The
pricing for the NetIron IMR 640 is significantly less.
To interoperate with existing SONET/SDH transport networks, a 10-GbE port
can be configured with a 10-GbE WAN PHY pluggable XENPAK module for connecting
to an OC-192c/STM-64 port on dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) optical
systems.
The NetIron IMR 640 is designed for the service provider environment and
supports extensive scaling in key areas including the BGP routing information
base (RIB), the number of hardware-switched MPLS LSPs and IP routes, MAC
addresses, access control lists (ACL), traffic policers and more.
NOTE: Foundry Networks, NetIron, JetCore, Terathon and the 'Iron' family
of marks are trademarks of Foundry Networks , Inc.
"Based on our recent service provider studies, we see an intertwining of
MPLS and Ethernet -- most providers of metro services are using or planning
MPLS as a standard approach for augmenting and scaling their Layer 2
services," said Michael Howard, principal analyst and co-founder of Infonetics
Research. The Foundry architecture enables
customers to mix these services on the same platform while offering
intelligent mapping of user frames to each service instance, all at a fraction
of the cost of traditional routers.
In addition, the NetIron XMR Series boasts industry leading routing
capacities of up to 1 Million IPv4 routes in the hardware Forwarding
Information Base (FIB), and up to 10 Million BGP routes in the BGP Routing
Information Base (RIB), thereby enabling large scale BGP peering
configurations, large backbone deployments, and IP carriers' carrier
deployments . Limelight's
advanced content delivery network provides the world's top media companies
high-performance delivery of media and software via the Internet, making
Limelight Networks the content delivery network of choice for more than 400
world-class customers including Akimbo, ABC Radio Networks, Belo Interactive ,
"BuyMusic" @ Buy.TURBOLAN or visit http://www.

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The NetIron IMR 640
supports its full suite of wire-speed IP and VPN services in all of these
application scenarios. Each line
module supports 40-Gbps full-duplex wire-speed forwarding of MPLS, routed IP
and switched Ethernet services.
The 10GBASE-LW WAN PHY XENPAK module operates at 1310 nm and supports 10 km
reach over single mode fiber (SMF). The NetIron IMR 640 supports 2,000 Virtual Routing and
Forwarding (VRF) instances for delivering L3 VPN services and 16,000 VLL/VPLS
instances for delivering L2 VPN services. Additionally, NetIron systems
configured with the VM2 support the full family of JetCore line modules.com, for Foundry .

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"In building the NetIron IMR 640, we have leveraged nearly ten years of
expertise in developing and marketing Ethernet, IP and MPLS switches and
routers," said Dr. Line modules
that can be configured in this expansion slot include ATM (2- and 4-port
OC-3c), POS (2-port OC-3c/OC-12c and OC-48c), Fast Ethernet fiber (24-port
100BaseFX), 1-Gigabit Ethernet (16-port copper, 8- and 16-port fiber) and
10-Gigabit Ethernet (1- and 2-port XENPAK). Additionally, the NetIron 2404 features Foundry 's JetCore(R)
line module technology, delivering wire-speed Layer 2/3 forwarding, wire-speed
extended ACLs and sFlow traffic monitoring.sec. The NetIron XMR Series is comprised of
three system configurations to address the port density and traffic handling
capacity needs of different providers.

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Service providers must ready their networks to deliver these
services or risk losing this profitable business to alternative providers,"
said Bobby Johnson, Foundry's Chairman and CEO."
Service providers have generally relied on high-priced equipment from
their traditional router vendors to build their multi-service MPLS networks."

NetIron IMR 640-Price-Performance Leader and Highest Density Multi-service
MPLS Solution
The NetIron IMR 640 router is based on Foundry's Terathon system
architecture.

