Alcatel-Lucent has extended its 7450 ESS platform by adding a new 80 Gbps fully redundant model, a new GigE/10 GigE Ethernet interface, plus improved resiliency and OAM features to enable service providers to build non-stop high scale networks. This report contains insight and analysis of the product or service strengths and weaknesses, list of buying criteria and how the product or service fares in each category, and a comprehensive table of product or service metrics and specifications. This report is useful for purchasers who need to evaluate products, or as a source of competitive intelligence for vendors.