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Compared to the conventional three-tier switching infrastructure it will replace, the Brocade network solution operates as a single layer and as a single virtual device that delivers low-latency application performance and a much better user experience.

"Brocade believes that New IP networking solutions are intricately linked to delivering the performance and scale necessary to support billions more users and devices," said Kevin Shatzkamer, chief technology officer of mobile networking, Brocade. "We are excited to share our strong domain expertise in SDN and NFV to support the development of 5G requirements and design principles."

Mobile network operators are under significant pressure as the declining Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) derived from voice services is not being sufficiently offset by the ARPU growth from mobile data. At the same time, customer adoption of Over-The-Top (OTT) services -- such as video -- is exploding, requiring even more network capacity and performance. This trend is driving the build-out of 4G/LTE networks and early planning for the upcoming deployment of 5G. In these transitions, mobile operators are increasingly relying on visibility and analytics to both control costs and enable new premium services and revenue streams. Unfortunately, traditional visibility infrastructures were not designed to support the latest generation of mobile networks.

DWR is now using New IP technologies that include Ethernet fabrics and virtualized compute and networking to deploy and manage cloud-based applications to mitigate the impact of the four-year drought.

Kawaguchi City has a long track record of pioneering new IT developments in Japan, being among the first local governments to adopt open systems, SAN/LAN convergence, and server and network virtualization. With its existing IP network infrastructure approaching end of life, and with redevelopment of the city hall scheduled to start in 2016, the City conducted an open tender for a next-generation network with a fabric architecture and support for software-defined networking protocols.

We’re working with Brocade to enable routing functions to be delivered from the cloud. The new on-demand Managed Internet Service uses SDN and NFV technologies to deploy virtualized access routers and automate control in our core network. That means customers don’t need to buy additional equipment at their locations. With Managed Internet Service on Demand, businesses can adjust and add capabilities in near-real time.

To address advances in wireless technology that have pushed wired networks to their limit -- such as increased speeds and the increased number of devices supported by each access point -- BROCADE CAMPUS NETWORKING SOLUTIONS provide a best-in-class foundation for wireless networks. Based on open standards technology, Brocade wired networking solutions are designed to interoperate smoothly with whatever wireless network technology customers decide to purchase in the future. To help ensure compatibility, Brocade has recently completed THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION TESTING with the leading wireless network vendors, including Aerohive, Aruba, and Ruckus.

Brocade® Gen 5 Fibre Channel director and fixed-port switches are now being sold globally by Huawei and its network of channel partners in addition to the embedded Fibre Channel switches integrated with Huawei x86-based blade servers. Brocade switches are integrated and qualified with Huawei OCEANSTOR enterprise servers and storage arrays for mission-critical workloads.

"Organic growth from our existing customer base, together with new wins, is driving our expansion at an annual run rate of more than 50 percent. That in turn means we put a lot of focus on infrastructure reliability and streamlined operations," said Kristoffer Sheather, founder and CEO of CloudCentral. "Compared to our previous-generation data center network, the Brocade solution is incredibly easy to manage and to scale. The level of intelligent automation enabled us to slot it into our overall cloud architecture without fuss and it performs faultlessly, allowing us to focus on meeting customers' evolving needs with new services."

New SDN applications complement this latest release of the Brocade SDN Controller. The Brocade Topology Manager, a free SDN application, displays discovered network topology, allowing administrators to create a list of nodes and conduct simple searches for nodes. The Brocade Flow Manager extends the capabilities of the Brocade Topology Manager by enabling users to view and interact with the network topology using near-real-time information to perform traffic engineering and network segmentation based on end-to-end flow views. In addition, the new Brocade SDN Controller supports the recently-announced BROCADE FLOW OPTIMIZER to intelligently manage traffic flow and proactively mitigate network attacks.