Bidirectional Forwarding Detection

NAPERVILLE, Ill., Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Thanks to the explosive demand for iPads and smartphones, the mobile Internet, video and cloud computing are today's fastest-growing telecom services. Even though the growing amount of traffic puts more pressure on networks, the revenue per bit for high-capacity video and cloud computing services remains small compared with machine-to-machine and traditional voice services. Mobile service providers need to advance their mobile backhaul networks to meet changing customer needs.

Added intelligence: Joining mobile backhaul with a smart mobile packet core enables application awareness, network visibility and control, and network optimization for performance and cost.

In 2011, Tellabs will deliver smart mobile backhaul solutions, in which Tellabs® 8600 Managed Edge System and Tellabs® 8800 Multiservice Router Series mobile backhaul networks work in conjunction with the Tellabs® SmartCore® 9100 mobile packet core platform, all managed by the Tellabs® 8000 Intelligent Network Manager and supported by mobile backhaul professional services expertise. Combined mobile backhaul, packet core capabilities and professional services enable superior network visibility, traffic engineering and optimal utilization of backhaul capacity, especially in LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) networks. In 2012, Tellabs will enhance its smart mobile backhaul solution with dynamic capabilities to enable new revenue streams from advertising and applications.

The then-generation Tellabs® 8600 Managed Edge System provides simultaneous support of Layer 2 and Layer 3 capabilities in a single platform. Service providers can pick the carrier-class 2G and 3G, HSPA+ and LTE architecture that best suits their needs, since the platform supports Ethernet, IP VPNs and multiservice backhaul with pseudowires. And, the Ethernet OAM provides efficient network diagnostics and monitoring capabilities to maintain Quality of Service.

The capacity challenge presented

To meet the capacity challenge presented by new mobile Internet and video services, Tellabs tripled the current node capacity of the Tellabs® 8600 system. The Tellabs® 8600 system provides an improved LTE-enabled backhaul solution all the way to the cell site. Tellabs' newest cell site switches, the Tellabs® 8609 and Tellabs® 8611 Access Switches, will be available this year. They will provide unmatched throughput in a small device, remarkable port density paired with Ethernet and multiservice support - all in a single switch.  

In 2010, the Tellabs® 8800 series more than doubled its switching and Ethernet port capacity to 360Gbps full-duplex.  Building on its distributed Ethernet Line Card architecture, in 2011 Tellabs will furthermore enhance the IP/Ethernet OAM and performance monitoring capabilities of the Tellabs® 8800 series, including the ability to support thousands of Bidirectional Forwarding Detection sessions per node.  With such scalability and performance, service providers can confidently evolve their mobile backhaul networks and support thousands of 2G, 3G or LTE cell sites per Tellabs® 8800 node.

"We are focused on helping clients succeed with smart mobile backhaul networks," said Dan Kelly, executive vice president, Tellabs global products. "We've enhanced the scalability of networks by tripling the capacity of the Tellabs® 8600 platform and more than doubling the capacity of the Tellabs® 8800 platform."

The mobile Internet

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