Juniper's router most energy efficient

Juniper Networks' T1600 core router has successfully completed testing using a new Energy Consumption Rating (ECR) Initiative methodology, reports Market Watch.

The methodology provides a framework for measuring the energy efficiency of network and telecom devices. After undergoing comprehensive ECR testing, the T1600 has been verified as the industry's most energy-efficient core router, with a performance-per-energy unit rating of 9.1 watts per gigabits per second.

The tests were performed at Ixia's iSimCity in Santa Clara, California using the IxGreen energy measurement solution.

Force10 Networks, a network services provider, has released VirtualView traffic management and provisioning technology, states Business Wire.

A set of standards-based software tools enabled through FTOS, the company's modular operating system, VirtualView provides real-time network traffic analysis and management designed to facilitate troubleshooting and benchmark performance in virtualised environments.

Available across the Force10 switch/router product portfolio, VirtualView delivers network visibility through data sampling, and subsequent analysis by a range of third-party tools and automated monitoring mechanisms designed to establish both baseline and ongoing application performance statistics.

Netgear, a worldwide provider of branded networking solutions, has selected Intellon's HomePlug AV-based ICs for its new XAV101 powerline Ethernet adapters, says Market Watch.

The adapters include a pushbutton that enables automatic 128-bit AES encryption, device pairing and network joining to eliminate the need for a PC and software to set up and secure a network.

In addition to the pushbutton feature, the XAV101 adapters feature multicoloured LED indicators, enabling users to easily determine performance status via visual displays.