NetIron 2404 Aggregation Router - Multi-service IP, MPLS and Ethernet Edge
Router
The NetIron 2404 aggregation router is designed for the network edge,
providing a cost-effective solution for subscriber aggregation and provider
edge applications. These forward -looking statements include,
without limitation, statements that services such as Ethernet, VPNs and
converged IP network services are the growth services of the future, that
Foundry's newly announced products/services/pricing dramatically change the
status quo and will help spur faster and broader deployment of multi-service
MPLS networks, and expected pricing and availability. Foundry is pleased with the high-level of interest and acceptance of
the NetIron XMR Series, initially announced in June 2005."
For Internet edge aggregation and routing, the NetIron MLX Series also
includes Foundry's cutting edge advanced hardware based Layer 3 routing
technology, Foundry Direct Routing (FDR). The
NetIron MLX switching routers offer capacities up to 512,000 IPv4 routes in
the hardware Forwarding Information Base (FIB), and up to 2 Million BGP routes
in the BGP Routing Information Base (RIB), thereby, enabling high performance,
scalable, and cost effective Internet edge/aggregation deployments. The NetIron XMR Series is
comprised of three system configurations to address the port density and
traffic handling capacity needs of different providers. is a leading provider of high -performance
enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security, and Web traffic
management solutions including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 backbone
switches, Layer 4 - 7 application switches , wireless LAN and access points,
access routers and metro routers.herbst@kaizo.

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"Ethernet , VPNs and converged IP network services are the growth services
of the future. The system
can support 500 BGP peers and 4 million BGP routes in its routing information
base.com

Investor Contact:
Jason Golz
Financial Dynamics
415. The new NetIron routers also offer operators a rich
set of hardware based tools for securing their networks including industry
leading wire-speed access control list (ACL) scalability, Unicast Reverse Path
Forwarding (Unicast RPF), and platform Receive ACLs (rACLs) for protecting
end-users as well as the networking infrastructure against rampant attacks
through the Internet. SAN JOSE, Calif. Foundry
ensures that we maintain the highest levels of network performance,
flexibility, and efficiency as we continue to rapidly scale our CDN to
customer demand.

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The system supports up to eight
line modules, 1+1 redundant management modules and N+1 load-sharing AC (or DC)
power supply modules. The WAN PHY transceiver encapsulates Ethernet frames in SONET/SDH
frames at the OC-192/STM-64 rate.
Today, service providers face the challenge of meeting the increasing
demands for new and scalable services; adding to this challenge is an
exponential traffic growth trend that continues to erode service provider
network capacities.
To address the operator's need for increasing network up time and
availability , the NetIron XMR Series routers offer a highly resilient hardware
architecture featuring redundant management modules, switch fabrics, power
supplies, and cooling systems.

About Limelight Networks
Privately held Limelight Networks is the leading content delivery network
for Internet distribution of video, music, games, and downloads. For more information about the company
and its products, call 1.888.

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Foundry Announces Breakthrough Service Provider Routers at One-Tenth the Price of Today's Solutions

, Foundry Networks(R),
Inc.
The NetIron MLX Series will be generally available in February 2006 with
prices starting at $30,500 (US List) for a redundant NetIron MLX -4 base system
-- redundant management modules, switch fabrics, power supplies, and cooling
system .TURBOLAN or visit
http://www.580.

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(Nasdaq: FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end -to-end
switching and routing, today announced additions to its NetIron(R) service
provider product portfolio that dramatically reduce the cost of infrastructure
for the delivery of the new generation of broadband Internet access and
virtual private network (VPN) services while preserving investments in
existing SONET/SDH optical systems. Our NetIron multi-service routers present
an edge-to-core solution that is a fraction of the cost of current solutions
and will help to accelerate the deployment of this vital infrastructure. One of the primary contributors to these prices
is the cost of the high capacity ports on these systems.1ah
(Provider Backbone Bridges).

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Press Contacts:
North America Europe Asia/Pacific
Jill Shanks Tom Herbst Jenny Liu
Foundry Networks Kaizo Foundry Networks
Hong Kong
408 .439. (Nasdaq: FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end
switching and routing , today announced the NetIron MLX Series of
ultra-high-performance MPLS-enabled switching routers , and the general
availability of the NetIron XMR Series of high-end Internet and MPLS backbone
routers .
The NetIron XMR Series is built for large-scale service provider deployments;
it offers a superior blend of high-scalability, high-performance IPv4/IPv6
routing, MPLS, and MPLS VPN capabilities, at a fraction of the cost of
competing routers. (Nasdaq: FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end
switching and routing, and Limelight Networks Inc.888.

Each RFC is assigned a unique number, and once published is not modified.

