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Verizon has said that it will be upgrading its IP network infrastructure in selected US markets, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York and Seattle in order to meet the growing traffic demand arising due to video, mobile and cloud services.
The company will extend its next-generation 100G capabilities by deploying Cisco’s CRS-3 carrier routing system platform, to get rid of high-speed connections closer to the ''edge,'' the part of the network nearer to the customer’s network facilities.
The platform, which will be deployed in the first half of 2012 will facilitate the network to seamlessly accommodate growth where traffic demand is the greatest.
''Upgrading the network using Cisco’s CRS-3 platform provides better scale and expanded capabilities that support traffic growth areas such as broadband access and content delivery,'' said Ihab Tarazi, VP of global IP and transport planning and technology for Verizon.
The company with CRS-3 platform will provide 100G edge access to the IP network and upgrade its FiOS core network. The company has relied on Cisco’s CRS-1 platform in the network for more than four years.
''These routing platforms will seamlessly accommodate the extraordinary future growth of video traffic, mobile devices and new online services, and we are confident that these technologies will play a key role in enabling Verizon to continue delivering advanced new FiOS experiences to its customers.'' said Surya Panditi, senior VP and GM, core technology group, Cisco.
The CRS platform also provides Verizon with the flexibility to support the Ipv6 services, while continuing to expand and sustain Ipv4 services.