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MARCH 18, 11:30EST
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Marconi announced that the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is demonstrating for U.S. Department of Defense officials how Marconi's new BXR-48000 IP and multi-service core switch-router helps military commanders make faster, better-informed decisions by significantly improving a network's capability to deliver more and higher-quality information from multiple sources.
The BXR-48000's unique capability to simultaneously transmit packets or cells in their native format allows command-level decision makers to integrate multiple feeds of streaming video from field sensors with stored high- definition video and other data retrieved from supercomputers. The demonstration also shows how the BXR-48000 transports encrypted information streams at extremely high rates with unequaled predictability, reliability and scalability over any transport infrastructure. Its performance exceeds the most rigorous military security requirements.
"The BXR-48000, with its 480 Gbps of switching bandwidth, provides us an ability to dynamically switch/route multiple OC-48c and OC-192c links and provides us with new high availability features to provide the assurance that information will be delivered under even the most stressful of conditions," said Dr. Hank Dardy, Navy Chief Scientist at NRL's Center for Computational Science. "Our rapid prototype network requires we integrate existing applications and services effectively and scale them to meet the requirements of high-performance edge devices for ingress/egress to next-generation transparent all-optical DWDM network cores. One of these stressing applications is distributed, real-time remote collaborative visualization, a key tool for productive sharing of information for advanced scientific research and development or for sharing of situation awareness."
The BXR-48000 demonstration shows support for very high bit-rates needed for video conferencing/telecommuting, HDTV broadcasting, as well as applications such as enhanced battlefield visualization, presentation of data from space exploration, weather forecasts or aircraft traffic monitoring. The switch fabric's single-stage, deterministically non-blocking architecture and cell protection features guarantee performance of end-to-end applications.
"With 480Gbps of switching capacity in just two racks, Marconi's BXR-48000 surpasses the density of other core multiservice switches targeted at IXCs, ILECs and ISPs," said Henry Goldberg, senior analyst, WAN & Service Provider Research, Cahners In-Stat/MDR. "Marconi's unique approach offers leading ATM, IP and MPLS functionalities in a small, flexible footprint, which can be used to maximize profit from a fast-changing mix of existing and emerging services. The BXR-48000 offers service providers a low-risk migration strategy to achieve the potential in next-generation, converged networks."
The military-grade capabilities demonstrated by the BXR-48000's multiservice switching and routing capabilities are equally applicable for public voice, video, and data networks required of today's fast-moving network-centric business world. The military will use the BXR-48000's enhanced ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) functionality to meet their QoS (Quality of Service) needs for interworking big data securely with the KG-75A UltraFastlane key-agile Type I encryptors while gaining the ability to implement MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) and VPN (Virtual Private Network) efficiencies as standards evolve.
For more information, visit www.marconi.com.
Military & Aerospace Electronics
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