Cisco promises to bring nothing less than a "new internet" with the announcement of Silicon One-- a "first-ever single, unified silicon architecture" found inside the 8000 series, the "most powerful" carrier-class routers from the company.
“Innovation requires focused investment, the right team and a culture that values imagination," the company continues. "We are dedicated to transforming the industry to build a new internet for the 5G era. Our latest solutions in silicon, optics and software represent the continued innovation we're driving that helps our customers stay ahead of the curve and create new, ground-breaking experiences for their customers and end users for decades to come.”
Silicon One is a networking chip designed to be universally adaptable across service provider and web-scale markets. Aimed at both fixed and modular platforms, the first Silcon One model, the Q100, promises to surpass the 10Tbps routing milestone for network bandwidth. The silicon is unified and programmable, and should bring about both cost reductions for operations and reduced time-to-value for new services.
The first platform built using Silicon One Q100 technology is the 8000 series, a router optimised for 400Gbps "and beyond." It starts at 10.8Tbps in a single rack unit, and is powered by the cloud-enhanced Cisco IOS XR7 networking operating system software. It offers enhanced security with integrated trust technology, as well as more bandwidth scale and programmability to deliver Tbps in power and space constrained network locations.
Cisco is already running 8000 series trials with MEA-based telco STC, as well as Comcast and NTT Communications, among others.
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