Extreme Networks announced a live demonstration of the network utilization improvements offered with a new PBT to MPLS inter-working capability at the NXTcomm08 tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV, June 17-19, 2008. Extreme Networks designs, builds, and installs Ethernet infrastructure solutions that help solve the toughest business communications challenges. The company's commitment to open networking sets us apart from the alternatives by delivering meaningful insight and unprecedented control to applications and services.

    In addition to the service inter-working capabilities of the BlackDiamond 12K, the demo showcases automated service creation using Soapstone's PNC control plane and highlights the fast failover capabilities of the PBT solution. Extreme Networks believes that openness is the best foundation for growth, freedom, flexibility and choice. The company's focus on enterprises and service providers who demand high performance, converged networks that support voice, video and data over a wired and wireless infrastructure.

    "This demonstration is another proof point of Extreme Networks commitment to carrier Ethernet and PBT solutions," stated Peter Lunk, director of service provider marketing for Extreme Networks. "PBT plays an important role for network operators looking to differentiate their carrier Ethernet service offerings, and the PBT to MPLS service inter-working allows them far better utilization of their existing core network."

      Extreme Networks carrier-class Ethernet infrastructure can meet these demands with high performance switching solutions that support both residential triple play services and MEF certified business services on a common platform to increase revenue opportunities. Extreme Networks PBB-TE solution combines the economics of SONET/SDH to provide an ideal platform for next generation network projects in the Service Provider arena.

To help achieve a carrier Ethernet network with service control, subscriber scaling and prioritized bandwidth, Extreme Networks' multidimensional Ethernet enhances the network in three dimensions:
    - Guaranteed services with three-tier Hierarchical-Quality of Service (H-QoS). Extreme Networks' greatly enhanced QoS capabilities support tens of thousands of subscribers per line card with eight QoS levels for each subscriber. This allows service providers to guarantee smooth delivery of latency-sensitive services such as IPTV and VoIP.
    - An Ethernet cross connect for simple access to various content networks. This allows service providers to connect subscribers to a growing number of content networks using a Layer 2 approach that is both simple and cost-effective to deploy.
    - Subscriber scaling for as many as 16 million Ethernet Virtual Private Networks (VPN). To scale the network for carriers, Extreme Networks implements standards-based MAC-in-MAC technology, a breakthrough capability utilizing standards-based Ethernet to vastly increase the number of Ethernet VPNs per network.