SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 11, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Foundry Networks(r), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announced it is continuing its innovative role in service provider technology through cutting-edge speaking sessions, key event sponsorships, and exhibition of its NetIron(r) XMR 32000 multi-service backbone router at NANOG42. The North American Network Operators' Group's (NANOG) conference will take place in San Jose, Calif. at the Fairmont San Jose hotel from Feb. 17 to 20, 2008. As part of the conference, two industry experts from Foundry(tm) will be covering topics of major importance to next generation multi-service networks.
Tutorial: "A Load-Sharing Approach to Increase Capacity in
IP/MPLS Networks"
Speaker: Sanjay Khanna, senior product marketing manager,
Service Provider Systems
Time and Date: 4:30 p.m. -- 5:45 p.m. PST, Mon., Feb. 18, 2008
Location: Gold Room, B Level -- Fairmont San Jose Hotel
Panel: "100G Forwarding Architecture Challenges"
Panelist: Aris Wong, hardware engineering manager, High-End
ASICs and Network Processors
Time and Date: 10:15 a.m. -- 11:30 a.m. PST, Tues., Feb. 19, 2008
Location: Imperial Ballroom -- Fairmont San Jose Hotel
To meet today's growing demand for Internet Protocol (IP) and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) services, network operators are increasingly relying on multi-link data transmission to maximize bandwidth capabilities. In the tutorial, Khanna will explain the different methods for load sharing across multiple links and routing paths, the various layers where load sharing is applied, challenges observed with real-world traffic, and state-of-the-art solutions for addressing those challenges.
As part of the 100G panel, Wong will share Foundry's views on challenges in developing forwarding engines required to meet future speed challenges, as well as discuss issues facing system suppliers, from backplane and signal integrity issues to forwarding information base (FIB) lookups and rewriting headers at 100G full duplex (FDX), and finally queuing challenges to/from the fabric and interfaces.
Foundry will also display its award-winning, ultra-high capacity NetIron XMR 32000 multi-service backbone router, part of a suite of high-performance products offering scalable, purpose-built solutions for service providers. The NetIron XMR 32000 establishes a new class of MPLS routers designed for the emerging broadband service provider infrastructure that will carry next-generation services, as well as converged backbone and broadband virtual private network (VPN) offerings. The NetIron XMR 32000 represents a major breakthrough in router performance and capacity by providing up to full duplex two billion (four billion total) packets per second of IP/MPLS routing, and up to 128 wire-speed 10GbE ports in a single system. The router is powered by a fully redundant non-blocking 7.68 terabits per second switch fabric based on state-of-the-art Clos fabric architecture.
"The rapid growth of the Internet, combined with the introduction of new services like voice and video, poses a serious challenge to service providers worldwide and to the very success of next-generation networks," said Ahmed Abdelhalim, director of product management and marketing for Foundry's High-End and Service Providers Systems Business Unit. "In response to this need, Foundry continues to focus its research and development efforts on delivering highly innovative, industry-leading solutions for routing and MPLS that allow providers to continue rapid growth, while meeting subscriber expectations of quality and value."
For more information about NANOG42, please visit www.nanog.org.
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, metro and core 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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