advancements,” said Juelich, with its Jugene supercomputer, is John Schanz, executive vice president of ranked 6 on the list and has deployed the national engineering and technical operations Force10 TeraScale E1200 with more than 200 for Comcast Cable. “Comcast’s single 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports. Russia’s Moscow converged core IP network already carries more State University is home to the country’s leading video, voice, and data traffic than any other, and supercomputer, SKIF-GRID, which uses the this new achievement will allow us to scale for TeraScale E-Series as well as the S50 and tomorrow, while continuing to drive capital and S2410. The Tachyon supercomputer at the operational efficiencies today.” KISTI Supercomputing Center, the fastest in “The Cisco CRS-1 was purpose-built to Korea, also relies on Force10. deal with the exploding growth in IP traffic that Force10 switch/routers are also part of has been fueled by video-based services,” said the most powerful IBM, Sun Microsystems, Cray, Kelly Ahuja, Cisco vice president and general and Dell supercomputers on the list. As the first manager of core routing business unit. “By supercomputer to reach peak performance of developing a 100GE interface for the Cisco one Petaflop, Roadrunner, built on IBM’s CRS-1 platform, providers like Comcast can BladeCenter, set a new milestone in the industry. take advantage of economies of scale, flexibility Ranked fourth in the world, Ranger at the Texas and increase the quality of service delivery as Advanced Computing Center is the leading Sun they move towards 100G IPoDWDM networks.” supercomputer on the list. At number five, Oak The implementation tested by Comcast Ridge National Laboratory’s Jaguar and Cisco is consistent with the emerging IEEE supercomputer is Cray’s highest entry on the 802.3ba 100GbE standard and validates the use list. Abe, at the National Center for of 100GbE and IPoDWDM technologies over Supercomputing Applications, is 23 on the list Comcast’s own production network, which was and the most powerful Dell supercomputer. the first, and is currently the world’s largest, 40G “As supercomputers grow more powerful, IPoDWDM network. it is increasingly important to minimize potential bottlenecks,” said Sachi Sambandan, vice Force10 Networks switch/routers anchor the president of engineering at Force10 Networks. world’s most powerful supercomputer and “The Force10 Reliable Networking product more than 30 percent of the fastest 40 portfolio is designed to deliver reliability without Force10 Networks announced that its compromising system throughput, a Reliable Networking product portfolio is integral performance characteristic that is essential for to more than 30 percent of the top 40 most supercomputers like Roadrunner that are powerful supercomputers in the world, including reaching Petaflop performance levels.” the most powerful, according to the most recent With research environments and national Top500.org list. Los Alamos National Laboratory, laboratories demanding more computational home of Roadrunner, which ranked No. 1 on power, supercomputers will continue to increase the list, uses the Force10 TeraScale E-Series in size and performance. Force10 Networks

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provides the reliability and scalability needed to is constantly balancing traffic loads intelligently optimize supercomputer performance and and in real time along available paths in the enhance state-of-the-art research and analysis, nonblocking 10GbE fabric. A cluster’s as well as to power today’s demanding computational efficiency is critical to its commercial applications that require an “always- performance, and efficiency is determined by on” network. the network’s ability to handle interprocessor communications. The efficiency is calculated BUSINESS using the Linpack benchmark from the ratio of the actual performance to the theoretical peak World’s fastest Ethernet compute cluster performance for all processors in the cluster. relies on Woven Systems 10GbE fabric Of the 285 Gigabit Ethernet clusters on the Top Woven Systems Inc., a provider of 500 List, only six achieved a computational Ethernet Fabric switching solutions based on efficiency greater than 60 percent, and of those, its patented vSCALE technology for datacenters ATLAS was the most powerful. Of the remaining and high-performance computing (HPC) Gigabit Ethernet clusters, 76 had efficiencies of clusters, announced that the ATLAS compute 50 percent or less; 97 had efficiencies of 51-55 cluster at the Max Planck Institute for percent, and 106 had efficiencies of 56-60 Gravitational Physics in Hannover, Germany, percent. achieved top ranking among the 285 Gigabit The new ATLAS compute cluster is Ethernet clusters in the most recent TOP500 located in Hannover, Germany, at the Max list of supercomputer sites. The ATLAS cluster Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, also successfully uses the Dynamic Congestion known as the Albert Einstein Institute. The Avoidance feature in Woven’s 10-Gigabit division of Observational Relativity and Ethernet (10GbE) fabric to reach a performance Cosmology, which built and operates the cluster, level of 32.8 Teraflops, making it the fastest is part of an international collaborative effort to Ethernet cluster in the world today. make direct detections of gravitational waves, “What is remarkable about the ATLAS first predicted by Einstein’s General Theory of cluster is that we were able to take the lead very Relativity in 1917. cost-effectively with a creative combination of The cluster must process a multitude of more processors at lower clock rates and a complex data analysis algorithms that scrutinize higher Ethernet switching efficiency,” explained past and present measurements to search for Professor Bruce Allen, director of the Max patterns expected to result from passing waves. Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics. The four next-generation detectors deployed “Woven’s 10-Gigabit Ethernet Fabric switch is throughout the world generate over a terabyte able to deliver sustained performance at an of data daily, which is sent to all participating impressive 64 percent of the theoretical peak. members for analysis. The HPC Linpack experts we consulted tell us The ATLAS cluster consists of 1,342 that they have never seen such a high level of compute nodes occupying 32 full racks. The use Ethernet efficiency on such a large cluster. of Intel Xeon Quad-core processors gives the Without the Woven switch, ATLAS would not be cluster over 5,000 CPU cores. Each server node the world’s fastest Ethernet cluster. It’s that has its own dedicated Gigabit Ethernet simple.” connection to a Woven TRX 100 Ethernet The Institute attributes Woven’s switch, which has four separate 10GbE uplinks unprecedented efficiency to the vSCALE ASIC’s to the EFX 1000 Ethernet Fabric Switch at the Dynamic Congestion Avoidance capability that core of the Ethernet fabric. Because this

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configuration is not oversubscribed, it assures NTT Com is a Japanese carrier providing nonblocking throughput performance for both advanced information and communications interprocessor communications and storage technology (ICT) solutions worldwide access. Furukawa is a communications system “We specifically designed vSCALE to vendor providing G-EPON systems, including create an Ethernet fabric that constantly the first G-EPON SFP-ONU solution, the performs at peak efficiency, and the Max Planck FITELwave AG9, which fits entirely within the Institute has confirmed this in the world’s fastest standard SFP, enabling network solution Ethernet cluster,” said Joe Ammirato, Woven’s providers to expand rapidly into fiber-based vice president of marketing. “Gravitational networks. waves are seminal to Einstein’s General Theory Furukawa’s SFP ONU enables plug-and- of Relativity, which is at the core of modern play for FTTx without requiring AC adaptors, cosmology. Woven is proud to play in a role the Ethernet cabling, or changes to existing LAN Institute’s search for the existence of these software. waves as the enabling interconnect technology The Teknovus-based SFP-ONU works for the ATLAS cluster.” with any standard SFP port enabling a wide Since 1993, the TOP500 Supercomputer range of applications, including the following: Sites http://www.top500.org has produced its bi- - Enterprise switches and routers for annual list, which is the most extensive survey fiber to the desktop of trends and changes in the global - Mini-DSLAMs for fiber-to-the- supercomputing arena. basement The 31 edition of the TOP500 list was - IP-PBXs and soft-switches for fiber- released on June 18, 2008, at the International to-the-business Supercomputing Conference in Dresden, - HGW with SFP socket for fiber-to-the- Germany. The TOP500 list is compiled by Hans home in one box Meuer of the University of Mannheim, Germany; - WiMAX/Femtocell Backhaul for fiber- Erich Strohmaier and Horst Simon of NERSC/ to-the-base station Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and The Teknovus-based SFP ONU offers all Jack Dongarra of the University of Tennessee, of the advantages of the Teknovus G-EPON chip Knoxville. design, such as guaranteed SLAs (service level agreements), advanced traffic management, PARTNERSHIPS multiple LLIDs, application-aware filtering, IPv6, and optical monitoring and management. Teknovus and NTT Communications Teknovus provides the only PON chip that fits collaborate on penetration of enterprise into the SFP form factor, which requires a small market chip and extremely low power consumption. Teknovus, a provider of Gigabit Ethernet “NTT Com is highly regarded for their passive optical network (G-EPON) chips for the managed network solutions around the globe,” deployment of triple-play services in broadband stated Mr. Ryoji Takaichi, Teknovus general access networks, announced that Furukawa manager of Japan. Electric’s (Furukawa) G-EPON SFP (small form “We are very pleased to be working with factor pluggable) ONU, based on Teknovus’ G- NTT Com to create new solution offerings based EPON ONU chip, was displayed through NTT on the SFP-ONU, expanding their support of Communications Corporation (NTT Com) for fiber-based networks for the enterprise enterprise customers at Interop Tokyo 2008. markets.”

