Cisco Teams with NTT Com for Technology

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Saturday, June 4, 2005; 01:40 PM

Cisco Systems, Inc. (www.cisco.com) announced that it has successfully worked with NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) to demonstrate on-demand network settings between Tokyo and Osaka by utilizing generalized multiprotocol label switching (GMPLS) technology available on Cisco 12000 Series routers.

GMPLS is an emerging technology that extends the benefits of MPLS to provide signaling and routing capabilities for devices in both optical and Internet Protocol (IP) network domains. GMPLS control plane functionality has been available as a supported feature on a number of Cisco devices such as the Cisco ONS multiservice provisioning platforms (MSPPs) and routers running Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XR operating systems such as the Cisco 12000 Series routers.

"NTT Com's demonstration of GMPLS technology is an exciting yet practical example of how networking innovation can be applied to solve challenges facing service providers today," said Tony Bates, vice president and general manager of the Carrier Core and Multiservice Business Unit at Cisco Systems.

In the trial, NTT Com deployed GMPLS control plane including the Cisco12000 routers over its commercial wide-area synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) optical network.

"Cooperation with Cisco Systems brought us to a successful completion of this important demonstration," said Shin-ichi Kato, Ph.D., senior manager, Innovative IP Architecture Center, NTT Com.