Coriant announced that it plans to collaborate with Facebook and the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) on its newly announced Voyager, the industry’s first converged transponder and IP/MPLS white box solution.
As part of this collaboration, Coriant will extend its networking software to the Voyager solution, providing routing and switching as well as DWDM transmission capability.
According to Coriant, the combination of high-capacity DWDM and open platform packet switching enables simpler, more flexible, and cost- and power-efficient networks, and is optimized for next-generation services and applications. Coriant takes an open approach to network element and Software Defined Networking (SDN) software, building upon open APIs such as NETCONF/YANG and RESTCONF, and compliance to open source frameworks such as OpenDaylight.
The combination of Coriant’s proven networking technology and the Voyager’s IP/MPLS capabilities will accelerate the adoption of more open, programmable networks and help break down architectural barriers to service innovation and agility, said Coriant.
Founded by Facebook, Intel, and Deutsche Telekom, among others, TIP is an engineering-focused initiative driven by operators, infrastructure providers, systems integrators, and other technology companies that aim to reimagine the traditional approach to building and deploying telecom network infrastructure.
Uwe Fischer, Executive Vice President, R&D & PLM, and Chief Technology Officer, Coriant
Coriant drives innovation in an increasingly open network environment as the industry takes important steps toward transforming telecom infrastructure for a new generation of mobile, video, and cloud services.