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Voltaire announces support for IBM Voltaire Grid Director 20Gbps InfiniBand iDataPlex system switches range in size from 24 ports for smaller Voltaire Ltd. announced that its Grid clusters to 288 ports for large scale-out Director 20Gbps switching products have been environments. The switches are currently added to the IBM Cluster1350 solution portfolio, available through IBM and other Voltaire which includes support of iDataPlex, following partners. IBM also offers Voltaire Grid Director the completion of a rigorous testing and 10Gbps switches, routers, and software as part certification process. of the Cluster1350 solution portfolio, and IBM iDataPlex is new category of server 20Gbps products as part of the IBM BladeCenter that dramatically increases compute density product portfolio. while significantly decreasing energy consumption and associated datacenter costs ZyXEL signs distribution agreement with for Internet-scale computing. Ingram Micro Canada “With our innovative iDataPlex system ZyXEL Communications, a provider of design, customers realize significant savings on secure broadband networking, Internet power and cooling, as well as space,” said Jim connectivity, and routing products, announced Gargan, vice president, IBM Systems & Ingram Micro Inc. has been appointed as Technology Group. Canadian distributor for ZyXEL’s complete “IBM iDataPlex combined with Voltaire product line. The agreement expands ZyXEL’s 20Gbps switches provide high-performance North American Channel Partner Program, in InfiniBand connectivity for high-performance which qualified resellers receive special benefits computing data centers.” and tools to improve service to small to medium- Voltaire Grid Director switches provide sized business (SMB), residential, and high-performance InfiniBand connectivity and institutional MxU (multitenant unit/multidwelling microsecond latencies to enable high- unit) markets. performance applications to run on distributed The agreement with Ingram Micro server, network, and storage resources. Some Canada expands ZyXEL’s North American applications gain up to a 300 percent ZySTAR Channel Program and complements performance improvement using Voltaire ZyXEL’s global channel program. Canadian switches as the cluster interconnect instead of VARs have the same benefits as their US Ethernet. Moreover, the switches’ power- counterparts with programs providing product efficient design offers lower power and cooling discounts at distribution and rebates, priority requirements as compared to 1- and 10-Gigabit technical support, and online certification and Ethernet offerings. training programs. “IBM’s decision to add Voltaire 20Gbps ZyXEL’s ZySTAR Channel Program switches to their Cluster 1350 portfolio and offers solution providers the tools and resources iDataPlex system underscores the importance necessary to create and sell enterprise-class of Voltaire products in their cluster and bladed solutions scaled to meet the needs and budgets solutions,” said Asaf Somekh, vice president of of the mid-market. ZyXEL’s product line includes strategic alliances, Voltaire. “Voltaire’s 10Gbps routing products, broadband networking, switches have been available through IBM since Internet connectivity, network security solutions, 2004 and have been successfully deployed in Fast and Gigabit Ethernet switches, wireless a broad range of markets including financial networking, and hospitality/MDU solutions. services, manufacturing, petroleum, life “As we aggressively expand our North sciences, government and education.” American Channel program, we are constantly

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looking for opportunities to make it easier for MARKET INTELLIGENCE our channel partners to do business with us,” said Dana Patrick, director of North American While FE and GE semiconductor players are Channels for ZyXEL. “With Ingram Micro established, opportunities for generating Canada in place, Canadian VARs will have easy 10GbE revenue are still up for grabs, IDC local access to ZyXEL’s complete line of award- reveals winning networking products.” The lion’s share of the worldwide “The agreement between ZyXEL and Ethernet market revenue continues to be Ingram Micro Canada allows us to bring generated by vendors well established in the industry-leading networking products to Fast Ethernet (FE) and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Canadian VARs and their customers,” said Mike semiconductor segments, including Broadcom, Gazdic, vice president of vendor management, Marvell, Realtek, and Intel. Ingram Micro Canada. “Ingram Micro is However, IDC observed that the committed to bringing on vendors that deliver marketplace has begun to adopt 10-Gigabit value and comprehensive solutions to VARs so Ethernet (10GbE) and that both startups and they can succeed in the rapidly growing services well-known public vendors earned notable market in Canada.” 