"Just as virtualization and the intelligent partitioning of resources has become the standard for optimizing data center resources, network virtualization will bring a new dimension of flexibility and scalability to the network infrastructure," said Ray Mota, chief research officer, Synergy Research Group. "With the announcement today, Juniper is leading the way in this important area, enabling customers to streamline asset utilization with hardware logical routers partitioned at the line card level."

To allow customers to truly unlock the power of virtualization and meet increasing demand for capacity, Juniper is delivering a range of supporting technologies for both single- and multi-chassis T1600s. As the only core router on the market with 100 Gigabits of capacity per slot, the T1600 is uniquely optimized for supporting the ultra-high capacity links necessitated by virtualized core routers.

Additionally, Juniper is continuing to expand on its optical integration capabilities with new integrated G.709 optical transport network (OTN) interfaces and GMPLS features. These enhanced integrated optical capabilities further eliminate the need for standalone optical transponders, leading to a significant reduction in space and power.

By collapsing layers in the network and consolidating network interfaces, virtualization and the OTN interfaces can drive down the cost-per-bit of transporting network services--enabling service providers to extract maximum value from their network and fueling profitability.

"Virtualization is the de facto operational model for data centers, because the cost and operational advantages it provides are indisputable," said Animesh Sahay, Head of Telecom Business, India and SAARC, Juniper Networks. "The TX Matrix Plus brings these same advantages of virtualization to core networks in the industry's most flexible multi-chassis routing system. This breakthrough lowers total cost of ownership by enabling our customers to build scalable, reliable networks that can deliver innovative services with maximum profitability and investment protection."