Infinera, a provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, announced that Pacnet, a leading provider of integrated network and technology solutions in the Asia-Pacific region, has deployed Infinera's new Open Transport Switch (OTS) software to extend network virtualization into the optical layer. Pacnet deployed Infinera's OTS within its Software-defined Networking (SDN) platform, Pacnet Enabled Network (PEN), across its 100 gigabits per second (Gb/s) enabled trans-Pacific and intra-Asia submarine network in the Asia-Pacific region. Pacnet's existing Intelligent Transport Network is based on the Infinera DTN-X packet optical transport networking platform.
According to Infinera, PEN delivers scalable bandwidth and software-enabled intelligence, allowing customers to dynamically provision bandwidth in minutes through a custom portal based on their business needs. PEN is an SDN-based service delivery platform that has successfully offered Layer 2 Ethernet services on-demand from 1 megabit per second to 10 Gigabit per second.
Stu Elby, SVP, Cloud Network Strategy & Technology, Infinera
The production deployment of the Infinera Open Transport Switch to support Pacnet's innovative new service demonstrates how an open networking approach, combined with a DevOps model, reduces time to market for new services. We believe the availability of the Infinera Open Transport Switch makes the Infinera Intelligent Transport Network the most programmable optical networking solution available, enabling our customers to rapidly develop new services with the SDN controller of their choice.
Jim Fagan, President, Managed Services, Pacnet
In November 2013, we launched the industry's first fully-automated, SDN-based service delivery platform, Pacnet Enabled Network, on Layer 2 Ethernet. Today, we are excited to continue to lead through innovation by bringing this capability to our optical layer. With this deployment, Pacnet can deliver to our customers a true Cloud experience to better utilize our unrivalled network assets.
Michael Howard, Principal Analyst, Carrier Networks, IHS-Infonetics Research
This new service offering highlights how Pacnet continues to lead through innovation, particularly in the area of Software-defined Network services. While many providers have been doing SDN lab evaluations or performing SDN proof of concept tests, Pacnet today is delivering the first large-scale, commercially available Transport SDN-enabled service, and it is based on the Infinera Open Transport Switch.
