PCCA Journal 3rd Quarter 2014 - page 46

PCCA Journal|3
rd
Quarter 2014
46
Telecom News
Continued from page 45
V
erizon recently completed a technology
milestone by proving that 100G traffic can be
successfully carried over Verizon’s regional
Ethernet network between two 100G network
interface devices while maintaining carrier-
grade performance. A network interface device, known as a
NID, is typically located at a customer’s premises to connect
it to the service provider’s network.
Using the Canoga Perkins 9145E100G CloudBuster, the in-
dustry’s first 100G Ethernet NID, the trial consisted of trans-
mitting 100G traffic for 4.6 miles over the Verizon regional
switched Ethernet services network in the Dallas area. Splice
Communications, a Verizon Global Wholesale customer, pro-
vided connectivity to CyrusOne, a global data center provider
that served as the end user in the trial.
“This accomplishment, which we believe is an industry
first, is a significant step forward along the evolution of 100G
technology in preparation for the day when demand for
higher network speed and capacities outgrows current tech-
nologies,” said Guru Pai, chief product officer and senior vice
president of corporate technology. “Having 100G network
access will be important for businesses that operate data cen-
ters and for mobile backhaul and other service applications.
“And while the pace of advancement is important, we’re
equally focused on performance—and this trial proves we
can carry 100G traffic to customer premises while maintain-
ing the level of quality they demand,” Pai said.
Verizon said that performance results for key metrics were
well above industry standards for Ethernet virtual connec-
tions. The metrics consisted of frame delay, the amount of
time it takes for an Ethernet frame—a unit of packetized,
formatted information—to reach its destination; delay varia-
tion, how much the delay varies from frame to frame; and
throughput, the amount of data successfully delivered.
“Canoga Perkins is seeing very strong interest in 100G con-
nections,” said Tim Champion, president and CEO of Canoga
Perkins. “This technology trial proves our 100G Cloudbuster
NID is capable of handling internal data aggregation needs
where demand has already reached 100G speeds, such as
data centers and cloud-storage applications.”
Splice President and CEO Andy Coan said, “As more and
more customers require higher capacity to support their
applications, important technology advancements like this
one...are leading us in the right direction. We know sub-100
gig won’t be enough in the very near future as businesses
look to aggregate large bandwidth for their internal network
infrastructure.”
The growing demand for higher bandwidth comes from ca-
pacity needed to stay ahead of such drivers as cloud services,
4G LTE mobile technology, and collaboration services. This
technology trial provides the necessary level of performance
to meet both 100G traffic demand and customer requirements
and expectations.
In September 2011, Verizon deployed 100G technology on
an ultra-long-haul optical system on the first of several routes
in the U.S. Currently, Verizon has approximately 20,000 100G
miles deployed on its U.S. network and 8,500 total 100G
miles on its European network.
Verizon Successfully
Accomplishes 100G NID Trial
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