Distributed switching is one of the candidates for the next generation of network technologies. Richard Brandon, Chief Marketing officer for Intune Networks, explains why merging switching and transport onto a single platform and essentially going optical on the backplane - stretching it into a mesh of long-distance connections - makes lots of sense.  Think of an optical cloud covering a metro area with switch ports at its edge.

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Core routers need to scale in density, bandwidth and performance to keep up with the surge in video traffic. However, there is a new emphasis on flexible platforms capable of handling Ethernet, MPLS and IP without a trade off between capacity and capability. In this video, Lindsay Newell, VP of Networks Marketing, introduces the new Alcatel-Lucent 7950 XRS.

Time indexes:
0:03 - Evolution of the Metro Core
0:37 - Scale and Versatility
1:16 - Requirements for the new Core
3:20 - Introducing the 7950
5:10 - Technological Innovation
7:36 - Cracking the Market

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The Energy Sciences Network is the high speed network that supports the mission of the United States Department of Energy's Office of Science. It connects more than 40 research institutions and instruments. It supports collaboration by thousands of scientists around the world.

Steve Cotter, Department Head of the Energy Sciences Network (ESNet), United States Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, talks about the role of Alcatel-Lucent 100G in speeding up the pace of scientific discovery.
 

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