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September 6, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Reseau d’informations scientifiques du Quebec or RISQ (www.risq.qc.ca), Quebec’s educational telecommunications infrastructure and service
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provider, yesterday announced it has chosen
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next-generation Internet routers from Cisco Systems
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Inc. (cisco.com), a leader in Internet networking, to build out the core of its educational network.
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RISQ will deploy Cisco 12410 Internet Routers on its
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IP backbone, creating the first Multiprotocol Label
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Switching virtual private network (MPLS VPN) in a
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Canadian educational & research network able to scale
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to 10Gbps OC-192 speeds. The Cisco next-generation
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Internet router architecture will allow the RISQ
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network to deliver high bandwidth, high-value services
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such as multiple streams of voice, data and video
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while minimizing network operation costs.
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RISQ chose the Cisco 12400 Internet Router, part of
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the Cisco family of next generation Internet routers,
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for the ability to offer 10G bps performance, MPLS IP
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Virtual Private Networks, and IP Quality of Service.
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The Cisco 12400 Internet Router allows RISQ to scale
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its network to 10G bps core speeds and to provide the
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bandwidth necessary for next-generation IP services,
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including video conferencing and Voice over IP.
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“It is critical our members have access to an
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adaptable network that provides very high bandwidth
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and IP QoS”, said Pierre Bouchard, president and CEO
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of RISQ. “Cisco is the only equipment provider able to
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provide a top-of-the-line, cost-effective network
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architecture that delivers all of the features we were
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looking for. We can now deliver a state-of-the-art
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infrastructure that will meet the needs of our members
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now and into the future.”
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The company says the Cisco 12400 enables RISQ to
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ensure member users that they are receiving the best
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IP QoS in the industry. Only Cisco offers guaranteed
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priority packet delivery, packet prioritization, the
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lowest latency, and packet sequence integrity
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available in the industry, all critical capabilities
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for enabling high growth, profitable real-time IP
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services like VoIP and video. RISQ also benefits from
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the Cisco 12400 Internet Router’s superior investment
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protection, which means that RISQ can deploy all
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existing Cisco 12000 Internet Router line cards in the
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new platform.
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In addition to deploying Cisco 12410 Internet Routers
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in its core network, RISQ is installing Cisco Catalyst
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6506 and 3508G-L3 switches in the distribution level
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of the network as well as Cisco Catalyst 4908G
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switches and 7140 and 7401 routers on the edge.
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“Both RISQ and Cisco have strong histories of network
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expertise and innovation,” said Lui Fogolini, Canadian
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service provider operations director for Cisco. “We’re
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pleased to be supporting RISQ in its mission to supply
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the educational and research institutes of Quebec with
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the superior service provider network infrastructures
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they need to carry out their mission. The 12400
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routers will enable RISQ to guarantee high priority
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packet delivery, which is critical to meet the
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increasing need for premium IP services. The added
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capacity, performance and scalability obtained from
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the Cisco products will further enable RISQ to
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maximize the value of their members’ networks.”
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RISQ’s fiber-optic backbone is part of CA*net 3, the
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third generation network for research and education,
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provided by CANARIE Inc., Canada’s advanced Internet
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development organization.
