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Riverstone Networks Introduces Powerful Advanced Services Module to Increase Revenue From New Ethernet Services

Posted on: Monday, 18 August 2003, 06:00 CDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2003--Riverstone Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:RSTNE) today introduced its Advanced Services Module to enable telecommunications carriers to deliver a broad range of Ethernet services that can be supported by revenue-generating service level agreements. With the powerful features of Riverstone's Advanced Services Module, telecommunications carriers can roll out networking services that are identical to ATM and Frame Relay over less expensive Ethernet technology.

"Business customers have made it clear that while Ethernet technology is critical for reducing costs, it also has to deliver the same service level characteristics as their existing ATM and Frame Relay connections," said Tony Fallows, Riverstone's vice president of marketing. "With the Advanced Services Module, Riverstone is introducing ATM and Frame Relay-like QoS characteristics to Ethernet networks, providing carriers with the tools to make reliable and easily controllable Ethernet services a reality."

To emulate the quality of service capabilities of Frame Relay and ATM, the Advanced Services Module incorporates precise and granular bandwidth control. The Advanced Services Module also provides highly scalable support for Riverstone's multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) technology. Leveraging the module to ensure that each label switch path in an MPLS network maintains the bandwidth and priority assigned to it, carriers can offer service level agreements with end-to-end parameters, increasing revenue associated with these agreements.

The traffic shaping capabilities of Riverstone's Advanced Services Module allow carriers to emulate typical Frame Relay and ATM services such as guaranteed bandwidth for voice over IP (VoIP) and video and burst-rate services for Internet access, extranets, and interoffice connectivity. The Advanced Services Module also enables carriers to cost effectively deliver customized bundles of differentiated services over the same connection. Riverstone's Advanced Services Module introduces precise control over the type and quantity of data flowing through the network, enabling carriers to enforce the tiered service level agreements for these differentiated services.

The two-port Gigabit Ethernet Advanced Services Module is available for Riverstone's RS family today.

About Riverstone Networks

Riverstone Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:RSTNE) provides carrier class switches and routers for mission critical networks. From the metropolitan edge to the campus network, Riverstone's advanced technology delivers the control and reliability carriers, government organizations, educational institutions and large corporations require. Worldwide, operators of mission critical networks trust Riverstone. For more information, please visit www.riverstonenet.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including statements as to market growth, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include the risks detailed from time to time in Riverstone Networks' SEC reports, including its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended Jan. 14, 2003. Riverstone Networks disclaims any intent or obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements.

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