Gigabit Ethernet MPLS Switch (GEMS)

 

GEMS is a family of high speed Ethernet MPLS Switch products designed to deliver Ethernet and IP data services to small, medium and large enterprises and data centers, and provide high-capacity Ethernet aggregation for large xSP and enterprise data centers. GEM Switches will be deployed in conjunction with optical transport (DWDM, SONET/SDH) and IP services products (Core & Edge Routers,IP service switches, VoIP gateways) to enable service providers to deliver IP and Ethernet services at a lower cost-per-port/cost-per-bit than traditional T1, T3, and Frame Relay services that rely on TDM for sub-wavelength grooming, multiplexing and switching of traffic. A network of GEM Switches will provide well-characterized services over Ethernet through packet-level Quality of Service mechanisms tied to the performance needs of individual packet flows. Solutions built around GEM Switches will eliminate the complexity of provisioning transport capacity at multiple layers (IP + ATM + SONET/ SDH) and instead allow service providers to rapidly provision Ethernet services, with sub-lambda bandwidth management capabilities that support a migration to all-optical network for IP services. The challenge of this project is to guarantee the various quality requirements of service providers and enable efficient traffic engineering functions at multiple network layers. The scalability and reliability of the switch at high speed are also crucial. We provided solutions for QoS support in, and MPLS control of GEMS.