Juniper Networks will unveil its Converged Supercore Switch with scalability of up to 3800 Terabits that is designed by merging the core packet and optical network layers, which reduces the complexity in the service provider network.
The merged network layers improves support for managing unpredictable traffic patterns driven by the rapid growth of mobile, video and cloud computing applications.
The new switch is powered by the new purpose-built Junos Express chipset, Junos OS, and consolidates optical transport with the scalability of packet switching to provide the engine of the new Converged Supercore, resulting in cost savings when compared to legacy architectures.
The company said that its PTX Series achieves: 4x the speed at 480 Gigabits per second (Gbps) per slot, expandable to 2 Terabits per second (Tbps) per slot; 5x the packet processing capability per slot; and 10x the system scale, supporting up to 3800 Tbps.
Further, the PTX Series includes the 8 Tbps PTX5000 and the 16 Tbps PTX9000, each supporting an initial 480 Gbps per slot throughput, and a suite of 10/40/100GE short-reach and ultra long-haul DWDM interfaces.
The company said that the PTX Series will be available for beta trials in the third quarter of 2011.
