Deployed on the Infinera DTN-X platform across MBC's terabit network, Infinera PXM allows MBC to interconnect 100 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) router ports at various university sites and allows access to the Internet2 network via Ashburn. The Infinera PXM module enables MBC to directly map packet services with carrier grade quality of service (QoS) from the edge of the network to its core transport network.
MBC is a provider of wholesale optical transport services, colocation and tower leasing to retail telecommunications service providers. MBC partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Research Infrastructure Alliance (MARIA) to increase capacity to the national Internet2 research and education network and between participating member institutions. MARIA is a non-profit corporation that brings together Virginia's major research universities to facilitate access to shared technology infrastructure for research, also known as cyber infrastructure. "By adding Infinera PXM on our Intelligent Transport Network, we now have the benefit of packet-awareness which enables a significant reduction in expensive router ports required to offer a portfolio of high-capacity Ethernet services," said Tad Deriso, President & CEO of MBC. "Infinera's solutions have consistently enabled our network to respond to customers with speed, scale and reliability. As a result of partnering with Infinera, our network capacity to support large research and economic development projects in Virginia has grown ten-fold. With Infinera PXM, we continue to extend these benefits to all customers in the network."
"We are pleased to continue our successful partnership with MBC," said Ian MacDonald, vice president, metro technology, Infinera. "As services become more sophisticated and capacity requirements continue to grow, transport networks are becoming more packet-aware. The Infinera DTN-X platform supports services of any granularity from 100 Mbps to 100 Gbps resulting in highly efficient networks. We are committed to providing MBC with solutions that offer best-in-class scale, flexibility and programmability to simplify optical network operations and to accelerate service innovation."
