Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: May 2002
Product Code: R97-958Description
IP Service Switches: Creating Value at the Network Edge
IP service switches are deployed at service provider network edge POPs to deliver a variety of possible IP services to multiple customers, from one network location. They enable service providers to offer managed security services at greatly reduced cost, and also offer service providers substantial opportunities to earn incremental revenues beyond basic IP connectivity.
This report profiles the three major vendors of IP service switches, Nortel, CoSine, and Lucent, as well as, key start-up vendors. Perspectives of Qwest, a service provider that has been at the leading edge in the use of IP service switches, are also given. Equipment vendor market shares in 2001 are described, and a five-year forecast of the market is made.
Table of Contents
IP Service Switches: Creating Value at the Network Edge
Executive Summary
Methodology
Introduction
IP Service Switch Deployment, Services, and CompetitorsDeployment in Service Provider Networks
Services Offered
Competing Products
Benefits to Service ProvidersGeneral Benefits
Capital and Operational Cost Savings
New Service Revenue Opportunities
Vendor Market Shares in 2001
Vendor Profiles and ComparisonMajor Equipment VendorsCoSine Communications
Lucent Technologies
Nortel Networks
Start-up Equipment VendorsCelox Networks
Corona Networks
Quarry Technologies
Ellacoya Networks
Vendor Comparison
Service Provider Perspective: Qwest
Market Forecast
Conclusion
List of TablesTable 1. Forecast of IP Service Switch Worldwide Sales: 2002 - 2006 (US$ M, Manufacturer Sales)
Table 2. IP Service Switch Vendors and their Products
Table 3. Comparison of IP Service Switch Vendor Service Capabilities and Aggregate Throughput
Table 4. Forecast of IP Service Switch Worldwide Sales: 2002 - 2006 (US$ M, Manufacturer Sales)
List of FiguresFigure 1. IP Service Switch Deployment in a Service Provider's Network
Figure 2. CPE vs. Network Based Approaches to IPSec VPN Service
Figure 3. End-User Interest in Network-Based IP-VPN Service
Figure 4. Incremental Average Revenues for IP Value-Added Services
Figure 5. Large US Organizations Currently Implementing an IP-VPN or Planning an IP-VPN by 2003
Figure 6. Vendor Market Shares of 2001 Worldwide IP Service Switch Sales
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