Avici Systems Announces OC-192c/STM-64 Support for the TSR®
New Line Card Handles 10 Gigabits/second of Traffic or More than 500,000 Simultaneous Voice Over IP Calls Over a Single Fiber
N. Billerica, Mass., January 08, 2001 -- Avici Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: AVCI), a leading provider of scalable core routing solutions for intelligent IP-over-optical networks, today announced the availability of its OC-192c/STM-64 or 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) line card for the TSR®. Up to 20 OC-192c ports can be installed in a single TSR chassis.
The introduction of the OC-192c, or "concatenated," module builds on Avici's currently shipping channelized OC-192 product offering, which supports four multiplexed 2.5 gigabit channels on a single 10 gigabit link.
Also announced was Avici's dual port OC-48c module that extends the number of OC-48c ports per TSR chassis from 40 to 80 for unmatched port density. Both the OC-192c and dual port OC-48c line cards are available first quarter 2001.
Unlike competitive offerings, Avici's new OC-192c and OC-48c modules do not require changes to installed systems chassis, providing superior investment protection and true plug-and-play support. The new line cards are supported by Avici's Composite Link feature, which enables customers to dynamically aggregate up to 16 OC-192c interfaces to create 160 Gbps connections between routers. This feature simplifies IP routing table entries and enables upgrades from OC-48c to OC-192c while the link is in service, eliminating the network disruption usually associated with connection upgrades. This underscores Avici's commitment to non-disruptive scalability for leading service providers and their backbone infrastructures.
"Support for OC-192c and our high-port density OC-48c module within our current platform reinforces the TSR's unmatched scalability," said Steve Kaufman, president and COO of Avici Systems. "These new products will enable our customers to build out their networks in response to the continued growth in bandwidth demand, while at the same time, will lower the costs of building and operating high speed networks. We believe the enhanced support for 10 gigabit and high-port density OC-48c interfaces demonstrates Avici's ongoing ability to meet the demanding requirements of next-generation service provider networks."
Avici's TSR, a highly reliable and scalable platform capable of in-service upgrades, enables carriers to provision bandwidth as they need it. With the TSR, Avici is capitalizing on the rapidly expanding market opportunity for core routers, which telecommunications analyst firm, Ryan Hankin and Kent, estimates to be $4.5 billion in 2001, $8.6 billion in 2002, and $12.7 billion in 2003*.
About Avici Systems
Avici Systems Inc., headquartered in North Billerica, Mass., is a developer
of next-generation Internet backbone platforms that optimize and drive
creation of all-optical "speed-of-light" networks. Designed
to bring packet intelligence to the core of optical networks, Avici's
technologies offer superior scalability, resiliency and port density
enabling just-in-time bandwidth provisioning, high reliability and
the quality of service needed for carriers and ISPs to support mission-critical
applications of the future. Visit Avici's World Wide Website at http://www.avici.com
TSR and Avici are registered trademarks of Avici Systems Inc.
This release contains information about Avici's future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. When used in this press release, the words "will be" and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward looking statements.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market acceptance of Avici products, services and enhancements, customer purchasing patterns and commitments, development of the market place, product development and enhancement, intensity of competition of other vendors, technological changes and other risks set forth in Avici's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
*"Core Switch Router Forecast", Ryan Hankin and Kent, December 2000
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