360networks Picks AlcaLu 100G

Sunday, 14 November 2010 17:27

360networks is taking an innovative approach to dealing with the explosion of HD video, interactive gaming and business-critical applications that are driving Internet and content service providers to handle more traffic at higher speeds. The company has selected Alcatel-Lucent's Converged Backbone Transformation (CBT) solution capable of speeds up to 100G, a distinctive combination of IP and optical technologies, to offer greater bandwidth capacity and IP-based Ethernet services. With some 18,000 miles of network west of the Mississippi, 360networks is one of the largest facilities-based telecommunications wholesalers in the United States, 360networks helps the nation's voice, data, Internet and content providers pursue next-generation strategies, migrate from legacy networks, grow into new markets and services and increase network diversity. This deployment supports 360networks' delivery of regional Layer 2 Ethernet over a fully redundant dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) network with very low latency and no congestion. The CBT solution, part of the Alcatel-Lucent High Leverage Network(TM) (HLN) architecture, enables 360networks to deploy a 100 Gigabit network to intelligently manage traffic and support new bandwidth-hungry applications, such as live-streaming high-definition video. CBT is a comprehensive and integrated IP/Optical solution spanning the data plane, the control plane and the management plane, that slashes transport costs and dramatically reduces operational complexity in core networks. 360networks is deploying: * the Alcatel-Lucent 1830 Photonic Service Switch, featuring 100G- capable next-generation coherent technology; * the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router with service-enabled 100G-capable Ethernet interfaces at the IP edge. Alcatel-Lucent