CALIENT Technologies and Packetcounter Partner On 40 Gbps Data Center Networking Solution
The hybrid packet-optical solution is designed to deliver capacity at up to seven-times lower cost than packet-only networks.
CALIENT Technologies, Inc. and Packetcounter Inc. have announced a partnership to deliver a hybrid packet-optical data center network architecture that will allow data center operators to deploy 40 Gbps network capacity at up to seven-times lower cost than current packet-based solutions.
The solution consists of a new hybrid packet-circuit controller currently in development by Packetcounter, together with CALIENT’s flagship S320 Optical Circuit Switch. Not only does this new approach offload traffic from packet-based networks very efficiently and cost effectively, it also offers ultra-low path latency of less than 50ns.