BANGALORE, INDIA: Juniper Networks announced a new generation of silicon that will enable customers to upgrade existing T Series core routers, capable of supporting 100 GE interfaces, to a full duplex slot capacity of 250 Gbps without service interruption.

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Built in 45-nanometer technology, the chipset yields total router throughput surpassing 4 Tbps.

Animesh Sahay, head, Telecom Business, India & SAARC, Juniper Networks, said: “The T Series is fundamentally different from any other router on the market because its architecture was designed to deliver leading core capacity and scale. The chipset we are introducing today is the next step in our core routing strategy, delivering unparalleled investment protection and enabling our customers to continually scale their networks.”
 
The first trials with products that use the new chipset technology are scheduled for the second half of 2010 and will be available for purchase in early 2011.