JUNIPER NETWORKS’ 3RD GENERATION CARRIER CLASS ETHERNET SERVICES ROUTER: DELIVERING ON THE NGN’S PROMISE
The new Juniper Networks MX960 Ethernet Services Router is proving to be a service provider’s best friend as they seek to launch next-generation services. The MX960 was purpose-built from the ground up to deliver the most comprehensive range of real time Ethernet-focused edge services at a scale unsurpassed in the industry. It is a true 3rd generation platform for the Ethernet edge of the NGN.
Designed for service providers which need the performance, stability, flexibility and scale headroom to deliver a wide range of feature-rich services, the MX960 is ideal for delivering current enterprise Ethernet services such as MPLS VPN and VPLS. Furthermore, the MX960 elevates the Ethernet edge and Metro Ethernet
The MX960 supports up to 480 ports of Gigabit Ethernet, or 48 non-blocking 10GigE ports. Complementing the MX960’s advanced hardware is the ability for service providers to extend the operational integrity and service / control richness of MPLS further out towards the edge of the network. Utilising a common IP/MPLS service and control plane end-to -end delivers the necessary scale, resiliency and traffic control fundamental to new services being delivered at the level customers now demand.
elements of service provider networks to a new level in terms of its ability to deliver real time services at scale – a key requirement as the industry begins to move from trial phase to mass scale production phase for services like IPTV. Because the platform is highly scalable,
with the simple insertion of new line cards service providers can extend the MX960 router as customer numbers grow, and also support emerging, bandwidth-intensive, services such as on-demand HDTV.
Specifically designed to support emerging Ethernet services and network architectures, this revolutionary new platform provides 960 Gbps of Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing capacity, supporting both unicast and multicast services.
The MX960 advances Juniper Networks’ position in carrier Ethernet, for which it also offers multi-service M- and E-series routers. The MX960 is based on the industry’s leading network operating system, JUNOS, which powers over 27,000 routers in many hundreds of service provider networks globally, including all of the World’s top 25 service providers.
