Foundry Introduces MPLS Routers

Foundry Networks Inc. this week released the NetIron XMR 32000 Internet and MPLS core router and the NetIron MLX-32 MPLS-enabled metro router at the Interop show in Las Vegas.

The NetIron XMR 32000 will be available in early July for a starting price of $90,000. The NetIron MLX-32 will be available in August for a starting price of $89,000.

The products are IPv4/IPv6/MPLS routers designed for triple- and quadruple-play services, as well as VPN. They provide 2 billion packets-per-second of IP/MPLS routing, and up to 128 non-blocking 10 gigE ports in one system. They increase rack performance to 4 billion packets-per-second and 256 non-blocking 10 gigE ports. The routers enable applications including VoD, broadcast television and large-scale VoIP, according to the company.

Both the NetIron XMR 32000 and NetIron MLX-32 feature 32 interface module slots for pay-as-you-grow scaling.

“Service providers are actively seeking viable solutions to manage the growing capacity explosion in data traffic, IP-based voice traffic and broadband adoption,” said Michael Howard, principal analyst and co-founder of Infonetics Research Inc. “They will want to consider a router that can offer ultra-high capacity, cost-efficient use of 10 gigE, and can scale to support the current and future rapid traffic growth, as these capabilities are key to their next-generation converged networks.”

The NetIron XMR 32000 and NetIron MLX-32 are Foundry’s latest additions to the NetIron XMR Series and NetIron MLX Series, respectively.

Foundry Networks Inc. www.foundrynetworks.com
Infonetics Research Inc. www.infonetics.com

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