Largest Internet exchange in Central and Eastern Europe selects Force10 for 10-GbE

OCTOBER 24, 2006 -- DE-CIX, the largest Internet exchange in Central and Eastern Europe, is deploying the Force10 Networks' (search Force10 Networks) TeraScale E-Series family of switch/routers in a comprehensive upgrade of its switching infrastructure to deliver resilient 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) services to its customers.

The Force10 TeraScale E-Series will allow DE-CIX to scale its network to support an anticipated 200 Gbits/sec of traffic by next year as well as additional future growth, say Force10 representatives.

"Our sustained throughput of 84 Gbits/sec grew roughly 30% in the last three months, and we need a network infrastructure that can keep up with that growth while allowing us to scale our 10-Gig services to meet customer demand," explains Harald Summa, CEO of DE-CIX. "By replacing our existing infrastructure with the Force10 E-Series, we know we have a resilient network that can take us through the transition to 100 Gigabit Ethernet without impacting our customers."

DE-CIX is leveraging the density of the Force10 TeraScale E-Series to build out a resilient, high-performance network that will deliver scalable Gbit and 10-GbE peering services to its growing customer base. The TeraScale E-Series connects nine colocation facilities throughout Frankfurt in a 10-GbE backbone to support more than 190 providers from more than 20 countries. Supporting 1,260 Gbit- and 224 10-GbE ports, the TeraScale E1200 provides the density DE-CIX needs to increase its 10-GbE services and seamlessly scale its customer base to 230 by next year, reports Force10.

The patent-protected 5-Tbit/sec backplane of the Force10 TeraScale E-Series is uniquely architected for high-performance networks like DE-CIX that are currently processing high traffic levels and anticipate rapid growth in the future, say Force10 representatives. With up to 330 Gbits/sec per slot, the TeraScale E-Series is ready to support 100 GbE without the expense of a chassis or backplane upgrade.

"DE-CIX is experiencing phenomenal traffic growth driven by traditional data services as well as new bandwidth-intensive music and video applications," reports Mark Cooper, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Force10 Networks. "The Force10 TeraScale E-Series was designed to deliver long-term investment protection to customers by providing a reliable, high performance network and enabling a seamless transition to 100 Gigabit Ethernet."

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