Telstra Europe Deploys Foundry’s NetIron MLX Metro Routers

Foundry Networks, a provider of security and web traffic management solutions, has announced that its NetIron MLX metro routers have been deployed by Telstra Europe, the European arm of global business-to-business communications services provider Telstra International, across its UK IP network.

The company claims that in addition to providing wire-speed, low latency, and low jitter routing and switching for IPv4, IPv6, Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), and MPLS virtual private network (VPN) services, the NetIron MLX Series help increase profitability for service providers by lowering capital expenditures and operational expenditures. The MLX Series is comprised of four form factors: 4-, 8-, 16- and 32-slot platforms delivering up to 3.2 terabits per second (Tbps) data capacity and approximately two billion packets per second (Bpps) of packet forwarding performance per system.

The company also claims that all of Telstra Europe’s ethernet-based customers will be connected to the NetIron MLXs which, in turn, are linked to its core routers, with the majority of Telstra’s POPs connected by 10 Gigabit per second fiber rings. Foundry’s FastIron SX Layer 2/3 switches have also been purchased for use in Telstra Europe’s hosting centers for network management.

Ken Cheng, vice president and general manager for high-end and service provider systems business unit at Foundry, said: “Telstra International has been operating in Europe for more than 15 years and has established itself as a premier provider of communications services for enterprises. With a focus on being the expert communications service provider of choice for Asia Pacific, and a strong presence throughout Europe, we’re delighted Telstra International recognized the value of our technology and chose us as a networking partner.”