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Today Cisco Systems introduced its next-generation Internet core
router, the CRS-3, with about three times the capacity of its current
platform. 'The Internet will scale faster than any of us anticipate,'
Cisco's John Chambers said while announcing the product. At full scale,
the CRS-3 has a capacity of 322Tbit/sec., roughly three times that of
the CRS-1, introduced in 2004. It also has more than 12 times the
capacity of its nearest competitor, Chambers said. The CRS-3 will help
the Internet evolve from a messaging to an entertainment and media
platform, with video emerging as the 'killer app,' Chambers said. Using
a CRS-3, every person in China, which has a population just over 1.3
billion, could participate in a video phone call at the same time. (Or
you could pump nearly one Library of Congress per second through the
device, or give everyone in San Fransisco a 1Gbps internet connection.)
AT&T said it has been using the CRS-3 to test 100Gbit/sec. data
links in tests on a commercial fiber route in Florida and Louisiana.
Highlights and Capabilities for the Next-Generation Internet:
- Unmatched Scale: With a proven multi-chassis architecture, the Cisco CRS-3 can deliver up to 322 tbps of capacity, more than tripling the 92 tbps capacity of the Cisco CRS-1 and representing more than 12 times the capacity of any other core router in the industry.
- Unique Core and Data Center/Cloud Services Intelligence: In addition to capacity requirements, the growths of mobile and video applications are creating new multidirectional traffic patterns with the increasing emergence of the data center cloud. The new Cisco Data Center Services System provides tight linkages between the Cisco CRS-3, Cisco Nexus family and Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) to enable unified service delivery of cloud services. This intelligence also includes carrier-grade IPv6 (CGv6) and core IP/MPLS technologies that permit new IP NGN architectural efficiencies required to keep pace with the rapidly growing cloud services market. Unique capabilities include:
- Network Positioning System (NPS) -- provides Layers 3 to 7 application information for best path to content, improving consumer and business experiences while reducing costs.
- Cloud virtual private network (VPN) for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)-enables 'pay-as-you-go' for compute, storage and network resources by automating Cisco CRS-3 and Cisco Nexus Inter-Data center connections for Cisco UCS.
- Unprecedented Savings: The Cisco CRS-3 offers dramatic operational expense savings and up to 60 percent savings on power consumption compared to competitive platforms. The Cisco CRS-3 also delivers significant capital expenditures savings and investment protection for existing Cisco CRS-1 customers. The new capabilities in the platform can be achieved by reusing the existing chassis, route processors, fans and power systems with the addition of new line cards and fabric. These upgrades can be performed in-service and be provided by Cisco Services to ensure a smooth transition.
- Silicon Innovation: The Cisco CRS-3 is powered by the new Cisco QuantumFlow Array Processor, which unifies the combined power of six chips to work as one, enabling unprecedented levels of service capabilities and processing power. Making this implementation even more unique is its ability to deliver capabilities with a fraction of the power required by lesser performing chipsets. The Cisco QuantumFlow Array chipset was designed to provide the new system the ability to scale with the ever increasing demands being placed on the IP NGN by the many different applications and billions of devices being used by both businesses and consumers in the Zettabyte era.
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