Sun Microsystems manual Netra 240 Server, Cable/Broadband, Service Providers SPs

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Cable/Broadband

Government agencies are deregulating bandwidth, making hundreds of megahertz of bandwidth available for the emerging technologies and systems providing broadband wireless access. A wide variety of technologies and system implementations are being put into place to provide many different service offerings—cable, satellite, and DSL, for instance. Flexible, reliable, available, scalable Sun products can help increase the return on invest- ment, and decrease the risk, of providing these services.

Service Providers (SPs)

Offering reliability, security, and flexibility, Sun is one of the leading vendors in the service provider industry, with innovative programs and services targeted specifically at helping SPs drive their services into the enterprise com- munity. Sun provides solutions that can help SPs reduce operating costs, streamline business processes, differentiate their services in the marketplace, and increase demand. Sun has strong partnerships with many of the leading companies in the SP industry. In addition, SunTone and iForce programs are examples of how Sun works with key partners to solve business issues for the industry.

Netra 240 Server

The Netra 240 server is designed for high-performance, high-density environments and provides significant expandability. Occupying only two rack units (2 RU) of vertical space, the Netra 240 server is configured with high- performance, 64-bit, SPARC® Version 9-compliant UltraSPARC IIIi processors.

Figure 1-2: The Netra 240 server is designed for high-performance, high-density environments.

Like other Sun servers, Netra 240 servers run the Solaris Operating System, Sun’s benchmark implementation of System V Release 4 (SVR4) of the UNIX® operating system. Netra 240 servers enjoy full binary compatibility with other SPARC-based systems—including the 106-processor Sun Fire 15K server. With scalability and carefully- balanced performance, a full complement of remote management features, and data center design, these SPARC systems allow organizations to leverage their expertise with Sun’s proven SPARC architecture and Solaris Operating System into the telecommunications environment.

Sun designed the Netra 240 server from the ground up to meet NEBS and ETSI equipment standards. Certified to meet NEBS Level 3 requirements (DC version), it is an ideal candidate for applications that need to operate in harsh environments and require verified ruggedness, such as those found in telecommunication central offices, government, and industrial applications.