Nokia has taken the wraps off its fifth-generation IP routing silicon. Appropriately called the FP5, the silicon is designed to support 800 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) interfaces as well as improved security through flow-based encryption, while offering a 75% reduction in power and a new embedded line rate.
The FP5 will enable Nokia service router platforms to support high-density 800GbE and 1.6-Tbps clear channel routing interfaces. (The company has already conducted terabit clear channel tests based on the previous FP4 chipset; see “Nokia, Vodafone Turkey trial intercontinental 1-Tbps clear-channel IP link”). In addition, FP5-based line cards will support 14.4-Tbps (19.2 Tbps with Nokia’s intelligent aggregation capability, according to the company). A new series of fixed form factor 7750 Service Router-1 platforms with the FP5 for “smaller network locations” also is promised.
In addition, the FP5 will build on the router-based threat detection and mitigation capabilities of the FP4 with “ANYsec,” a new integrated line-rate, flow-based encryption capability for protecting the network at Layer 2, Layer 2.5, and Layer 3. ANYsec will support secure IP services delivery, including MPLS and segment routing, on-demand and at scale decreasing performance or power efficiency, Nokia asserts.
Nokia says that platforms equipped with the FP5 will become available starting in the first half of 2022.
The announcement of the FP5 included several glowing customer and analyst quotes. “Our network needs to continue to evolve to meet the demands from our consumers, communities, and businesses,” commented Hiroyuki Oto, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Core Network Development Department, NTT DOCOMO, Inc. by way of example. “With Nokia’s latest generation of silicon innovation and their careful attention to ensuring investment protection with the flexibility to adapt to new requirements, we believe Nokia is delivering the right foundation to ensure IP networks can efficiently scale and transform to stay ahead of ever shifting market demands.”
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