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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (31374)	1/21/2000 5:57:00 PM
From: Gerald Walls	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77398

Pardon me if this has already been posted, but Global Crossing raves about Cisco in their press release about their 2.5 Gb transatlantic cable: briefing.newsalert.com Global Crossing's transatlantic link uses Cisco Systems' industry-leading gigabit routing platform, the 12000 Series Gigabit Switch Router, which permits transoceanic customers for the first time to access IP transit services at a speed of 2.5 Gbps. The Cisco 12000 Series Gigabit Series Router is a premier routing platform delivering scalable bandwidth and performance, and supporting a breadth of network services through its robust Internet proven control plane and low latency architecture. The Cisco 12016 Series Router, as a component in the 12000 Series Terabit System, supports scalability from 320Gbps to 5 Terabits and provides a breadth of interfaces from DS3 to its high performance OC48/STM16. The 12000 Series' support of Multicast, Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), and IP CoS, enables greatersupport of services ranging from VPNs, real time services, to content services. In addition the 12000 Series' low latency switching architecture ensures SLA integrity. "Our customers have a growing need for large scale IP connectivitybetween continents to seamlessly operate their applications, such as Web hosting, high-speed Internet access, content distribution, and video on demand," said John Longo, vice president, product management of Global Crossing's Data Services. "Global Crossing isaggressively rolling out advanced IP network services around the world on a scale customers haven't seen before. The introduction of this 2.5 Gbps wavelength link across the Atlantic Ocean, along with our state-of-the-art network data center in London means unmatched access speeds for customers across our global network." "Global Crossing's deployment of this new generation of robust Cisco router technology enables it to ensure long-term network scalability, reliability and speed for its users," said Graeme Fraser, vice president and general manager of Cisco's Optical Internetworking Business Unit. "Global Crossing has risen to the challenge of handling more and more converged traffic on the network, plus meeting user demand for new applications and services. Cisco is pleased to help Global Crossing meet these challenges in a fast, quality-driven environment. The worldwide Global Crossing Network is a wonderful communications advance, andwe are pleased to see our established relationship with Global Crossing expanding in this way."