U.S. Department of Energy's ESnet Peers With Global Crossing to Support IPv6 Traffic Exchange
Monday February 19, 8:00 am ET
New peering agreement supports high-speed IPv6 traffic exchange between thousands of DOE scientists and collaborators around the world
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC - News), a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced that it has established a new peering agreement with Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), a high-speed network serving thousands of Department of Energy scientists and collaborators worldwide. The new peering agreement will utilize dedicated interconnections to support the exchange of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) traffic between ESnet's users via Global Crossing.
"ESnet has long been a proponent of leading edge technology and was an early provider of native IPv6 services to its users," said Bill Johnston, department head of ESNet. "This new peering agreement with Global Crossing is another way we're forging the path of technology by increasing the exchange of IPv6 traffic among carriers and major networks."
IPv6 is a new version of Internet Protocol, which is the designated replacement for today's Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4). IPv6 is interoperable with IPv4 and provides a platform for new Internet. IPv6 is needed to support mixed levels of quality and security through a single Internet connection. It also allows for the exponential growth in Internet connectivity driven by new users in rapidly-developing economies as well as the deployment of new services and devices for all users.
IPv6 peering works by exchanging IPv6 routes at the peering session and allowing IPv6 traffic to transit between the two Autonomous Systems. The peering agreement provides ESnet greater carrier diversity and traffic flow on their network.
"IPv6 peering between Global Crossing and ESnet is one more step that will accelerate the adoption rate of this new protocol into federal agencies, increasing traffic flows to give scientists on ESnet's networks greater access to all the tremendous benefits that IPv6 offers," said Alan Rosenberg, vice president of federal solutions, Global Crossing. "IPv6 has much greater inherent security than IPv4 with the inclusion of authentication and encryption extension headers. When combined with the unprecedented security of Global Crossing's network, it's a powerful combination for ESnet or any other security-minded organization."
In June 2005, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandated that all federal civilian agencies add IPv6 technology to their network backbones by June 2008. ESnet began utilizing IPv6 in 2000.
Global Crossing has been pioneering the adoption of IPv6 since 2001 and has fully deployed IPv6 across its network. The company has maintained a leadership role influencing the evolution of the IPv6 standard through its involvement in industry organizations such as the American Council for Technology's Industry Advisory Council (ACT/IAC). Global Crossing was the first-and remains the only-global communications provider with IPv6 natively installed on all IP services access routers; the company is uniquely qualified to enable a transition to IPv6.
ABOUT ESNET
Managed and operated by the ESnet staff at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, ESnet provides direct connections to all major DOE sites with high performance speeds, as well as fast interconnections to more than 100 other networks. Funded principally by DOE's Office of Science, ESnet services allow scientists to make effective use of unique DOE research facilities and computing resources, independent of time and geographic location.
ABOUT GLOBAL CROSSING
Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC - News) provides telecommunications solutions over the world's first integrated global IP-based network. Its core network connects more than 300 cities in 29 countries worldwide, and delivers services to more than 600 cities in 60 countries and 6 continents around the globe. The company's global sales and support model matches the network footprint and, like the network, delivers a consistent customer experience worldwide.
Global Crossing IP services are global in scale, linking the world's enterprises, governments and carriers with customers, employees and partners worldwide in a secure environment that is ideally suited for IP-based business applications, allowing e-commerce to thrive. The company offers a full range of managed data and voice products including Global Crossing IP VPN Service, Global Crossing Managed Solutions and Global Crossing VoIP services, to 36 percent of the Fortune 500, as well as 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs.
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