Verizon Business is using Juniper Networks’ high-performance T-series core routers to accelerate backbone traffic.
Verizon Business has set up a network configuration that connects backbone routers in 40 Gbps (OC-768) circuits, quadrupling the typical 10 Gbps backbone rates.
The first router-to-router connections installed are carrying Internet traffic between Washington, D.C., and Chicago, as well as production voice, data and video traffic on Verizon’s multi protocol label switching (MPLS) network between Washington, D.C., and New York City.
Verizon Business plans to deploy additional 40 Gbps transmission links throughout its U.S. network, a process that will last into 2008.
Fred Briggs, EVP of network operations and technology for Verizon Business, said, “Aggregating IP traffic onto one 40 Gbps wavelength means not only higher traffic throughput, but lower latency and reduced jitter, which translates into enhanced performance and responsiveness for Verizon Business customers.”