Ethernet Packet Intelligence
Empowering Transition in Multiservice Networks
You can fulfill growing demands for IP and connection-oriented Ethernet services, and gradually evolve your infrastructure, while maintaining support for revenue-generating circuit traffic and ensuring carrier-class network availability. An infrastructure foundation built on exceptional intelligence introduces new operational efficiencies, creates new service opportunities, and adapts gracefully – to keep your network ahead of change.
Flexibility for multiservice networks now
Sycamore's edge-to-core portfolio of intelligent multiservice switches empowers flexible, scalable Ethernet connections, intelligent bandwidth management, and seamless evolution. Support for mixed high-speed Ethernet and TDM services offers exceptional configuration flexibility that streamlines service introductions and upgrades, simplifies configuration changes, and alleviates sparing and stranded capacity issues. And you can add bandwidth capacity with a mouse click rather than a truck roll.
Simple solutions to growing problems
Ethernet Packet Intelligence is the efficient packet-to-circuit mapping software Sycamore switches use to intelligently manage Ethernet traffic, extending the traffic engineering of packet networks to the optical domain. Tightly integrating the service and transport layers simplifies provisioning, enhances security for network partitioning, and improves Ethernet manageability and resiliency. It also provides a more scalable, cost-effective alternative to packet-over-SONET/SDH or IP-over-DWDM to accommodate broadband traffic growth.
Intelligence to manage relentless change
Ethernet Packet Intelligence combines support for VCAT, GFP, and LCAS standards, MEF service classes – and the industry-leading synergy between ASON/GMPLS-compliant BroadLeaf® networking and SILVX® management software – to deliver carrier-class Ethernet transport and true multiservice networking. Uniquely powerful layered services management capabilities make it easy to securely deliver advanced data services (e.g., IP VPNs, VPLS, EPL, EVPL, and scheduled bandwidth services).
Sycamore multiservice switching platforms efficiently aggregate and groom a full spectrum of carrier-class circuit and packet services, from edge to core, with industry-leading intelligence.
Related Resources
Download our Ethernet Packet Intelligence for Multiservice Networks (PDF) application note for more information.
