With the ability to move 2.4 terabits per second, the company says FP4 is the world’s first multi-terabit network processor silicon capable of delivering terabit IP flows. FP4 will be used to power the Nokia 7750 Service Router (SR)-s and Nokia 7950 Extensible Routing System (XRS)-XC.
The announcement was made by Nokia executives including CEO Rajeev Suri at an event called “IP Networks Reimagined” held today in San Francisco.
With FP4, the single-shelf Nokia 7750 supports a 144 Tbits/s configuration and can scale up to 288 Tbits/s in capacity, while the new routing system brings 576 Tbits/s capacity.
The chipset was created, said Nokia IP and opticals CTO Steve Vogelsang, to provide the speed demanded by emerging technology.
Nokia’s Bell Labs estimates that IP traffic will more than double in the next five years as technologies like autonomous cars, machine learning, and Internet of Things sensors become more prevalent.
