SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced an advanced ATM Multiservice Portfolio, or AAMP. Cisco AAMP introduces the Cisco MGX 8950 multiservice switch, the Cisco MGX 8830 multiservice switch and the Cisco Route Processor Module XF (RPM-XF). The Cisco MGX and Cisco BPX, combined with these new platforms give Cisco AAMP switching capacity scaling from 1.2 Gbps to 180 Gbps. Cisco AAMP offers unmatched application density and availability, giving service providers control over the pace of network evolution and flexibility in deployment of new services. Cisco AAMP lowers the Total Cost of Ownership for service providers with common hardware, software and management, multiservice agility and seamless interoperability with ATM or MPLS core, using the Cisco Virtual Switch Architecture (CVSA). This allows service providers to deploy a highly scalable mix of traditional layer 2 services such and frame relay and ATM and emerging services such as IP VPNs and Packet Voice. Cisco AAMP has exceeded 99.999% measured network availability in some of the largest data networks in the world. "Cisco is committed to providing our service provider customers with carrier class systems that offer revenue-generating services for increased productivity and profitability," said John Chambers, president and CEO of Cisco Systems. "We are responding to the needs of our customers with innovative new solutions that help service providers transform their business models and speed delivery of a highly available converged network." Cisco Systems Inc.