Interesting release about Ciena and Juniper working together. Is this a slap in Cisco's face (i.e., "if you're not make time for me honey, I'm going to play the field")?
CIENA and Juniper Networks Demonstrate
Interoperability
Business Wire - February 23, 1999 08:15
LINTHICUM, Md./MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Feb. 23, 1999-- Next
Generation Network Architecture Exhibited at OFC, Booth No. 901
CIENA Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN) and Juniper Networks, provider of the industry-leading
M40 Internet backbone router, today announced successful interoperability testing between
Juniper Networks' M40 router and CIENA's MultiWave Sentry(tm) dense wavelength division
multiplexing (DWDM) optical networking system.
The announcement demonstrates the direct connectivity of Juniper Networks' and CIENA's
equipment and showcases the availability of an integrated Internet Protocol (IP)-to-DWDM
solution that dramatically simplifies IP packet transmission via a MultiWave(R) optical core.
"Competitive carriers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) searching for better alternatives to
legacy network architectures will find the results of our interoperability testing with Juniper
compelling," said Steve Chaddick, CIENA's senior vice president, strategy and corporate
development. "The capacity, reliability and flexibility of a network built with Juniper's M40 routers
on a CIENA MultiWave optical core offers significant bandwidth and service flexibility."
Testing between CIENA and Juniper Networks utilized cross- continent IP to DWDM network
topologies. The evaluation also demonstrated the M40's ability to meet the stringent jitter
measurements required by the Bellcore GR 253 standard by successfully passing jitter-free
packets continuously using the MultiWave Sentry system.
"The phenomenal growth of Internet traffic is driving ISPs to evaluate transmission needs in their
architectural planning," stated Dana Cooperson, senior analyst with telecommunications market
analysis firm RHK. "Successful interoperability testing between Juniper Networks and CIENA
demonstrates the feasibility of Internet architectures based on direct optical transport of IP traffic
without intervening layers. This testing provides evidence to ISPs that they can simplify and
cost-reduce their networks while maintaining reliability."
The industry's first wirespeed OC-48 router capable of optical forwarding rates of 40 gigabits per
second, Juniper's M40 Router passed wire-rate OC-48 traffic absolutely error free through
12,000 Km of fiber (that is, 24 spans of 500 Kms each) via a MultiWave optical network. The
M40 OC-48 optical interface used standard default settings and required no regenerators or
external clock distribution systems to handle the link, thus proving that large IP-to-DWDM
topologies using CIENA and Juniper Networks equipment are easily achievable today.
"Optical service providers are demanding backbone routers that scale with network growth and
provide simple IP-over-glass connectivity," said Joe Furgerson, vice president of marketing for
Juniper Networks. "We designed the M40 Router to provide both full wire rate performance at
OC-48 at Layer 3 and to be seamlessly interoperable with a leading optical networking
equipment vendor like CIENA, with strict adherence to the optical standards demanded for
long-haul networks."
Juniper Networks' M40 wire speed-performance backbone router began shipping in volume last
year. The M40 processes 40 million packets per second (Mpps), delivering the fastest backbone
routing performance today. Unmatched port density from DS3 to OC-48, coupled with JUNOS
Internet software, provide the first routing system designed specifically to meet the needs of
rapidly growing IP-based high-speed optical service providers.
OFC Demonstration
CIENA and Juniper will be showcasing their products in CIENA's booth No. 901 at the Optical
Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference in San Diego, February 22 through 26.
ABOUT CIENA
Based in Linthicum, Maryland, CIENA Corporation is a market leader of open architecture,
optical networking systems that form the core of telecommunications networks worldwide.
CIENA's networking solutions utilize bandwidth expanding dense wavelength division multiplexing
(DWDM) technology and include the MultiWave(R) 1600 long-haul transport system,
WaveWatcher(R) network management software, the MultiWave Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer,
the MultiWave Sentry(tm) enhanced long-distance transport system and the new MultiWave(R)
Firefly and MultiWave Metro(tm) short-haul systems. Through its CIENA Services subsidiary,
CIENA provides a range of engineering, furnishing and installation (EF&I) services for
telecommunications service providers in the areas of transport, switching and wireless
communications.
Additional information about CIENA can be found on its World Wide Website:
ciena.com.
ABOUT Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks is the leading provider of the new generation of high-speed IP infrastructure
platforms that meet the scalability, performance, density and compatibility requirements of rapidly
evolving optically-enabled IP based networks. Using the breakthrough JUNOS software, ASICs,
and wire-rate performance of the company's flagship M40 router, Juniper Networks enables new
IP, content and broadband access service providers to maintain a competitive advantage by
growing their businesses rapidly through new IP service delivery. The M40 is deployed in the
world's largest and fastest Internet networks.
The M40 router is supported by Juniper Networks world-class service, support and
manufacturing teams and Internet experts. The company is headquartered in Mountain View,
California. For more information on Juniper Networks, please contact the company at
650/526-8000 or visit their Web site at juniper.net.
NOTE TO INVESTORS:
Forward-looking statements in this release, are based on information available to the Company as
of the date hereof. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those stated or
implied, and such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with the
Company's business, which include the risk factors disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 1999.
CONTACT: Press Contacts:
CIENA Corporation
Denny Bilter, 800/921-1144
email: dbilter@ciena.com
or
Stirling & Karbo for Juniper Networks
JoAnn Johnston, 650/322-6245
email: jvjohnstn@aol.com
or
Investor Contact:
CIENA Corporation
Suzanne DuLong, 888/243-6223
email: ir@CIENA.com
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