Afore Solutions, a provider of networking technology, has unveiled InterPort licensable software application, supporting Provider Backbone Bridges (PBB) and Provider Backbone Bridge Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE).
Afore said that the InterPort PBB/PBB-TE software contains a suite of applications which include a PBB/PBB-TE control module, Service OAM module for PBB/PBB-TE and Ethernet-APS module for PBB-TE protection switching. This combination offers a standard compliant (IEEE 802.1ah, 802.1Qay) offerings for Carrier Ethernet, mobile backhaul, broadband access and aggregation, data centre interconnect and other applications which leverage Ethernet as a transport technology.
The company claims that the InterPort PBB/PBB-TE module provides Ethernet address space separation between customer domain and backbone domain and supports the requirements of carrier deployment of Ethernet. PBB-TE introduces traffic engineering, connection oriented forwarding model, OAM and protection switching capabilities into carrier Ethernet networks.
The InterPort suite of software, available in licensable pre-packaged modules, are reportedly compliant with 802.1ag, 802.3ah, 802.1ah and 802.1Qay standards from the IEEE, and MEF UNI 2.2, Y.1731 Service OAM and G.8031 standards.
InterPort software modules are platform and operating system independent applications for Metro and Carrier Ethernet, WiMAX, LTE and Mobile/Microwave backhaul systems, the company added.
