Juniper Networks introduces worlds smallest supercore

Juniper Networks unveiled worlds smallest Supercore along with industry's densest 100G Optical Routing Interface designed to address key challenges facing service providers as they converge their networks to optimize their business.

First, Juniper Networks has advanced the industry's first and only converged Supercore for service providers with the introduction of the Juniper Networks PTX3000 Packet Transport Router. Unlike other core routers that are so large that they often require building retrofits and redesigns.

The new Juniper Networks router at 10.6 inches in depth can be installed in virtually any space and energy constrained environment. The PTX3000 router's capacity is designed to rapidly scale over time up to 24 terabits per second (Tbps), enabling PTX3000 to simultaneously stream high-definition video to as many as three million households.

In addition, Juniper Networks announced an integrated packet-transport physical interface card (PIC) with two-ports of line rate 100 Gigabit forwarding for the entire PTX family. This will now enable service providers to cost-effectively interconnect sites more than 2000 kilometers (1243 miles) apart, the equivalent distance between San Francisco, Calif. and Denver, Colo.

According to Rami Rahim, executive vice president, Platform Systems Division, Juniper Networks "To effectively deliver advanced services and remain competitive, service providers need a core network solution that will help streamline their business and reduce operational costs. The Converged Supercore is an innovative platform that enhances service provider economics while providing greater value to their subscribers.

 

He further added that following on the heels of the revolutionary PTX5000, the PTX3000 extends these benefits to new markets and geographies with a solution that is tailored for their specific needs.

The PTX Series, in combination with the T Series core routers, the MX series 3D Universal edge routers, the ACX series universal access routers and junos space network management deliver a unique architecture for the future of service provider networks, promoting long-term investment protection by flexibly scaling total capacity to meet ever-increasing consumer and business traffic.