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A2B Internet Deploys Juniper Networks vMX as the First Virtual Network Function Service in its Next-Generation Network Platform
March 2017 by Marc Jacob
Juniper Networks and A2B
Internet, a Dutch internet connectivity provider,
today announced that A2B Internet has selected Juniper Networks® vMX Virtual
Routers<http://www.juniper.net/us/en/produc...>
as
the first Virtual Network Function (VNF) for its next-generation network platform.
This architecture will enable A2B Internet to deliver new agile and automated
services for its customers. A2B Internet also improved monitoring and management
capabilities by deploying vMX.
A2B Internet provides connectivity solutions to internet service providers, web,
cloud, hosting and enterprise companies. The previous solution was no longer able to
meet the growing scale of A2B Internet’s data connections. Convergence time was also
critical for the provider. When a link fails or changes, each router must rapidly
recompute and update its routing tables. Juniper Networks vMX was selected for its
fast convergence times and its rich set of routing features and automation
capabilities. One of the key selection drivers for A2B Internet is the ability to
automate provisioning in the network using application program interfaces (APIs).
News Highlights:
· The vMX is a virtualized MX Series 3D Universal Edge Router that helps
network operators increase their network agility and speed time-to-market and
revenue for new edge services.
· The vMX increases A2B Internet’s service agility by enabling its customers
to implement services quickly by spinning up new routing instances on-demand, and by
supporting non-disruptive service introductions in parallel with current services.
· The vMX helped A2B Internet reduce costs by simplifying its network and
eliminating delays associated with qualifying, maintaining and sparing physical
routing elements. The vMX also increases control plane scale and performance, and
enables efficient service scale-out while streamlining the operations environment.
· The vMX is powered by the Juniper Networks Junos® Operating
System<http://www.juniper.net/us/en/produc...>
for physical and
virtual platforms alike, which reduces network costs and complexity.
"Many of our customers who have multi-homing requirements don’t have the desire or
expertise to manage it themselves. We know how to do this. The software-based
Juniper Networks vMX allows us to provide a fully virtualized ISP solution, built on
20 years of software feature development. Now, we have a cost-effective solution
with extremely fast convergence, and a highly stable environment, one that enables
automation and painless IPv6 deployment. For us, this has been much more than just
another network upgrade." Say Erik Bais, founder, A2B Internet
