Laurel is the first company to combine full-featured data service support and complete Internet routing in a carrier-class IP-based platform. This unmatched service agility enables carriers to offer any type of data service (including MPLS Layer 2 and IP VPNs, Internet access, ATM, Frame Relay and Ethernet and broadband) over a range of interface speeds and access networks. To further meet the evolving service delivery needs of carriers, service types and speeds are software-configurable to support changing customer requirements. Together, these innovations enable service providers to deliver a profitable suite of services.

Market

Laurel Networks is a leader in the growing service provider edge router market, delivering solutions to the world's largest carriers including: Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs); Interexchange Carriers (IXCs); Internet Service Providers (ISPs); Postal, Telephone and Telegraph agencies (PTTs); Multiple System Operators (MSOs); and wireless providers. Laurel's service edge routers and service management solutions are deployed by the world's largest service providers in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including Level 3 Communications, KT and Dacom and Arsys Internet S.L.

Products

ST-series Service Edge Routers The ST-series is the only platform designed from the ground up with the features required at the edge of a service provider IP/MPLS backbone. The ST-series combines Internet-class routing, complete multi-service support, broadband subscriber management, integrated service management and unprecedented architecture flexibility to support current and evolving service provider requirements -- all at wire speed.

ShadeTree System Software Engineered specifically for the ST-series platform, Laurel's ShadeTree System Software ensures maximum system reliability, scalability and service flexibility, delivering the unmatched routing and switching performance required by the world’s largest carrier networks. Key ShadeTree features include: a redundant, distributed architecture; separate routing, management and forwarding processes; and a flexible object-oriented design.

Laurel Provisioning System Developed in concert with the ST-series, the Laurel Provisioning System (LPS) is a powerful, API-based service provisioning and management system offering a full spectrum of fault, configuration, accounting, performance and security management.