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New Multi-service Routers Deliver a Rich and Scalable Suite of Ethernet, IP
and MPLS VPN Services at a Fraction of the Cost of Current Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif.
To protect against service outage in the event of an equipment or link
failure , the NetIron 2404 features an optional redundant AC or DC power
supply, virtual routing redundancy protocol (VRRP), Metro Ring Protocol (MRP),
rapid spanning tree protocol, 802.3ad link aggregation and hot-standby label
switched paths (LSP) for MPLS LSP failover.com

It features Foundry 's cutting-edge 5th
generation Network Processor based architecture, which offers operators a rich
mix of services including dual stack wire-speed IPv4/IPv6 routing, and the
high-value MPLS Virtual Leased Line (VLL), Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS),
and BGP/MPLS VPN (RFC 2547bis) services. The Multi-Service IronWare OS
features a multi-threaded distributed design and non-stop operation through
hitless management/fabric failover with graceful degradation, hitless
(in-service) operating system upgrades, rapid routing convergence, and MPLS
Fast Reroute capabilities.3818
jenny@foundrynet .
While Limelight's network architecture is already a generation ahead of
other CDNs, Foundry 's next generation IP/MPLS routers offer Limelight the
ability to meet the challenging demands of their rapidly growing business.

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For example, for one
vendor's router, a single OC-192c/STM-64 port costs $275,000, a 10-Gigabit
Ethernet port costs $180,000 and a 1-Gigabit Ethernet port costs $18 ,000. "The NetIron IMR 640 combines the cost
advantages of Ethernet, the scale, density and wire -speed performance of
Foundry's Terathon(R) technology and the service richness of MPLS to deliver
the industry's highest density and best price-performance Internet and Metro
router available . The 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports can
be configured with the 10-GbE WAN PHY for connecting to SONET /SDH ports on
DWDM systems. The NetIron 2404 also supports a
full set of IP routing and MPLS traffic engineering protocols including:
IS-IS, BGP-4, RIPv2 OSPF, OSPF-TE, RSVP-TE, LDP and Constrained Shortest Path
First (CSPF).

Enhancements to NetIron 400, 800 and 1500 Aggregation Routers
Foundry is also announcing the Velocity Management 2 (VM2(TM)) processor
module for the NetIron 400, 800 and 1500 chassis-based aggregation and edge
routers.S.

-- NetIron MLX-4: a 4 RU, 4-slot system with up to 16 10-GE ports
-- NetIron MLX-8: a 7 RU, 8-slot system with up to 32 10-GE ports
-- NetIron MLX-16: a 14 RU, 16-slot system with up to 64 10-GE ports

For high-performance metro applications, the NetIron MLX Series enables
advanced Layer 2 Metro Ethernet services based on IEEE 802.
"Foundry's routers are a key component in our ability to be the most scalable
and highest performance content delivery network for digital media."

Pricing and Availability
The NetIron XMR Series of routers is generally available today, with
prices starting at $60,000 (US List) for a redundant NetIron XMR 16000 base
system -- redundant management modules, switch fabrics, power supplies, and
cooling system.888.

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, Foundry Networks(R ),
Inc. The NetIron IMR
640 is a versatile platform that supports a number of applications including:
provider core label switch routing where 10-Gigabit Ethernet offers a
cost-effective alternative to OC-192c/STM-64 Packet over SONET/SDH (POS),
provider edge label switch routing for MPLS VPN service creation and
aggregation, dual stack IPv4/IPv6 routing for routed IP services and Ethernet
switching for Metro and regional Layer 2 networks.
List prices for these platforms can start at $500,000 and exceed $5,000,000
for fully configured systems. Ivy Hsu, vice president and general manager of Foundry 's
Service Provider Business Unit. To provide extensive security and
policy control, the NetIron IMR 640 features 64,000 input and 64,000 output
ACL clauses per 10-GbE port.

Pricing and Availability

U.
The NetIron MLX Series of switching routers offers a unique combination of
advanced service delivery capabilities, high-versatility, superior port
density, and increased traffic capacity. Limelight Networks will deploy the NetIron XMR IP/MPLS routers in
all its Content Delivery Network (CDN) centers to scale its massive, globally
distributed peering and direct broadband connectivity worldwide.
"We're in the midst of accelerating growth in the distribution of digital
media -- we expect that our CDN services will more than double in traffic
volume in 2006," said Nathan Raciborski, CTO of Limelight Networks.

