Light Reading, EANTC Test Cisco's Mobile IP Network Infrastructure

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM TechWeb's Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the largest research-led media company serving the global communications marketplace, today announced the availability of the second report in a two-part series that details an extensive test of Cisco Systems Inc.'s mobile IP network infrastructure by Light Reading and the European Advanced Networking Test Center AG (EANTC).

To read a special feature detailing the full results of the conclusion of this massive test, please visit: www.lightreading.com/mobiletest2

For the first half of the test, please visit: www.lightreading.com/mobiletest

"Cisco, indeed, showed it is capable of delivering to operators the piece parts to build a next-gen mobile network that is scalable and shows state-of-the-art functionality," writes Carsten Rossenhovel, EANTC's Managing Director, in the conclusion to Part Two of the test results. "The mobile core tests of the ASR 5000, acquired from Starent Networks, are particularly noteworthy because it shows Cisco's position in the mobile core is rock-solid."

The scale of the network agreed upon by EANTC and Cisco was sufficient to cater to more than 1.5 million active mobile subscribers across more than 4,500 emulated base stations. This marks the first public test ever performed with Cisco's ASR 5000 mobile gateway, which came from Cisco's acquisition of Starent Networks Corp. Also, this test includes an evaluation of Cisco's brand-new CRS-3 flagship carrier router including pre-production 100-Gigabit Ethernet equipment.

"What's really interesting about the second part of this test is the emphasis on both the mobile core functionality as well as the look at applications-serving and deep packet inspection capabilities of the network," says Phil Harvey, Light Reading's Editor-in-Chief. "These are huge parts of the mobile network puzzle that operators need to have a handle on so they can make money, while providing consumers a significant upgrade in mobile broadband capabilities."

The test was a result of a nine-month testing effort, the largest published test of the new 4G mobile networks, involving Light Reading, EANTC, Cisco engineers. Also participating were suppliers of equipment for the test bed that simulated a 1 million subscriber metropolitan area network, including gear from Bridgewater Systems which was used to test the mobile core network control plane and Spirent which simulated the end-to-end mobile network traffic usage.

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About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) is the leading online media, research, and focused event company serving the $3 trillion worldwide communications market. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for technological and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading's research arms, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, provide the most comprehensive communications research, market data, and technology analysis in close to 100 markets around the world. Light Reading produces nearly 20 targeted communications events including TelcoTV, and TelcoTV Asia, Ethernet Expo New York and Ethernet Europe, and The Tower Summit @ CTIA, as well as focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline executives in the US, Europe, India, and China. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as a unit of TechWeb.

About UBM TechWeb

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its core businesses – media solutions, marketing services and professional information – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands, applications and services in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs, IT and IT Support managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software and Game developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively participate in UBM TechWeb's communities. UBM TechWeb brands includes: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; large-scale online networks such as InformationWeek, Light Reading and Gamasutra; research, training and certification services, including HDI, Pyramid Research and InformationWeek Analytics; and market-leading magazines such as InformationWeek and Wall Street & Technology. UBM TechWeb is part of UBM, a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About United Business Media Limited

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities – from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists – with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com.

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