Building upon four generations of industry-leading network
processors, Nokia is raising the bar by adding support for high density 800GE
routing interfaces, a 75% reduction in power consumption and new embedded line
rate, flow-based encryption capabilities.
As cloud architectures, 5G and Industry 4.0 continue to
drive network transformation, service providers require mission critical IP
networks to be increasingly secure, agile and sustainable.
IP networks must provide guaranteed high performance and
integrity in the face of growing threats from network-level attacks and
security breaches. They must also be able to adapt to address unforeseen
changes and to support service evolution over the lifespan of the network. In
addition, IP networking equipment must become increasingly power efficient to
minimize impact on the environment.
With the introduction of Nokia’s fifth generation FP5
network processing silicon, Nokia brings a new suite of IP routing solutions to
market to help service providers transform mission critical IP networks to
address these new and evolving requirements.
Nokia has long been at the forefront of providing an
embedded approach to IP network security. With FP4, the company transformed
volumetric DDoS defense with router-based detection and mitigation.
FP5 brings an additional layer of network protection with
the introduction of ‘ANYsec’ - a new line rate, flow-based encryption
capability integrated directly into the chipset. ANYsec supports the delivery
of secure IP services including MPLS and segment routing, on-demand and at
scale without impacting performance or power efficiency. Service providers can
now ensure the integrity and confidentiality of all data flowing through their
networks.
With FP5, Nokia brings a generational leap in router network
capacity to market. Nokia service router platforms are the first to support
high-density 800GE and 1.6 Tb/s clear channel routing interfaces for
applications including mobile transport, IP core, peering, BNG and provider
edge. New FP5-based line cards will support 14.4 Tb/s (19.2 Tb/s with Nokia’s
intelligent aggregation capability.) A new series of fixed form factor 7750
Service Router-1 platforms enable the benefits of FP5 to also be realized in
smaller network locations.
Nokia’s FP5 network processors drive down power consumption
per bit by 75%. As FP5 is backwards compatible with FP4 and fully integrated
into the latest versions of Nokia’s Service Router Operating System (SR OS),
all existing features are supported from day one on the new hardware. Through
this aligned hardware and software evolution strategy, Nokia delivers unmatched
and sustainable investment protection to its customers.
As a fully programmable network processor, FP5 enables the
agility required to evolve the network as standards and applications change.
Its deterministic performance combined with rich telemetry insight ensure
network operators can drive a maintainable and serviceable IP network both
today and into the future.
Neil McRae, Managing Director and Chief Architect, BT, said:
“BT has a long-standing relationship with Nokia, and we are pleased to see that
with FP5, Nokia continues to innovate to ensure IP networks have the scale,
flexibility and features to help us stay ahead of escalating demand from our
residential, mobile and business customers.
In particular, we are very happy to see the focus on power
optimization as we grow our network, with both BT and Nokia committing to
significant reduction in carbon footprint. In the past 18 months, our lives
have been turned upside down, and our reliance on networks has been
dramatically increased and reliability for customers is crucially important.
With security being ever more important for our customers, seeing Nokia’s
approach to building more security features into the platform is fantastic.”
Hiroyuki Oto, Senior Vice President and General Manager of
Core Network Development Department, NTT DOCOMO, INC., said: “Our network needs
to continue to evolve to meet the demands from our consumers, communities, and
businesses. With Nokia’s latest generation of silicon innovation and their
careful attention to ensuring investment protection with the flexibility to
adapt to new requirements, we believe Nokia is delivering the right foundation
to ensure IP networks can efficiently scale and transform to stay ahead of ever
shifting market demands.”
Christian Gacon, Vice President, Broadband Networks, Orange
France, said: “We have had a long relationship with Nokia from the very first
silicon processor release.
As our network continues to evolve to meet the demands of
our customers, innovations such as Nokia’s FP5 silicon will enable us to
balance capacity, maintainability and security to deliver the best customer
experience. Introducing this exciting innovation into existing platforms will
ensure that we can gracefully evolve our networks as we look to manage both
planned and unexpected demands in a sustainable way.”
Ray Mota, CEO and Principal Analyst, ACG Research, said:
“Nokia does it again and shows its understanding and commitment to service
providers, which has been key in its #1 momentum gain in the overall $12
billion service provider market. With the introduction of its fifth generation
FP5 routing silicon, we believe Nokia is well-positioned to continue as a
vendor of choice for service providers seeking to evolve their IP networks to
become more agile, efficient, and secure all the while providing investment
protection.”
Federico Guillén, President of Network Infrastructure,
Nokia, said: “Of all the things that are surprising about human beings, perhaps
the most surprising is our ability to be surprised. Our customers require their
networks to be robust, agile and adaptable enough to handle everything life
throws at them – from disruptive security threats to a global pandemic.
FP5 is a significant step forward in performance, security
and efficiency and – in combination with our software excellence and investment
in network automation and tools – it opens the next chapter in Nokia’s
long-standing leadership in IP networking and IP silicon innovation.”
Nokia FP5-based platforms will be available starting in the
first half of 2022.