Tiara Networks solidifies its leadership position in edge networking by announcing today the addition of standards-based OSPF and RIPv1/v2 routing as well as VLAN tagging and forwarding to the Tiara Operating System (TiOS(TM)).
Dynamic Routing -- Robust Implementations of OSPF and RIPv1/v2
Due to its superior scalability and robustness, OSPF is fast becoming the most widely accepted routing protocol for large enterprise and service provider installations. With the proliferation of RIP and RIP-only devices in the enterprise, service providers are finding RIP support a necessity for customer premises equipment. By adding OSPF and RIPv1/v2, Tiara Networks extends its next-generation access and aggregation solutions to enterprise and service provider customers who have come to rely on dynamic routing as an integral part of their network architecture.
"Tiara's mission has always been to enable service providers and enterprises to quickly and profitably roll-out their broadband service strategies," said Paul Smith, president and CEO of Tiara. "The dynamic routing and VLAN enhancements to Tiara's software suite continue our tradition of leveraging standards-based technology to provide high performance, cost-effective solutions."
RIPv1/v2 and OSPF build upon Tiara's existing static routing, transparent packet forwarding, VLAN forwarding, multilink PPP and multilink Frame Relay switching solutions to provide customers an increased degree of flexibility in service deployment. Service providers and enterprise customers can now select either Layer 2 or Layer 3 solutions that are in line with their existing network architectures -- simplifying configuration, increasing reliability, and reducing overall operating costs.
"Running OSPF on Tiara's Aggregation Edge Routers changed our customer configuration process from a complex, error-prone procedure spanning multiple routers and switches to a simple, 4-line configuration entry on a single system," said P.J. Tezza, president of Digital Agent, an Atlanta based service provider. "In addition, the enhanced functionality in Tiara's product family supports Digital Agent's deployment of advanced, value-added network services. Tiara's dynamic routing support demonstrates their commitment to creating an enhanced platform with features required in the broadband arena."
VLAN Tagging and Forwarding with Advanced Quality-of-Service
Also shipping with the current release of TiOS(TM) is Tiara's standards-based 802.1Q VLAN tagging and forwarding implementation, making Tiara Networks the first router vendor to support tagging and forwarding on both LAN and WAN interfaces.
For the service provider, Tiara's VLAN implementation greatly simplifies the provisioning and management of subscriber traffic. The company's VLAN features enable the rapid rollout of new tailored, customer-specific services while reducing bandwidth and equipment costs and improving network reliability. For the enterprise, Tiara's VLAN implementation represents the simplest way to interconnect multiple Layer-3 VLAN switches over a WAN -- providing transparent connectivity with no changes required at the remotely connected switches.
Complementing Tiara's new VLAN implementation is the enhancement of Tiara's FloSmart QoS software for supporting class-based queuing per VLAN tag; FloSmart now provides the industry's most granular analysis of VLAN efficiency and WAN resource allocation. Using FloSmart in conjunction with VLAN identifiers, service providers can now divide raw bandwidth on a single connection into profitable differentiated offerings and service level agreements (SLAs) for multiple subscribers. Tiara's FloSmart QoS is particularly useful in Multi-Tennant Applications and Transparent LAN service, in which specific SLAs can be preserved the WAN interface. In the enterprise, resources can easily be allocated among VLAN workgroups with FloSmart ensuring the faultless operation of advanced services and mission critical applications.
TiOS(TM) -- Continued Value-Add for the Network Edge
With the addition of RIPv1/v2 and OSPF routing and a new VLAN implementation with support for advanced QoS, Tiara continues its tradition of increasing the value and functionality of its products. The enhanced Tiara Operating System opens Tiara's access and aggregation solutions to service provider and enterprise applications requiring more robust routing and packet-forwarding capabilities.
Customers can now rely on Tiara Networks for dynamic routing and advanced VLAN support and expect the same performance and reliability they have come to know from our industry-leading multilink access, service aggregation, security and QoS solutions.
"The addition of dynamic routing to TiOS(TM) demonstrates Tiara's commitment to adding robust features for the network edge," said Bob Bellman, president of Brook Trail Research, a Natick, Massachusetts market research firm. "These new capabilities, which include RIPv1/2, OSPF, and Virtual LANs (VLANs) with advanced Quality of Service (QoS), show the company's continued commitment to helping customers improve their service offerings to enterprise end users."
TiOS(TM) release 4.6, including RIPv1/v2, OSPF, VLAN forwarding and tagging, and other awaited feature enhancements, is now shipping.
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