Foundry Networks Augments NetIron Line

Foundry Networks Inc., which makes switches and routers, today announced additions to its NetIron service provider product line that reduce the cost of infrastructure for delivering broadband Internet access and VPN services, using existing SONET/SDH optical systems.

The NetIron IMR 640 delivers broadband IP, Ethernet and MPLS services at one-tenth the cost of alternative platforms, Foundry Networks says.

Meanwhile, the NetIron 2404 is a router for the customer edge, providing aggregation and distribution of advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services for multiple subscribers.

“Ethernet, VPNs and converged IP network services are the growth services of the future,” says Bobby Johnson, Foundry’s chairman and CEO. “Service providers must ready their networks to deliver these services or risk losing this profitable business to alternative providers.”

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