CoSine Communications Announces General Availability of IPSG Service Generator
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- CoSine Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: COSN - news), a leading provider of managed, network-based IP Service Delivery Platforms for service providers, today announced the general availability of its SHARC Service Generator product, which has been renamed IPSG(TM) Service Generator. IPSG is a self-contained subsystem for the IPSX 3500(TM) and IPSX 9500(TM) processing switches that enables service providers to deliver computationally-intense network services such as firewalls, MPLS/IPSec VPNs, Frame Relay integration services, DSL aggregation and more -- at multi-gigabit wire speeds.
Using an innovative ``switch on a blade'' design, CoSine's service generators support a wide-range of interfaces, including multi-gigabit Ethernet and SONET rates up to OC-48. This unique architecture provides unprecedented processing capabilities designed to match the capacity of service providers' edge transport build outs, and allows them to bundle network-based, value-added services seamlessly with their high-speed access services.
``This product represents the industry's most efficient processing technology for delivering network-based IP services,'' said Steve Goggiano, Cosine's president and chief operating officer. ``IPSG allows carriers to seamlessly deliver and dynamically provision value-added services at full line rate speeds while supporting thousands of virtual routers and firewalls as well as MPLS and IPSec VPNs for millions of users. We are excited to be shipping the service generator and are pleased to be able to give carriers such powerful capabilities.''
IPSG includes CoSine's new programmable ICs:
-- Flow Manager -- Provides hardware support for thousands of highly
granular QoS flows using programmable Weighted Round Robin (WRR) and
Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED) queuing capabilities
-- Virtual Routing Processor -- Provides hardware-assisted gigabit rate
forwarding support for up to 4,000 Virtual Routers per IC
-- Virtual Service Controller -- Provides advanced system memory and
packet transfer control for general purpose packet processing
-- Security Manager -- Provides hardware-based load-balancing, monitoring
and interfacing to an array of cryptographic co-processors
-- Service Generator Fabric -- Provides a non-blocking 8-port crossbar
switch with a total aggregated throughput of 51.2 Gbps
Each service generator provides general purpose computing horsepower using up to 12-660 MHz PowerPC processors, each capable of sustaining 1200 MIPS of general purpose processing, and can serve tens of thousands of subscriber sites and millions of users as well as their high-speed transactions.
About CoSine Communications Inc.
Founded in 1998 and based in Redwood City, Calif., CoSine is the leading provider of a new class of infrastructure equipment for service providers, allowing them to offer value-added, secure Internet and data services that increase market share, reduce churn and grow profitability in a fiercely competitive market. For more information about CoSine Communications, visit the company's Web site at www.cosinecom.com, or contact Christine McCafferty at 877-4-COSINE.
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For additional information contact:
Christine McCafferty
CoSine Communications Inc.
650-637-4777
cmccaffe@cosinecom.com
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