] CRS-1, which previously had been code-named HFR for Huge ] Fast Router, also is the first core router to offer 40 ] gigabit-per-second optical interfaces. Rumors and ] speculation about the product have circulated for almost ] a year. ] ] Four carriers, including Deutsche Telekom, Sprint, MCI ] and NTT Communications, were at a Cisco event here ] Tuesday to kick off the router. The carriers said they ] have been working with Cisco for the past few years to ] develop the product, which can be clustered through a ] switch fabric chassis to reach a routing capacity of 92 ] terabits per second. Interesting bits on the probable lag in selling, as well. |