Traverse^® Multiservice Transport Switch Product Family

Force10’s Traverse Family of Multiservice Transport Switches delivers new levels of versatility, reliability and performance to multiservice transport networks by enabling carriers and other service providers to increase bandwidth capacity, packet optimize their transport networks, and deliver new Ethernet/IP-based services more rapidly and efficiently. The NEBS-compliant Traverse platform provides aggregation, switching and transport of Carrier Ethernet and TDM services from a single carrier-grade chassis. With scalability up to 95 Gbps per shelf, the Traverse is optimized for metro networks and high capacity aggregation sites in central offices, colocation facilities and service hubs.

• Multi-function design integrates full-featured SONET/SDH, Carrier Ethernet and DCS capabilities
• Facilitates delivery of any mix of MEF-compliant Ethernet over fiber (on-net), Ethernet over copper/PDH (off-net), and traditional TDM services
• Distributed switching architecture enables pay-as-you-grow scalability up to 95Gbps of capacity per shelf
• Lowers CapEx by integrating multiple functions and multiple services in a single shelf
• Reduces OpEx by minimizing space and power requirements in CO and colocation facilities
• Delivers service protection and restoration in less than 50 ms across any mix of linear, ring and mesh topologies
• Supports advanced Layer 2 Ethernet switching and QoS traffic management to enable stringent SLAs
• Provides industry leading service interface scalability and flexibility ranging from 1Mbps to 10Gbps Ethernet, OC-3/12/48/192, STM-1/4/16/64, DS1/E1 and DS3/E3
• Available in 6-slot, 16-slot and 20-slot chassis form-factors which use common hardware and software

The Traverse platform is a versatile system that can be deployed in any combination of linear, ring and mesh topologies, and is provisionable to deliver any mix of MEF-compliant Ethernet over fiber (on-net), Ethernet over copper/PDH (off-net), as well as legacy TDM or optical services.  A wide variety of service connectivity options are supported ranging from 10/100 to 10Gbps Ethernet, DS3/E3 and DS1/E1 TDM, and OC-3/STM-1 to OC-192/STM-64 interfaces.  Advanced optional Layer 2 switching and QoS traffic management features enable the delivery of Ethernet services that meet stringent service level agreements (SLAs).  Scalable digital cross-connect capabilities (DCS/DXC) can also be integrated in the Traverse shelf as an option. The Traverse platform’s distributed switching architecture reduces costs and speeds time to market for new services by allowing the system to be optimally configured for any combination of services and application.

• Aggregation, switching and transport of MEF-compliant Ethernet and TDM-based services
• Multiservice aggregation and transport to support triple play service delivery and wireless backhaul
• MEF-compliant Ethernet E-Line and E-LAN service delivery and transport over fiber or copper
• New generation Digital Cross Connect (DCS/DXC)
• International gateway (SONET/ANSI to ETSI/SDH conversion) and global Ethernet service delivery