CASE STUDY
Product snapshot
ACX line of Universal Metro Routers from Juniper Networks
The Juniper Networks ACX7000 family , managed by Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Paragon Automation , is built for the IP service fabric underlay of a Juniper Cloud Metro . Leveraging the industry ’ s fastest chipsets , the portfolio presents a unique and innovative balance of leading-edge platform design , technologies , and capabilities to deliver the industry ’ s most sustainable and high-performance routing portfolio .
The ACX7000 family delivers a broad range of fixed , fixed-plus-modular , and modular multiservice routers , including environmentally rated options providing highly flexible and scalable build-as-you- grow native port speeds from 1GbE to 400GbE , high-power ZR , ZR + support , breakout cable options for more granular port speed deployments , and high-capacity platforms pre- engineered to support future port speeds .
When building a comprehensive Juniper Cloud Metro architecture consisting of multiple ACX7000 platforms , new dimensions of end-to-end operational capability , performance , and simplicity are realized . These cloud metro routers excel in three key areas : exceptional TCO , investment protection , and cloud metro-ready to deliver experience-first networking for residential , enterprise , wholesale , and 4G , 5G mobile services . Every ACX7000 platform includes active service assurance and zero trust security embedded , enabling operators to deliver highly reliable and differentiated customer experiences .
Adtran technology for flexible delivery
Adtran FSP 3000 is a scalable optical transport solution designed to deal with this new environment , lowering its complexity and minimizing cost-perbit and operational efforts . With an open and modular design , Adtran FSP 3000 supports a wide range of services and applications , from data centre interconnect to carrier-optimized infrastructure solutions .
Incorporating the latest innovation in photonic networking from ConnectGuard low-latency encryption technology , FSP 3000 enables secure optical network solutions that can scale and accommodate tomorrow ’ s needs . As the first commercial post-quantum cryptography optical transport solution , FSP 3000 also protects data against cyberattacks from quantum computers . Moreover , with high-density and energy-efficient design for smallest footprint and power consumption , FSP 3000 meets sustainability requirements .
XON has operated in Africa since 1963 and delivers communications , energy , safety , security , and digital solutions . NEC XON operates in 54 African countries and has a footprint in 16 of them . Its regional headquarters are located in South , East , and West Africa .
Technology components
By leveraging best-of-breed products and solutions , coupled with local spares and maintenance capability , MetroFibre and NEC XON joined forces to address the connectivity challenge . MetroFibre clarified their requirements , and NEC XON planned and dimensioned a scalable solution to accommodate future growth . The networking infrastructure is a combination of ADVA and Juniper Networks equipment .
“ NEC XON looked at the requirement from MetroFibre , sat down and designed a complete solution considering MetroFibre ’ s specific use cases and long term view of growth potential in the Cape ,” according to Jurie Cordier , Account Executive , NEC XON .
NEC XON planned and delivered a dense wavelengthdivision multiplexing network , boasting a huge capacity of over 28 Terabits . The infrastructure was designed to cater to the needs of enterprise customers , and is now owned by MetroFibre . The utilisation of Adtran technology facilitated flexible delivery options for customers , offering a range from 1 Gigabit to 200 Gigabits full Internet and fibre channel access , contributing to a total network capacity exceeding 24 Terabits .
According to a definition posted by TechTarget , dense wavelength-division multiplexing is an optical fibre multiplexing technology that is used to increase the bandwidth of existing fibre networks . It combines data signals from different sources over a single pair of optical fibre , while maintaining complete separation of the data streams .
A separate light wavelength carries each signal , and the optical fibre is able to accommodate up to 80 different wavelengths . Each wavelength is about 0.8 nanometre wide . Since data is supported on distinct wavelength bands , the channels do not interfere with each other . This approach helps maintain data integrity and enables security partitioning and independent tenants in the same data centre .
Dense wavelength-division multiplexing is popular with telecommunications and cable companies and part of the core networks . It is suitable for anyone running densely populated data centres , such as hyperscale cloud service providers operating infrastructure as a service or colocation providers with dense multi-tenant spaces . Dense wavelength-division multiplexing was developed to multiply the capacity of a single fibre .
Fiber optic cables are now the backbone of carrier networks and dense wavelength-division multiplexing enables enormous amounts of data to traverse a single network link by creating multiple virtual fibres , significantly multiplying the capacity of the physical medium .
Design and implementation
According to Cordier , NEC XON deployed a carrier network that is flexible and easy to execute for end
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