IP Infusion Inc. might have found a good way to annoy Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO).
No, IP Infusion isn't doing something like, say, building its own server that could compete with key partners. But its idea for a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route server, announced today, is being pitched as a way to save money on pricey router ports.
The feature comes with version 7.7 of IP Infusion's ZebOS protocol stack. Other new tidbits in the release include support for Provider Backbone Bridge - Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE, also called PBT) and pseudowire support within Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). (See IP Infusion Adds PBB-TE.)
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