Overture Networks (News - Alert), provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions, has announced the release of the ISG 6000 Carrier Ethernet Aggregation System. The latest version is designed to simplify the transition to an all-Carrier-Ethernet service infrastructure and can be deployed in a service provider's Central Office (CO) or Point of Presence (PoP) as the first-level aggregation point.

 

The ISG 6000 enables service providers to consolidate traffic from the "hat trick" of business services – Carrier Ethernet, managed IP services and TDM private lines – and improve top-line revenue while reducing bottom-line costs.

 

The ISG 6000 is powered by the new Overture Networks MaestrOS, a network operating system that provides the foundation for flexible, reliable and operationally efficient Carrier Ethernet aggregation. ISG 6000 along with MaestrOS offers service providers the right tool to groom all service traffic to the IP/MPLS core as simple Ethernet.

 

The ISG 6000 provides multi-layer Carrier Ethernet aggregation through three primary service functions: Layer-2 Carrier Ethernet services – E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree and Ethernet access to IP/MPLS services are provided via native Ethernet or TDM with aggregation of hundreds of customers and multiple classes of service; Layer-3 IP to Ethernet service interworking – Customer IP service traffic delivered over traditional circuits such as T1/E1 or NxT1/E1 are aggregated and converted to S-VLANs for handoff to the IP/MPLS core; and Layer-1 private line TDM pseudowires – high revenue-producing TDM circuits can be efficiently transported across the packet infrastructure using standard SAToP pseudowires.

 

These functions enable ISG 6000 to make Ethernet easier for service providers to deliver high-value services in terms of range and reach consistently.

 

"With the rapid growth of Carrier Ethernet services, the first-level CO or PoP has created a gap between point products and big-iron switches, which creates inefficiencies throughout the network," said Stan Hubbard, Heavy Reading. "Overture Networks' new ISG 6000 Carrier Ethernet Aggregation System helps bridge this gap and remove these inefficiencies by providing low-cost aggregation of packet services and simplifying the overall operation of the access network."

 

"The ISG 6000 with MaestrOS is the first Carrier Ethernet platform specifically designed to integrate multiple services and disparate infrastructures – with all the attributes and price points Carrier Ethernet affords," said Chip Redden, Overture Networks' vice president of marketing and product management. "The ISG 6000 sets a new standard for aggregating Ethernet, IP and TDM circuits and services and balances the requirements of these services without compromise."