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Harbour Selects Greenfield's Packet for VoIP
[May 02, 2006]

Harbour Selects Greenfield's Packet for VoIP


TMCnet Contributing Editor
 
Ethernet switch developer Greenfield Networks today announced that its Packetry II family of packet processing systems has been selected by Harbour Networks  of Beijing for its soon to-be-announced new generation Ethernet switch platform. The Packetry II architecture offers Harbour Networks features and performance while simultaneously assuring architectural scalability, manageability and flexibility.


 
"Packetry II is the only merchant silicon solution in the industry to offer a combination of cost-effective Gigabit Ethernet connectivity and advanced features like large tables, IPv6, extensive QoS and MPLS/VPLS," said Jiang Jianping, CTO and R&D general manager of Harbour Networks. "Greenfield's flexible architecture enables Harbour Networks to develop highly advanced and industry-leading switching solutions."

 
"We are pleased that Harbour Networks has selected our Packetry II architecture for their highly scalable Ethernet switch platform," said Bill Rossi, president and CEO of Greenfield Networks. "Winning Harbour Networks as a customer is great recognition of our architectural advantages and technology leadership."
 
Greenfield had also announced the Packetry II GH8000 reference design system today. Its 1RU Metro Ethernet switch supports 24GbE plus two 10GbE ports with unmatched wire-speed performance, per-subscriber quality-of-service (QoS) and Triple-Play service capabilities. Powered by the Packetry II platform, the Metro Ethernet switching silicon, the GH8000 is a complete reference design that can significantly reduce development time and enable OEMs to deliver carrier-grade systems for cost-effective Metro Ethernet services over IP/MPLS networks.
 
The GH8000 delivers wire-speed switching performance with a maximum forwarding rate of 72 Mpps. The platform features 24 copper Gigabit Ethernet and two 10GbE XFP ports in a compact 1RU form factor. GH8000 delivers robust Layer 2/3/4 packet processing features and capabilities such as expandable tables and buffering, IPv4, IPv6, MPLS/VPLS/H-VPLS, QinQ, and VLAN translation. GH8000 supports scalable per-subscriber hierarchical QoS critical for enabling Triple Play services.  Its advanced traffic management capabilities will allow service providers to introduce new services such as high-definition IPTV (News - Alert), multi-megabit Internet access, and VoIP.
 
Greenfield Networks
Harbour Networks
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Johanne Torres is contributing editor for TMCnet and Internet Telephony magazine. To see more articles by Johanne Torres, please visit Johanne Torres' columnist page.
 
 

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