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| Redback Networks Introduces SmartEdge 100  Redback Networks Inc. has announced the extension of its SmartEdge Service Gateway family, with the addition of the SmartEdge 100 platform. The extension allows the SmartEdge family to address additional network segments, enabling service providers to deliver personalized IP-based services to their customers. SmartEdge 100 is a compact two rack-unit (2RU) form-factor multi-service broadband aggregation platform that unifies high-performance, carrier-class IP routing and advanced subscriber management capabilities, enabling the delivery of residential triple-play broadband services, including Voice over IP (VoIP), real-time video and content delivery, and business Ethernet services such as Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) based Virtual Private Networks.SmartEdge 100 extends Redback Networks’ SmartEdge product portfolio by enabling service providers to address network segments with consistency of scale and services, while optimizing per-subscriber capital costs. In addition to the other members of the product family, SmartEdge 100 cost-effectively addresses network segments where fewer subscribers and ports are required and enables deployments such as remote central office (COs) sites and distributed Points-of-Presence (PoPs). Furthermore, SmartEdge 100 effectively addresses new network deployments such as wireless network aggregation and back-haul, rural central offices, and Multi-Tenant Units (MTUs) such as university dormitory, hospitality, healthcare and government organizations looking to deliver personalized, per-subscriber services and control. SmartEdge 100 leverages the production-proven modular SmartEdge Operating System (SEOS) software and fully programmable Broadband IP engine hardware innovations to deliver full flexibility to its customers, enabling them to deliver the full range of IP-based services. SmartEdge 100 delivers advanced subscriber management for up to 8,000 simultaneous subscribers with advanced traffic management, Hierarchical Quality of Service (HQoS), efficient and scalable multicast and many other functions to enable service providers to differentiate their IP services portfolio. SmartEdge 100 is fully supported by NetOp Policy Manager and NetOp Element Management System, providing operational consistency and familiarity across the SmartEdge portfolio while enabling rapid deployment of advanced broadband subscriber services. Precision-engineered for the bandwidth and service demands of advanced triple play networks, SmartEdge 100 delivers up to 12 Gbps of throughput with 8 Mpps performance and blends the advantage of a lower cost, fixed-configuration platform with the flexibility of interface modularity. SmartEdge 100 offers two fixed Gigabit Ethernet ports that support copper or fiber connections and two FlexSlots that support modular Media Interface Cards. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |