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Cisco Furthers IP NGN Service Intelligence, Service Assurance and Fixed-Wireless Network Convergence Capabilities With New 7600 Series Router Innovations

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Overview Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), wanted to built one of the largest Carrier Ethernet converged networks in the world to deliver entertainment and business grade services across India. In building network, they were looking for solutions that can not only help them manage the services and subscriber levels that they have now, but that will continue to do so well into the future. Cisco Systems introduced significant enhancements to its Cisco 7600 Series Router portfolio to increase network intelligence, flexibility and return on investment for service providers and their Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Networks (IP NGNs).

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Publisher	Cisco Systems	File Format	HTML
Date Published	June 2006
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Switching, TCP - IP, Network Design

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