Date: 27-Nov-2009 URL: www.sun.com/servers/netra/index.jsp

Sun Netra Carrier-Grade Systems

Overview

At a Glance Press Room Partner Endorsements

Service Providers worldwide face escalating demands for voice and data services — at a time when energy costs are up and budgets are down. As transaction volumes grow, Communication and Media companies need carrier-grade computing solutions that provide new levels of performance, density, and expandability, with outstanding energy efficiency. They choose Sun Netra servers.

Ultra-Dense, Scalable, Energy-Efficient

Servers for Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) and Service Providers (SPs) in the Communication and Media industry:

Virtualize & consolidate to economize
Bring services to market faster
Lower the "first subscriber" cost
Raise datacenter efficiency
Cut operational costs

Customer Deployments and Needs

Service Providers for their Network Data Center and Central Office
Military command for use in military vehicles, planes, ships, and other locations with harsh environments with temperature extremes, vibration, or dust
Customers looking for longer server lifecycles; minimum Netra product life is three years
Customers looking for additional datacenter energy savings; DC power is a more-efficient alternative to AC power
Customers requiring the NEBS (Network Equipment Building Standard) Certification & ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) compliance

Processor and Operating System Choice

Choose Netra systems with x64 high-performance, highly energy efficient processors such as Intel's Xeon and AMD's Opteron, and Sun's most advanced CMT processors, such as UltraSPARC. Run your 32-bit/64-bit applications on the Solaris OS, Windows, and Linux.

Choose Your System

Sun Netra carrier-grade systems portfolio includes:

UltraSPARC Chip Multithreading Technology (CMT) rackmount and ATCA blade servers
Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron powered x64 rackmount and ATCA blade servers
Specialized software such as high availability and data-plane software suite solutions
Other software solutions and developer tools, including the Solaris OS, virtualization solutions, Java technology, GlassFish Application Server, MySQL, Identity Management, LDAP, Sun Cluster, and many more.

Spotlight

Sun Netra Advantages

Learn how these ruggedized, NEBS-certified servers, designed for the most demanding applications under any condition, can give you a competitive advantage.

Netra Value

Results Tell the Story

Who deploys the Sun Netra line?

48 of the 50 largest Service Providers
10 of the 10 largest global Network Equipment Providers
Solaris 10 is the most widely deployed carrier-grade OS

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Promotions and Programs

Trade In Your Existing Servers

The Sun Upgrade Advantage Program (UAP) gives you trade-in credit on your Sun or non-Sun severs for new Netra servers.