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Foundry Networks Routers Power Internet2 IPv6 Land Speed Record-Setting PerformanceSAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Foundry Networks(R), Inc. a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing and Internet2(R) corporate sponsor, today announced that it provided high-performance IPv6 routing and 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) wide area networking (WAN) technology used by an international team to set the Internet2 Land Speed Record (I2-LSR) for IPv6 end-to-end networking. "This new record is very exciting for us because it validates performance improvements that are achievable for IPv6 applications," said Dr. Kei Hiraki, professor at the University of Tokyo. "Next generation networks will be based on IPv6 and the optimizations we have demonstrated will open the door to very high-bandwidth applications between locations separated by tens of thousands of kilometers. We were very pleased to have Foundry as one of our key partners in this demonstration. The NetIron 40G 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GE) routers played an important role, providing wire-speed IPv6 routing and connecting to the optical network using 10-GE WAN PHY interfaces. We chose the NetIron 40G again because of last year's success when we used it to set the Internet2 Land Speed Record for IPv4." The I2-LSR team more than doubled the performance of the current record, surpassing it by 131%. The winning performance achieved 5.58 Gbps transfer rate over more than 30,000 km, setting a new record of 167,400 Terabit- meters/second. Foundry routers have the distinction of being part of the record-holding demonstrations for both the IPv6 I2-LSR and IPv4 I2-LSR. The IPv4 I2-LSR was achieved on December 24, 2004, using Foundry's NetIron 40G and BigIron MG8 10-GE systems. The history of the I2-LSR competition can be viewed at: http://lsr.internet2.edu/history.html . The NetIron 40G is part of Foundry's router/switch portfolio that has been awarded the prestigious IPv6 Ready Phase II Certification from the IPv6 Council. The IPv6 Ready Phase II Certification poses a set of stringent requirements on equipment in terms of IPv6 standards conformance and interoperability. Foundry's BigIron MG8 and the award-winning BigIron RX family of terabit-class systems have also achieved the IPv6 Ready Phase II Certification. Foundry's 10-GE WAN PHY offers an attractive alternative to traditional SONET/SDH OC-192/STM-64 links due to its capability of delivering 10 Gbps performance at a fraction of the cost, and with the benefit of Ethernet's operational simplicity. WAN PHY technology provides an excellent solution for Ethernet transport over SONET/SDH-based DWDM optical transport. "We are delighted that our switching, routing and optical technologies have played such an important role in these record-setting achievements," said Bob Schiff, vice president and general manager of Foundry's enterprise business unit. "Foundry is a pioneer in IPv6 networking systems, being the first in the industry to offer wire-speed dual stack IPv4/IPv6 routers in 2003. The new I2-LSR record validates Foundry's vision of the viability and potential of end-to-end Ethernet as the cornerstone of next generation high- performance IPv4 and IPv6 networking." For more information about the record-setting demonstrations, see: http://data-reservoir.adm.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ . About Foundry Networks Foundry Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing and Web traffic management solutions including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4 - 7 application switches, Wireless LAN and access points, access routers and Metro routers. Foundry's 8,900 customers include the world's premier ISPs, Metro service providers, and enterprises including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial, and manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and its products, call 1-888-TURBOLAN or visit http://www.foundrynetworks.com/. About Internet2 Led by more than 200 U.S. universities working with industry and government, Internet2 develops and deploys advanced network applications and technologies for research and higher education, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 recreates the partnerships among academia, industry, and government that helped foster today's Internet in its infancy. For more information, visit: http://www.internet2.edu/. NOTE: Foundry Networks and the "Iron" family of marks are trademarks of Foundry Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are the sole property of their respective holders. Press Contacts: North America Europe Asia/Pacific Ben Taft Tom Herbst Jenny Liu Foundry Networks Kaizo Foundry Networks Hong Kong 408-586-1722 +0207-580-8852 +852-2845-3818 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Investor Contact: Jason Golz Financial Dynamics 415-439-4532 [email protected] Foundry Networks, Inc. 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