Compass-EOS routers to become part of one of the world’s first SDN-based Internet Exchanges
The Georgia Technology Center (GTC), a live laboratory for network equipment vendors to demonstrate their networking hardware and software, located in Colo Atl’s Atlanta facility, announces that Compass-EOS, the world’s first silicon-to-photonics router company, is its newest member. The Compass-EOS r10004 Router will be deployed in the Colo Atl facility, which is home to both the GTC and the Southeast Network Access Point (SNAP), a software-defined networking (SDN)-based Internet exchange capable of delivering secure and simplified peering solutions.
As a member of the GTC, Compass-EOS will demonstrate its leadership in advanced networking and routing technologies to local, national and global network operators within the growing GTC community. Membership in the GTC also aligns Compass-EOS within the research and education community, as many of the founding members of the GTC have roots in this market space. SNAP was established through the support of its founding members, which include the Georgia Institute of Technology, GENI, US Ignite, Southern Light Rail, and PeachNet. Through the GTC, SNAP enables network equipment vendors to interoperate and test SDN traffic across multiple vendors’ equipment.
“The Compass-EOS r10004 is a technological game-changer; there is no question about that,” said Tim Kiser, Owner and Founder of GTC parent company, Colo Atl. “Compass-EOS’ icPhotonics optical interconnect fundamentally changes the way routers are built and how peering services are delivered. The company represents the technological advances that make GTC members among the most innovative in the industry. We are thrilled to welcome Compass-EOS to the Georgia Technology Center.”
Compass-EOS’ high-capacity r10004 router simplifies the deployment, operation, and scaling of service provider networks. Each r10004 can serve as a modular router building block for the deployment of scale-out routing, enabling software-defined networking (SDN) and other approaches such as network function virtualization (NFV).
“The GTC is a forward-thinking technology research, development and deployment facility, and its community boasts some of the most creative and inventive minds in the industry,” said Manouch Khezri, General Manager North America for Compass-EOS. “Our ground-breaking technology and leadership is an ideal fit for the GTC’s objectives. We look forward to working with the GTC.”
