Isocore Verifies Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR 100 GE Performance Using Ixia's Solution

By Anshu Shrivastava, TMCnet Contributor

Alcatel-Lucent has announced that Isocore, a provider of cutting-edge networking technology validation services, tested and verified the Alcatel-Lucent (News - Alert) 7750 Service Router’s 100 Gigabit Ethernet performance using Ixia’s K2 100 GE test solution.

Service Router’s ability to handle the broad range of capabilities needed to support the scaling of high-touch service connections at 100 Gbps line-rate speeds was confirmed by the result, according to company officials.

Additionally, the test results also showed the viability of 100 GE for broad deployment throughout carrier networks, extending beyond the IP core and into the service edge and metro, where services meet the network.

“The observed results of this testing confirm the ability of Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router with 100 GE interfaces to sustain line-rate traffic, while supporting a mix of thousands of layer 2 and layer 3 service instances at 100 Gbps throughput,” said Bijan Jabbari, president at Isocore.

Also, the test results validate the Service Router’s comprehensive QoS on 100 GE modules, confirming the solution based on the Service Router portfolio can be deployed beyond core scenarios, into the metro and service edge of service provider networks, Dr. Jabbari said.

This test is the first 100 GE demonstration of line-rate, loss-less transmission using a diverse mix of service traffic types with thousands of queues and service attributes. For service providers, 100 GE represents a “ten-fold leap forward” in capacity.

Company official said that thanks to 100 GE, an entire Blu-Ray DVD can be transmitted in just two seconds on a single link.

Ixia’s (News - Alert) K2 and IxNetwork were used to emulate the Ethernet and IP traffic seen on business VPN services offered to corporate customers. K2 is part of Ixia’s single-platform solution that covers the full range of Ethernet speeds, from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps, said Errol Ginsberg, chief innovation officer at Ixia.

“Alcatel-Lucent’s successful test, using Ixia’s HSE test solution, validates 100 GE’s ability to handle complex routing traffic in diverse mixes that represent the needs of the evolving converged data center,” Ginsberg said.

Isocore and Ixia tested configurations that emulated large-scale connection and service attributes in service provider networks which offer high-touch IP and Ethernet VPN services.

“With a keen focus on enabling innovative IP and Ethernet-based service offerings, and in support of our High Leverage Network architecture, Alcatel-Lucent has extended the reach of 100GE to the service edge and metro, where services meet the network,” said Basil Alwan, president for IP Division at Alcatel-Lucent.

Earlier this month, Bouygues Telecom of France selected Alcatel-Lucent’s mobile backhaul solution to support the surging capacity demand driven by new third-generation mobile services.

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