CoSine Demonstrates MPLS Interoperability

September 9, 2002 -- Managed network-based IP service platform developer CoSine Communications Inc. (CoSine.com) said on Monday that its ISPX 3500 with advanced IP Service Generator (IPSG) technology has successfully completed interoperability testing for Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS).

The testing took place at the Internetworking Lab of testing organization Isocore (iscore.com), and focused on demonstrating vendor interoperability involving MPLS-based Virtual Private Networks.

CoSine says the new round of testing successfully demonstrated the interoperability of CoSine with equipment from different vendors in performing key functions like VPN route distribution between Provider Edge (PE) via BGP, as well as PE routers’ capability to provide isolation between multiple VPN Routing and Forwarding (VRF) tables and allow overlapping IP address space in different VPNs.

"Today's announcement highlights how CoSine's technology allows carriers to quickly reach more customers," says Steve Goggiano, CoSine's president and CEO. "Although MPLS interoperability is crucial, service providers don't have the luxury of dictating the means by which their customers access the network. In order to be successful, they need to accommodate a diverse array of access technologies in addition to MPLS. CoSine's IPSX 3500 allows service providers to reach the most customers by being 'access agnostic' while still delivering fast provisioning and wire-speed performance, as well as ensuring interoperability."

Along with using the IPSX’s MPLS capabilities to offer site-to-site VPNs, says CoSine, service providers can use the platform’s IPSec VPN, frame relay, Layer 2 MPLS VPNs and managed firewall support to augment MPLS offerings in ways not possible with other edge platforms.