Laurel Networks Improves MPLS Network Availability

December 4, 2002 -- Service edge router provider Laurel Networks Inc. (LaurelNetworks.com) announced on Wednesday that it has released ST200 Service Edge Router network availability features, improving the performance of ATM and Frame Relay services, Internet access and MPLS IP VPN.

Independent testing, says Laurel Networks, has shown the ST200 delivers faster Layer2 and IP service restoration than ATM switches or IP routers. In the event of link or note failure, the ST200 can switch over 50,000 Layer 2 connections per second; perform IP service restoration in fewer than 50 milliseconds; and restore traffic destined to over 500 IP VPN sites in under 50 milliseconds.

"Laurel has raised the bar for carrier network availability by delivering Layer 2 and IP service restoration that is dramatically faster than either ATM switches or IP routers," said Steve Vogelsang, vice president of marketing and co-founder, Laurel Networks. "This is a critical carrier requirement at the multi-service edge, where thousands of customers and a range of switched and routed services are aggregated in a single device."