Cisco launch major new product to ease VoIP traffic

Cisco has launched a new carrier routing system which will help to speed the distribution of VoIP traffic across the internet.

The CRS-3 (Carrier Routing System 3) cabinet is capable of delivering a data transmission rate which is, according to Cisco, twelve times the capacity of its nearest competing system and three times the capacity of current Cisco products.

The device will allow VoIP and video VoIP to be disseminated at speeds of up to 322Tbit/s (Terabits per second), allowing for multiple streaming high-definition video calls and more voice calls than you can feasibly count.

The system will go hand in hand with the proposed new 100Gbit/s (Gigabit per second) broadband networks, which are on the charts for future broadband deployments in a number of countries. Over the next few years Google has announced that it plans to trial a 100Gbit/s network across parts of the USA and products like the CRS-3 will play a role in this, providing the backhaul infrastructure for fast and accurate VoIP transmission.