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Riverstone Networks is the leading provider of carrier-class Ethernet routers for next-generation business and residential broadband communication services. Riverstone's solutions are the best fit for carriers, service providers, cable operators, governments, and municipalities who want to offer Ethernet business services, VPNs, and Triple Play - voice, video and data - services. Based on MPLS/VPLS technology, Riverstone's Ethernet routers allow carriers to offer new services over existing networks, allowing them to evolve to a next generation Ethernet infrastructure. For more information, see www.riverstonenet.com.

The Riverstone 15008 Ethernet edge router is purpose built for carrier Ethernet networks. It provides high capacity 10 Gigabit Ethernet routing and switching combined with ultra reliability and fine-grained traffic management for sophisticated Ethernet services.

The 15008 benefits from the maturity and experience gained from the Riverstone RS products. It features Riverstone's industry leading IP/MPLS/Ethernet technologies, including VPLS, and has a number of distinguishing technology features:

• Modular software operating system for ultra reliability with automatic process restart
• Distributed control plane that shares the processing is shared between the interfaces and the central control modules
• Flexible fully programmable ASICs that adapt to advances and changes in protocols and standards
• Rich QoS functionality to provide high-touch services for corporate and residential users

For more information, see www.riverstonenet.com/products/15008.shtml.

Riverstone's RS Ethernet router family powers some of the largest carrier Ethernet networks worldwide. The RS family is designed to deliver a portfolio of Ethernet/MPLS services that are easily provisioned, activated, managed and maintained.

By supporting technologies like Ethernet, ATM, Frame Relay, SONET/SDH and TDM, the RS family provides a seamless bridge between new services and existing production networks, thus increasing the lifespan of the existing networks. It distinguishes itself in many ways:

• Industry leading portfolio of Ethernet/IP/MPLS technologies
• First VPLS product line in the industry
• Wide range of platforms from the metro access to the metro core
• Rich variety of interfaces enabling an evolution from existing production networks
• Maturity from deployment in some of the largest carrier Ethernet deployments worldwide

For more information, see www.riverstonenet.com/products/rs.shtml.

Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) and Hierarchical VPLS (H-VPLS) empower carriers to deploy feature-rich services that scale to meet the exploding demand for Ethernet and Triple Play services.

VPLS allows service providers to build networks to deliver Ethernet and Triple Play services with the same level of support and reliability as existing technologies such as Frame Relay and ATM. VPLS combines the cost-effectiveness of Ethernet with the service delivery, traffic engineering, scalability and reliability of Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) to provide a multipoint Layer 2 Ethernet Virtual Private Network (VPN) capability.

VPLS is used to deliver carrier Ethernet services that connect multiple customer sites together securely over a common shared MPLS network. VPLS is also used to provide Ethernet aggregation infrastructure for broadband networks and Triple Play services.

For more information, see http://www.riverstonenet.com/solutions/vpls.shtml.