Research and Markets: 2006 Research Available on Cisco, Foundry, Riverstone and Other Metro Ethernet Routers Products

Business Wire, Dec 4, 2006

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of Metro Ethernet Routers product research to their offerings. These reports, written by an objective 3rd party, contain insight and analysis of the product or service strengths and weaknesses, lists buying criteria and how the product or service fares in each category, and a comprehensive table of product or service metrics and specifications. These reports are useful for purchasers who need to evaluate products or as a source of competitive intelligence for vendors.

The following reports are now available:

Cisco 7600 Series (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43918)

Cisco adds new processing and I/O modules to the 7600, increasing GbE and 10 GbE port densities. As part of the NGN portfolio, the 7600 delivers on the features and capabilities needed to support MEF-certified carrier Ethernet services, and more.

Extreme BlackDiamond 6800 series (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reportinfo.asp?r=337933)

Extreme's BlackDiamond 6800 provides a highly available solution for Metro network cores and data centers with high density 10/100, Gigabit Ethernet and Legacy networks with migration requirements to Gigabit Ethernet interconnections.

Foundry Networks NetIron Metro Routers (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reportinfo.asp?r=337991)

Foundry's Metro Ethernet NetIron family is designed to eliminate bottlenecks with wire- speed IP routing for edge and distribution layers, allowing service providers to standardize on one product family.

Nortel Nortel Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reportinfo.asp?r=337971)

Nortel's Metro ERS 8600 supports metro Ethernet voice, video, and data services. Along with the companion Metro ESU 18x0s, Nortel designed the product to eliminate barriers in deploying triple play services, including cost and reliability.

Riverstone RS 38000 (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reportinfo.asp?r=337935)

Riverstone's RS 38000 supports a broad range of legacy and MPLS and VPLS-based Ethernet services, and the system provides strong 10/100 Mbps and GbE in support of metro Ethernet applications.

Companies Mentioned:

* Cisco

* Extreme BlackDiamond

* Foundry

* Nortel

* Riverstone