10GbE revenues in 2007. “ZyXEL’s comprehensive line of “The worldwide Ethernet semiconductor networking solutions allows us to ‘one stop’ shop market remained flat in 2007 compared to 2006, instead of purchasing from a number of but 10GE sales are clearly ramping,” said Aileen vendors,” said Oliver Perez, president of Arcilla, senior analyst for Semiconductors at MultiTrends ITNet Services, a solution provider IDC. that offers a variety of networking support, “What is interesting to note is the number monitoring, and security solutions. “And now, of startups that are currently playing in this because of the agreement with Ingram Micro space, with some actually surpassing sales of Canada, we can have ZyXEL products readily 10GE chips compared with established available. This saves our company time and companies. However, since we are still in the money.” early adoption phase, it remains to be seen who The ZySTAR Channel Program is will clearly be the 10GE semiconductor market highlighted by three tiers of participation that leader.” offer increasing levels of reseller benefits. Additionally, IDC believes ample Highlights include the ability to participate in opportunity remains in the FE and GbE market development fund opportunities, which segments as customers continue to deploy assist resellers in the development of targeted these interfaces in their networks, and as both demand creation activities and product FE and GbE ports are finding new life among discounts that allow partners the ability to realize small and medium-sized businesses. immediate margin benefits. IDC’s study, “Worldwide Ethernet In addition, ZyXEL has introduced Semiconductor 2007 Vendor Shares: Bigger focused training and certification programs that Universe of Companies Showcases 10GE take place throughout the year. Potential” (Doc #212759), reports on the 2007 North American VARs, solution providers market share of the Ethernet semiconductor and systems Integrators who are interested in market. more information on ZyXEL’s ZySTAR Channel For the first time, the report offers two Program can contact ZyXEL Communications new sections: a breakdown of Ethernet at 714-632-0882 or [email protected]. semiconductor market share by speed — FE,

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GbE, and 10GbE — and highlights of both public One attractive new option is 10G EPON companies and startups that are playing in the technology, which offers a tenfold leap in 10GbE space. bandwidth to 10Gbps in the broadband access Vendors briefly profiled in the report network over fiber while providing core protocol include AMCC, Aquantia, Broadcom, Cortina compatibility with current 1G EPON solutions. Systems, EZChip, Fujitsu Microelectronics, This paper, written by Lior Khermosh, chief Fulcrum Microsystems, Intel, Lightstorm system architect for PMC-Sierra’s FTTH Networks, Marvell, Netlogic (Aleuros), Neterion, business, and Gilad Aloni, PMC-Sierra EPON Vitesse, Solarflare, Teranetics, T-PACK, and product manager, provides an overview of 10G Xelerated. EPON technology. PMC-Sierra introduced the industry’s first PMC-Sierra announces availability of 10G complete reference designs for 10Gbps IEEE EPON white paper 802.3av EPON optical line terminals (OLTs) and PMC-Sierra has released “10G EPON optical network units (ONUa) in March 2008. Brings Advantages to the Fiber Access The PAS8001 reference design for 10G OLTs Network,” a white paper that details how 10- and the PAS9001 reference design for 10G Gigabit Ethernet passive optical network (10G ONUs integrate all the functionality required EPON) technology will spur deployment of next- from an OLT and ONU running at 10Gbps, generation high-definition IPTV and other high- including third-party commercial transceivers, bandwidth applications. and use PMC-Sierra’s EPON capabilities to As the deployment of fiber-to-the-home improve system performance and reduce OEMs’ (FTTH) technologies in the access network time to market. accelerates, vendors and technology innovators For more information and to download are looking ahead to solve next-generation the white paper, visit http://www.pmc-sierra.com/ applications’ bandwidth requirements. These ftth-pon (registration required), or email applications will demand far greater bandwidth [email protected]. than current broadband access technologies provide.

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