Japan Telecom Deploys Cisco for MPLS Internet Exchange (IX)

Japan Telecom is launching an MPLS based Internet Exchange (IX) to interconnect service providers in Japan. The facility will use Cisco 12000 Series Routers and Cisco MPLS IOS software running at up to 10 Gbps. Japan Telecom's MPLS ASSOCIO exchange will provide media-independent any-to-any geographically distributed peering or a virtual backbone based on MPLS LSP (Label Switched Path) for service providers. This will provide service providers with flexible peering to other service providers or content holders. Both Japan Telecom and Cisco are contributing to the Next-Generation IX consortium, which is a project in Japan to architect a Next-Generation Internet Exchange.
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