Archive | March, 2012

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Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) Exhibits High Performance, Reliability, and Resiliency earning Performance Verified

Posted on 26 March 2012 by Miercom

Cisco engaged Miercom to evaluate the call handling capabilities of the Cisco Unified Border Element – Enterprise Edition (CUBE [ENT]) under specific adverse use-case scenarios. The CUBE (ENT) is a highly scalable enterprise-class Session Border Controller for VoIP networks, peering connections, international gateways, and enterprise access. Since CUBE (ENT) is integrated into Cisco’s router platforms, it can function as either a standalone or a router integrated session border controller.

• Cisco Unified Border Element enterprise-class Session Border Controller handles 16,000 concurrent SIP-to-SIP calls at 150 calls per second
• In-box High Availability feature supports active/standby failover of Route Processor and Embedded Services Processor with no dropped calls
• Transcodes over 9,900 SIP-to-SIP calls from G.711ulaw to G.711alaw
• Performs In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) while processing active calls

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Cisco AP3600i/e earns Miercom Performance Verified

Posted on 23 March 2012 by Miercom

Cisco AP 3600i/e wireless access point with ClientLink 2.0 provides superior throughput and extended coverage for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) enterprise deployments. 4×4 MIMO antenna structure further strengthens wireless environments by allowing true beam forming for clients within its range.

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Huawei Routers AR207V-P, AR1220VW, AR3260 certified Miercom Performance Verified

Posted on 05 March 2012 by Miercom

Huawei Technologies engaged Miercom to evaluate several series of enterprise routers for performance and reliability. Continue Reading

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Huawei Switches provide Enterprise and Carrier class solutions

Posted on 05 March 2012 by Miercom

In recent tests of seven series of Huawei switches, Miercom was impressed with the high performance, large capacity, interoperability and high availability of the Huawei products. Having resiliency, energy efficiency, and low latency, the switches met the required criteria to achieve the Miercom Performance Verified Award. Our findings and reports are given here: Continue Reading

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