Cisco Intros Globally Resilient IP

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Cisco Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: CSCO) the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, today announces Cisco Globally Resilient IP for highly available networks. Delivered in Cisco IOS®software, Cisco Globally Resilient IP is a comprehensive portfolio of new, standards-based technologies including Nonstop Forwarding (NSF), Stateful Switchover (SSO) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Fast Reroute. The unique features NSF and SSO create the ability for Cisco platforms with redundant route processors to enhance nonstop operations for zero packet loss-an industry first.Cisco Globally Resilient IP provides the industry's most robust network support for business-critical applications like financial transactions and manufacturing. With resilient IP, network hardware and software combine to improve recovery from network disruptions, creating fault transparency to the network application, user or subscriber."Miercom testing validated that Cisco Nonstop Forwarding with StatefulSwitchover resulted in zero packet loss on the Cisco 12000 Series Internet Router during a route processor switchover," explains Rob Smithers, president, Miercom. "Cisco Globally Resilient IP enables the industry's fastest time-to-recovery for networks. Large IP networks with Cisco's solution can now recover from network faults faster than ever before."Cisco Systems Inc.