NEC Picks IP Infusion

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- IP Infusion, an ACCESS company and provider of intelligent software for Next Generation Network (NGN) equipment manufacturers and converged IP service providers, today announced that the company has provided its ZebOS® switch/router middleware for NEC Corporation’s CX2600 service aggregation switch. NEC’s new CX2600, targeted primarily at mobile backhaul markets, deploys a Multi-Protocol Label Switching function (MPLS) based on IP Infusion’s ZebOS technology.

ZebOS has a successful track record in a wide variety of network equipment deployed in the global telecommunications market. With its unique modular architecture, ZebOS facilitates the development and integration of networking devices and helps network equipment vendors and operators shorten product development cycles, thereby achieving a faster time to market. In addition to MPLS and key Layer 2/Layer 3 technologies, ZebOS supports leading-edge solutions including IPv6, Carrier Ethernet and wireless backhaul to provide a robust and trusted network infrastructure for Next Generation Networks such as LTE.

With the deployment of ZebOS on the CX2600, ACCESS and NEC will work together to develop new products and build a stable network infrastructure for worldwide operators.

"We are very pleased NEC has chosen ZebOS for its CX2600," said Koichi Narasaki, president and CEO, IP Infusion. "We have helped more than 200 companies since 1999 and have pioneered the early adoption of leading-edge technologies, such as MPLS, to meet our customers’ needs. Using our state-of-the-art software technology, we will continuously strive to help network equipment vendors and operators worldwide provide a robust and trusted network infrastructure for Next Generation Networks like LTE.”

NEC Corp. (Tokyo: 6701)