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Telco Systems Debuts ViNOX - Openflow-based Carrier SDN Network Operating System

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Telco Systems, the leading provider of innovative SDN & NFV, multi-service Carrier Ethernet 2.0 and MPLS edge solutions for mobile backhaul, today announced the release of ViNOX™, the first Carrier SDN network operating system that includes native support for OpenFlow and NETCONF standards in parallel with MEF services and carrier-grade support.

ViNOX powers all Telco Systems’ Open Metro Edge(OME) devices, offering CE 2.0 capabilities of resiliency, quality of service, OAM, multiple transport technology support (.1Q, QinQ, IP/MPLS) and, now, OpenFlow support. 

Telco Systems said that ViNOX which is built on BiNOX™ operating system enables service providers to traffic engineer and load balance their networks, reducing CAPEX while increasing average fiber utilization by as much as 80%.  According to ViNOX, ViNOX with OpenFlow was sussesfully demontrated in separating designated video conferencing traffic from the entire EVC stream and directing it in another network path, significantly boosting throughput for both traffic flows.

In addition, ViNOX that supports NETCONF, the network configuration protocol, and YANG, its data modeling language, both of which that employ the XML file format, enables process automation and improvements to NMS / OSS integration cycle time.

As the next step in the company’s overall SDN and NFV strategy to help telcos transition their infrastructure to IT-aware networks, Telco Systems will be announcing in October the availability of the first software products running from its TelcoApps platform. TelcoApps operates in a similar manner as an App Store for smartphones and will enable telecommunications service providers to offer a range of SDN and NFV enabled network management and security functions as services to business customers. These new value added services will be valuable sources of new revenue for telcos and will help telcos move beyond being just connectivity providers.

"The advantages of dispersing intelligence via SDN across telecommunications networks are astounding, and there is great enthusiasm for delivery of actual SDN capabilities according to the emerging OpenFlow standard. ViNOX enables our customers to embark on a safe path to intelligent networks, where and when it makes sense, without risk to current practices and operations. By using OpenFlow at the network edge, service providers can enhance their service offering and differentiate between traffic flows with substantially higher granularity than ever before.” 

-          Ariel Efrati, CEO, Telco Systems  

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