Versatile, multiservice transport switch designed to enable the rapid delivery of new Carrier Ethernet and IP services

Supports all major global interfaces with scalability ranging from 10/100/1000 Mbps to 10Gbps Ethernet, OC-3/12/48/192, STM-1/4/16/64, DS1/E1 and DS3/E3

High-Performance, Carrier-Grade Multiservice Transport Switches

Force10’s Traverse® Family of Multiservice Transport Switches delivers new levels of versatility, reliability and performance to metro service edge networks by enabling diverse network operators to increase bandwidth capacity and deliver new carrier Ethernet and IP services more rapidly and efficiently. The NEBS-compliant, carrier-grade Traverse platform provides aggregation, switching and transport of Carrier Ethernet and TDM services from a single shelf. With scalability up to 100 Gbps per shelf, the Traverse is optimized for metro networks and high capacity aggregation sites in central offices, colocation facilities and service hubs.

Versatile, Packet-Optimized Design

The Traverse platform is a versatile system that can be deployed in linear, ring and mesh topologies, and offers a wide variety of service interfaces ranging from 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 1/10Gbps Ethernet and DS1/E1 to STM-64/OC-192. Advanced Layer 2 Ethernet switching and QoS traffic management enable the delivery of Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant E-Line (site-to-site), E-Tree (multi-site), and E-LAN

(multi-site) services required to meet stringent Ethernet service level agreements (SLAs). The Traverse platform’s distributed switching architecture reduces costs and speeds time to market for new services by enabling TDM services, Ethernet services, or any mixture of both.

Multiservice Transport Switch Applications

The Traverse platform’s versatile design and scalable architecture make it an ideal solution for a range of applications such as Ethernet service delivery and transport, next generation digital cross-connect, and IPTV/triple play service aggregation and transport. As a truly global solution that supports both ANSI and ETSI/ITU-T network environments in a single shelf, the Traverse platform also supports industry-leading international gateway capabilities.

Scalable Architecture

The Traverse product family consists of three shelves: the 20-slot Traverse 2000, the 16-slot Traverse 1600 and the 6-slot Traverse 600.

Key Features

• Distributed switching architecture enables pay-as-you grow scalability up to 100Gbps of capacity
• Lowers CapEx by delivering versatile Carrier Ethernet and TDM services from a single shelf
• Reduces OpEx by minimizing space and power requirements in CO and colocation facilities
• Unified network management system to provision Ethernet and TDM services
• Provides carrier class service protection and restoration in less than 50 milliseconds
• Enables delivery of carrier-class, MEF-compliant E-Line, E-Tree, and E-LAN Ethernet services
• Supports advanced QoS traffic management to support triple play service aggregation and wireless backhaul
• Global solution supports SONET/SDH conversion for international gateway applications in a single shelf