Bandwidth for next generation IP MPLS backbones

As AT&T plans our next generation router networks, our requirements for bandwidth, in addition to scale, include information and decision integration in the L1 and L3 control plane for efficiency, flexibility, reliability and speed. AT&T has one of the world´s largest and most powerful IP MPLS backbones. Our network is our brand, so as we look to leverage our network to improve our customer´s experience, the integrated role of bandwidth and optical technology in building that network is critical to our success. AT&T is focused on the next generation of capabilities, including even higher capacity and scale (of course!), but also more intelligent capabilities through dynamic real-time sharing of knowledge between the optical and IP MPLS networks that improve service connectivity and restoration, while continuously lowering costs by improving fill. The most efficient and capable IP MPLS network is one in which the optical and IP MPLS layers are working together in unison as the “database of record” to make intelligent decisions regarding path selection, reliability, latency, and on demand scale.