IP Infusion Helps Network Equipment Manufacturers in China Transition to Software-Defined Networking Architecture with ZebOS 7.10

ZebOS Platform Software Offers Equipment Manufacturers the Abstraction, Portability and Programmability Required to Deliver Scalable, Reliable Next-Generation Networks

SHANGHAI, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- IP Infusion, Inc., announces the availability of ZebOS® 7.10 network platform software in China. ZebOS software helps network equipment manufacturers transition to a software-defined networking (SDN) architecture to support of next-generation networking requirements. ZebOS 7.10 dramatically improves the bandwidth scaling capabilities of networking equipment to support large-scale virtualized data centers, accelerates the transition to LTE/Evolved 4G and supports the drive for 100 percent application service availability.

"Both consumers and enterprises in China depend on reliable and scalable networking services, which is putting exponential pressure on network equipment providers to rethink how they design and build next-generation networking equipment," said Sandy Orlando, Vice President of Marketing at IP Infusion. "Our latest announcement provides customers in China with a networking platform to build modular networking solutions with the highest levels of scalability and reliability. The ZebOS modular architecture provides a foundation for transitioning networking equipment to an SDN architecture."

ZebOS is a comprehensive, standards-based Layer 2 and Layer 3 network platform that is designed based on the key tenets of SDN: control/data plane separation, abstraction and portability of network services, and network programmability. ZebOS 7.10 provides the platform foundation for building SDN-enabled networking equipment for mobile backhaul, Carrier Ethernet and data center networking. With new enhancements to ZebOS 7.10, IP Infusion supports the following next-generation networking requirements:

• Comprehensive Bandwidth Scaling for Virtualized Networks - ZebOS 7.10 adds new technologies to drive the adoption of large-scale virtualized data centers in public/private/hybrid clouds. Included in this release are the latest drafts of the IETF Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) standard and IEEE Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) as well as advancements in IS-IS and BGP route scaling.
• Faster Transition to LTE and Evolved 4G networks - ZebOS 7.10 adds enhancements that enable the seamless migration from SONET/SDH services to Ethernet for mobile backhaul and other applications. Key capabilities include pseudowire support, linear protection and timing protocols that provide the predictability and reliability required by traditional SONET/SDN services.
• Support for Seven-Nine's Reliability - ZebOS 7.10 supports the industry transition from five-nine's network reliability (5.26 minutes of unplanned downtime per year) to seven-nine's (3.15 seconds per year) for traditional telecommunication and new cloud services. IP Infusion is adding a high availability framework based on OpenSAF 4.2, providing application service framework checkpointing, as well as control plane functionality to ensure graceful restart and stateful switch failover.

About IP Infusion IP Infusion is the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) company relied on for more than a decade by equipment manufacturers to help deliver products faster with lower costs and better differentiation. For more information visit http://www.ipinfusion.com/about.