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So here we are at #CiscoIBC talking about the adoption of cloud and IP technology. Collectively as an industry we are creating massive amounts of data and powering expansive scale INSIDE our data centers to 40 Gig and 100 Gig endpoints. But what happens to all that traffic as it leaves the data cent…

To see how easy it is to create your own optical network, let us take you through the steps in this video Enterprises are experiencing explosive traffic growth that is challenging the current IT infrastructure. Many have plans to modernize their infrastructure to adjust for this growth. It’s a…

When discussing next-generation architectures with our Service Provider customers, I am often asked  how they can have silicon diversity for roles in their network, but maintain common operational model, carrier-class features and performance. The IOS XR offers just that. It runs on Cisco and mercha…

Following the sophisticated and highly distributed attack involving tens of millions of IP addresses this past week, the concept of DDoS protection is on the forefront of network administrators and operator’s minds alike.  While the nature and source of the attack is under investigation, understandi…

The nation of Iraq is frequently in the news, but up until now not because of its ultra-modern IP and optical network. This week we announced that Cisco is playing a key role to restore and rebuild the Iraqi National Backbone, a multi-layer IP and optical project that both spans a long-haul terrestr…

By Igor Dayen, SP Product and Solutions Marketing When I look at the sky, I see an infinite number of stars. It is a moment of inspiration when I gaze at the sky in hope of spotting something miraculous. Looking at the Telecom industry and its new innovations, I feel the same. A new star is rising…

Written by Omar Santos, Incident Manager, Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) Security Research and Operations Since the early 1990s, we’ve watched as the number of entries on the Internet routing table has steadily grown. In 2008 the table reached 256,000 routes, triggering action…

Written by Dan Crawford, Marketing Manager Customers demand their Internet to always be on, and service providers – especially those serving businesses – strive to meet this with “five nines” of availability. That is to say they aim for a service level that only allows for about 5 minute…

In the second part of my blog series I want to cover one of the main concerns that Services Providers are facing as they explore moving to NFV and that is performance and scalability. Common concerns I hear center around latency, throughput, queuing capabilities and security. These are valid concern…