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A Carrier Ethernet System for the Zettabyte Era

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Highly Scalable, Reliable Routers
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Deliver video, mobile, and cloud services to customers over a single converged IP infrastructure with a Cisco IP Next-Generation Network (IP NGN). Service providers can deliver Cisco TelePresence or high-definition Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), complete with storage capabilities within the network cloud.

Video, mobile, and cloud computing services create dynamic multidirectional traffic patterns and fuel Internet traffic growth. By 2015, annual global IP traffic will reach nearly a zettabyte.

Are you ready?

Generate Profits with Carrier Ethernet
Prepare for the zettabyte era with a converged IP NGN Carrier Ethernet System from a global leader in Carrier Ethernet and IP and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks. The Cisco IP NGN Carrier Ethernet System is optimized for time-division multiplexing (TDM) and packet service delivery.

Provide video, mobile, and cloud services anywhere, anytime, to any Internet-enabled device.

Benefits of the Cisco IP NGN Carrier Ethernet System

Industry-leading scale and simplicity to deliver any-play services over a converged packet infrastructure
Superior subscriber experience with innovations in lossless video delivery, performance monitoring, and management
Exceptional savings over TDM-based infrastructure

Cisco IP NGN Carrier Ethernet System
The Cisco Carrier Ethernet System in the Cisco IP Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture provides integrated links between service- and application-layer components. With the Carrier Ethernet System, you can:

Offer highly reliable, end-to-end packet transport that is Cisco test certified and validated
Extend Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) leadership end-to-end to help enable a single control plane
Deliver a comprehensive, multimedia service experience anytime, anywhere, and to any Internet-enabled device
Take full advantage of a unified network management framework designed for the IP NGN

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Cisco IP NGN Carrier Ethernet System
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Features and Benefits

Massive scale with up to 96 Tbps per system with the Cisco ASR 9000 System
End-to-end Packet Optical Architecture with Packet-Optical Transport System (P-OTS) to unify packet and transport with MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP)
Flexible 1G to 10G service delivery over IP/MPLS access infrastructure with the Cisco ME3600X Series and ME3800X Series for pay-as-you-grow network without hardware swaps
Backed by a zero-loss video service-level agreement (SLA)

Industry Firsts from Cisco

Converged IP infrastructure for video, mobile, and cloud computing services
Intelligent line rate integrated video performance monitoring (VidMon) delivering nonstop video experiences
End-to-end Metro Ethernet Forum Certified system

Cisco ME 3400E Series Ethernet Access Switches
Cisco ME 3400E Ethernet Access Switches help you improve the availability, flexibility, manageability, and security of business services.

Cisco ME 3600X Series Ethernet Access Switches
Cisco ME 3600X Series Ethernet Access Switches facilitate premium services with enhanced service-level agreement capabilities and offer flexible features that simplify network operation.

Cisco ME 3800X Series Carrier Ethernet Switch Routers
Cisco ME 3800X Series Ethernet Access Switches are full-featured Carrier Ethernet aggregation platforms for the mobile, business, and residential markets.

Cisco ASR 901 Series Aggregation Services Routers
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Cisco ASR 903 Series Aggregation Services Routers
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers provide exceptional performance, service capabilities, reliability, and efficiencies in a compact form factor.

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
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Cisco ONS 15454 M2 and Cisco ONS 15454 M6 Multiservice Transport Platform
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Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
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Cisco 7600 Series Routers
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Cisco Carrier Packet Transport (CPT) System
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Cisco DCM Series D9901 Digital Content Manager (DCM) IP Video Gateway
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