Global Crossing Completes IP over OC-192 Field Trial Using Lucent's Multi-Terabit Switch/Routers

Strategic Insights -

Global Crossing, a leading telecommunications company, has successfully completed the first phase of an IP over OC-192 field trial using Lucent's Multi-Terabit Switch/Routers. This achievement marks a significant milestone in the development of next-generation networks that can seamlessly transport any type of traffic, including voice, video, and data. The trial demonstrated the ability to pass production IP traffic on an optical transmission network at 10 Gbps, making it four times faster than current networks.

Key Takeaways:

  • Global Crossing is the first carrier to deploy IP over OC-192 in a real-world environment, achieving 10 Gbps transmission speeds.
  • The trial utilized Lucent's Multi-Terabit Switch/Routers, which support an industry-leading OC-192 standard rate interface of 10 gigabits per second.
  • The NX64000 switch/router from Lucent delivers the highest switch capacity per chassis at 6.4 terabits, with hardware hot-swap and rapid restoration capabilities.
  • Global Crossing expects to roll out this service commercially on its North American Crossing network in the first half of 2000.
  • The successful completion of the field trial is a major step toward realizing the promise of next-generation networks that integrate optics and routing technologies.
  • Lucent's NX64000 switch/router is expected to be commercially available by the end of the year and will provide a major competitive advantage to service providers in scaling their public networks.
  • The trial demonstrated the ability to seamlessly transport any type of traffic, including voice, video, and data, over the next-generation network.

Statistics:

  • 10 Gbps transmission speeds achieved in the IP over OC-192 field trial.
  • 6.4 terabits switch capacity per chassis delivered by the NX64000 switch/router.
  • 100 times the capacity of today's commercially available switch/routers.
  • The NX64000 delivers the highest port densities and the lowest latency.
  • The trial demonstrated a major step toward realizing the promise of next-generation networks that integrate optics and routing technologies.

Sources:

  • "Global Crossing Ltd. (Nasdaq: GBLX)," Global Crossing Ltd., November 2, 1999.
  • "Lucent Technologies Designs, Builds and Delivers Wide Range of Public and Private Networks, Communications Systems and Software," Lucent Technologies.
  • "About Global Crossing," Global Crossing Ltd.
  • "About Lucent Technologies," Lucent Technologies.