SANTA CLARA, Calif. and GENEVA, Sept. 20, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Foundry Networks(r), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announced its participation at the Carrier Ethernet World Congress, one of the largest and most comprehensive conferences and exhibitions dedicated to Carrier Ethernet services, Sept. 25 - 27, 2007 at the InterContinental Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland. Foundry will display its entire line of high-performance Carrier Ethernet switches and routers at booth 16 and participate in a seminar on maximizing cost-effective scalability for Carrier Ethernet infrastructures.
To help articulate the inherent benefits of Carrier Ethernet technology, Ananda Rajagopal, product line manager, Service Provider solutions for Foundry Networks, will lead a presentation entitled "Achieving Cost-Effective Scalability of Carrier Ethernet Networks" on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007 at 11:55 a.m. CEST. Focusing on the important aspects providers should consider when delivering Carrier Ethernet services, this presentation will center on the following topics:
-- Best practices for scaling Carrier Ethernet service
-- The importance of scalability and its various dimensions
-- Co-existence of scalable Carrier Ethernet services with
existing IP-based services offered in a network
-- Looking beyond 10 gigabit Ethernet for scaling capacity in a
network
-- Proactive and scalable management of end-user services
To help showcase Foundry's industry-leading capabilities for the Carrier Ethernet space, the NetIron(r) XMR core routers and NetIron MLX metro routers will be on display at booth 16. In addition to providing wire-speed, low latency, and low jitter routing for IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, and MPLS VPN services, the NetIron XMR and MLX Series help increase profitability for service providers by significantly lowering capital expenditures (CapEx) and operational expenditures (OpEx).
Delivering industry-leading Ethernet port densities for facilitating rapid and scalable growth, both the NetIron XMR and MLX Series is comprised of four form factors: 4-, 8-, 16- and 32-slot platforms with support for MPLS, IPv4, IPv6 and Layer 2 on all models. They deliver up to 3.2 terabits per second (Tbps) data capacity and approximately two billion packets per second (Bpps) of packet forwarding performance per system. The port-density and capabilities of these routers offer service providers remarkable scalability, providing unparalleled investment protection for their growing networks.
About Carrier Ethernet World Congress
The Carrier Ethernet World Congress is the official event of the Metro Ethernet Forum. It is the largest and most comprehensive conference and exhibition dedicated to Ethernet services and carrier solutions. More information can be found by visiting www.iir-events.com/IIR-conf/Telecoms/EventView.aspx?EventID=1034.
About Foundry Networks
Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security and Web traffic management solutions, including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4-7 application switches, wireless LAN and access points, access routers and metro routers. Foundry's customers include the world's premier ISPs, metro service providers, and enterprises, including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial and manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and its products, call 1.888.TURBOLAN or visit www.foundrynet.com.
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