Allied Telesis, a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet switching solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks, announced the upgrade to its flagship product SwitchBlade x8100 Series next-generation intelligent chassis switches via its new CFC960 controller card.

Allied Telesis is a leading provider of networking infrastructure and flexible, interoperable network solutions. Founded in 1987, and with offices worldwide, The Company provides reliable video, voice, and data network solutions to clients in multiple markets.

The CFC960 controller card offers an impressive 960Gbps of switching capacity, delivering throughput of 1.92Tbps per chassis. Dual CFC960 controller cards deliver 160Gbps, per line card slot, doubling the throughput of the existing Allied Telesis CFC400 controller card. In addition, unlocking the new features with CFC960 such as Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) Lite, and Virtual Chassis Stacking (VCStack) Plus, which allows two chassis to be stacked to form a virtual switch for increased reliability and reduced management overhead. These new features are ideal for large-scale enterprise and hosting environments.

The CFC960 also supports Allied Telesis Management Framework (AMF), a tool for simplifying network management and reducing network operating costs. The CFC960 can either be a member of an AMF network or can act as a master for up to 120 nodes.

"We are seeing considerable interest in the SwitchBlade platform among education, healthcare, and enterprise customers. These customers are under pressure to do more with less, and are increasingly looking for alternatives to their current networking vendor." Says Sato, Seiichiro, Global Product Marketing Director at Allied Telesis.

The CFC960 features a quad-core 1.2GHz CPU that ensures extremely reliable and robust networking platform, which is suited for the most meticulous applications. With the increased use of virtualization by hosting or cloud-based applications, networks now are more dynamic than ever. The Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus multi-threaded operating system has been specifically designed to take advantage of multi-core CPUs. Even within the most demanding environments, the CFC960 will remain responsive and stable.

The CFC960 features four 10GE SFP+ ports on the front panel to provide additional uplink capacity. Alternatively, they can be used with VCStack Plus for high capacity dedicated stacking-allowing two SwitchBlade x8100 Series chassis to be stacked together with up to 160Gbps stacking bandwidth.