Juniper Networks has unveiled "the industry\'s first" 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100 GE) router interface card, which will be delivered on the T1600 core router.
With a significant increase in per-link capacity, Juniper\'s 100 GE interface card will enable service providers and data centers to reduce the number of interfaces required in their networks, helping to lower total cost of ownership.
Glenn Wellbrock, Verizon\'s director of optical transport network architecture & design, said the company was targeting 2010 for commercial deployment of 100G.
However, the 100 GE interface card is expected to be deployed in customer pilot networks before the end of 2009.
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