Juniper, NSN intro integrated transport n/w soln

BANGALORE, INDIA: Networking companies Juniper Networks and Nokia Siemens Networks announced the launch of ‘Integrated Packet Transport Network’ solution. This announcement was made at the annual OFC/NFOEC Conference.

The solution is comprised of Juniper Networks' PTX packet transport switches and Nokia Siemens Networks' hiT 7300 high capacity optical packet transport platform.

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Uwe Fischer, head of optical networks product management, Nokia Siemens Networks, said: “The new solution fits perfectly into our Liquid Net approach. Networks need to transform to be able to cope with unpredictability and ever increasing capacity demand. The ‘Integrated Packet Transport Network’ solution will give operators more flexibility in their transport networks, while at the same time optimizing total cost of ownership.”

The solution addresses the need of service providers to simplify network architecture by integrating multiple layers into a simple, scalable design that improves the economics of the core network infrastructure, says a press release.

These integrated transponders interworking with the hiT7300 platform are designed to reduce the amount of hardware needed in the network and hence lower both capital and operational costs.

Daniel Hua, senior vice president of engineering, Juniper Networks, said: “To improve the economics of core network provisioning, service providers must reduce infrastructure and operating costs while improving the efficiency of service delivery and the user experience. Service providers measure success on building and implementing a more effective operating model for their core transport networks, which is the very foundation of our new packet-transport solution with Nokia Siemens Networks.”

The planned feature set includes: network management integration, including service provisioning, optical transport control plane integration based on GMPLS and UNI+, end-to-end network planning for guaranteed performance and SLAs, and L0-L3 multi-layer optimization.

The solution is designed to have data, management and control plane integration between the IP/MPLS and DWDM layers, allowing operators to simplify their network and have a tighter connection between IP/MPLS and the photonic network.

The packet layer of the solution is based on Juniper Networks PTX Series Packet Transport Switches. The PTX Series is a Label Switched Router for the service provider supercore optimized for capacity and efficiency.

Nokia Siemens Networks hiT 7300 at the optical layer, is a proven, flexible and cost-efficient 96-channel optical packet transport platform that is optimized for high-capacity transport in multi-haul networks.

It is designed and optimized for bit rates from 2.5Gbit/s to 100Gbit/s per wavelength, and is 400Gbit/s ready.