SN 9000 Intelligent Multiservice Switch

Only one next-generation packet/optical networking platform efficiently aggregates, grooms, and switches a full spectrum of circuit and packet services, from edge to core, with industry-leading intelligence. Deployed in real-world networks, the SN 9000 minimizes up-front costs, substantially reduces operational cost and complexity, and enables just-in-time evolution and expansion.

Replace stacks of aging equipment with a single platform that delivers high-density, multiservice aggregation, modular architecture, and any-service-on-any-port configuration flexibility. By combining high and low-order DCS, ADM, multirate Ethernet and optical transport in a single, compact system, the SN 9000 brings new efficiency and economy to edge, hub, metro, and regional core networks.

Benefits

Take the fast, powerful on-ramp to packet-optimized networking, with point-and-click provisioning, enhanced capacity utilization, and cost-effective scalability
Satisfy customers with any mix of traditional, transitional, and next-gen services – resilient, scalable and secure voice, data, and video
Ensure service reliability with intelligent optical mesh resiliency and proven ability to survive simultaneous network failures
Increase profitability and reduce total cost of network ownership, from initial deployment costs to recurring operational expenses

Features

Innovative licensing applies the pay-as-you-grow concept to bandwidth capacity, via non-disruptive, in-service upgrades (80 to 160 Gbps, 80 to 320 Gbps, or 160 to 320 Gbps)
Carrier-class Ethernet transport, enabled by a network-wide packet switching layer, extends bandwidth optimization to multiple network segments and service layers and facilitates IP/optical convergence
Port-agnostic support for circuit/packet services, and for 10/100/1000 Mbps on one Multirate Ethernet Card (with Layer 2 functionality), simplifies service introductions and upgrades, node configurations, and network evolution
Intelligent bandwidth management – common control plane software embedded across Sycamore switching platforms and unified under a single management view – enables instant provisioning, routing, protection, restoration and management of end-to-end connections