Foundry Debuts 2nd Generation 10 GigE Interfaces, 36% Price Reduction Per Port

Foundry Networks introduced its second generation of 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface modules featuring double the density of its previous solution. The new two-port card uses Xenpak based hot-pluggable optical transceivers and is accompanied by a 36% price reduction per port. The new hot-pluggable optics include a choice of long reach for up to 10 kilometers and extended reach for up to 40 kilometers. Foundry Network said the modules could be used to deliver 40 Gbps trunks with cross module redundancy as well as full 20 Gbps local switching. For bandwidth intensive metropolitan area networks, Foundry builds in support for both Rapid STP (802.1w) and Metro Ring Protocol (MRP) protocols to offer SONET-like protection capabilities. The US list price for a two port 10 GigE Module without optics is $60,995. The US list price is $7,995 for the XENPAK-based long reach (LR) optic and $29,995 for the XENPAK-based extended reach (ER) optic.
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