Alcatel has announced successful completion of extensive third-party testing of its Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) edge and core routing platforms. Conducted at George Mason University`s Advanced Internet Lab, the tests verified multi-vendor interoperability of the Alcatel 7404 Broadband Access Server(BAS) and the Alcatel 7670 Routing Switch Platform (RSP).
The evaluation focused on the efficient provisioning of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), a key factor to carriers` delivery of next-generation Internet Protocol (IP) services. MPLS Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) for exchange of Label Switched Path (LSP) and RFC 2547 bis-based VPNs (IETF standards) were successfully tested.
"Implementing MPLS at the network core and edge allows carriers to better control their existing networks today while at the same time advancing those networks to support profitable new services delivery," said Dirk van den Berghen, vice president for Alcatel`s Routed Data Networks.
The Alcatel 7404 BAS, running on software supported by Alcatel`s entire BAS portfolio, demonstrated its multi-vendor MPLS functionality as a label edge router. Situating the 7404 BAS at the edge of an MPLS network provides increased quality of service and traffic engineering for IP VPNs.
The MPLS-enabled Alcatel 7670 RSP is a multi-protocol platform designed for the core and edge of next generation multi-service networks. As part of the George Mason University evaluation, the Alcatel 7670 RSP demonstrated its multi-vendor MPLS functionality as a core label switch router in the MPLS based VPN network scenario where it successfully participated in VPN data routing and switching across the MPLS network.
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