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The NetIron IMR(TM ) 640 is a
carrier-class provider edge and core router that provides a highly scalable
solution for the delivery of broadband IP, Ethernet and MPLS services at
one-tenth the cost of alternative platforms.
This is a 90% to 95% reduction in pricing that is expected to dramatically
change the business model for network operators and will help spur faster and
broader deployment of multi-service MPLS networks. The VM2 enables JetCore
line modules to be used for the delivery of MPLS Layer 2 VPN services thereby
adding the rich set of JetCore capabilities to the full suite of NetIron's
MPLS , IP routing and switched Ethernet services. All other trademarks are the
sole property of their respective holders.3818
jenny@foundrynet.
To complement Layer 2 Metro services, the NetIron MLX series offers a
powerful suite of MPLS capabilities and services, including MPLS-TE, Fast
Reroute (FRR), MPLS Virtual Leased Line (VLL), Virtual Private LAN Service
(VPLS), and BGP/MPLS VPNs (RFC 2547bis).
The NetIron MLX Series also possesses carrier class hardware redundancy
and non -stop operational features, including hitless management failover and
hitless OS upgrades, allowing operators to build scalable and highly available
networks.
"Foundry's NetIron XMR Internet routers and NetIron MLX switching routers
deliver reliability, performance, scalability, and robust routing protocol
support required by global service providers and high-end computing
environments ," said Bobby Johnson, president and chief executive officer of
Foundry Networks.

About Foundry Networks
Foundry Networks, Inc. The Foundry
architecture enables customers to mix these services on the same platform, all
at a fraction of the cost of traditional routers.com; or Europe, Tom Herbst of Kaizo,
+0207-580-8852, or tom.

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The NetIron 2404 is a modular,
high-density aggregation router for the customer edge, providing
cost-effective aggregation and distribution of advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3
VPN services for multiple subscribers. The NetIron family of aggregation ,
edge and core routers offers a complete end-to-end solution for the delivery
of advanced IP, Ethernet and MPLS VPN services with the scalability,
reliability, performance and service level commitments required for true
network convergence. This fourth generation architecture features a distributed
1. It features twenty-four 10/100 Ethernet ports and four 1-Gigabit
Ethernet dual-media (copper and fiber) ports.
The VM2 increases the MPLS forwarding performance of NetIron systems by
50 % over that of the previous generation VM1.7190 +0207. "Foundry's portfolio of service provider and enterprise
solutions enable customers to build first class networks with superior service
availability and exceptional return on investment.4532
jgolz@fd-us., the world's leading
content delivery network for digital media, today announced the purchase of
Foundry's NetIron XMR routers at the TelecomNEXT trade show and conference in
Las Vegas.com . Foundry's 9,300 customers include the
world's premier ISPs, metro service providers, and enterprises including e-
commerce sites, universities, entertainment , health and wellness, government,
financial, and manufacturing companies.com, or
investors, Jason Golz of Financial Dynamics, +1-415-439-4532, or
jgolz@fd-us.

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An expansion slot is available
for additional subscriber-facing or network-facing interfaces. The Velocity Management module performs the MPLS forwarding function
on the NetIron 400, 800, 1500.com.gov.580. A unique suite of quality of service (QoS) capabilities augmented by
powerful accounting, billing, and Operations, Administration , and Maintenance
(OAM) further enables service providers to drive revenue through tight service
level agreements (SLA), and incremental services.

NetIron XMR Series Ships for Revenue
Foundry Networks announces the general availability and initial revenue
shipments of the NetIron XMR Series of high-end Internet and Metro routers.
"Foundry's NetIron MLX and XMR routers deliver innovation in performance,
scalability, and feature-sets that are all critical to our rapidly growing
business ," said Nathan Raciborski, co-founder and CTO of Limelight Networks., Foundry Networks(R),
Inc. "We rely
on Foundry's NetIron XMR IP/MPLS routers as the essential link between
Limelight and our massively provisioned, global distribution capacity.com, NC
Interactive, NPR, Real Networks Rhapsody , Radio Free Virgin, Valve Software,
and Xbox Live. For more information, visit: http://www.llnw.com .

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Featuring a low-latency, non-blocking distributed switch architecture,
wire-speed multi-service network processors and granular traffic management
controls, the NetIron IMR 640 delivers the performance , service richness and
quality of service that will benefit a wide range of network operators
including Metro and regional service providers, Internet service providers,
large enterprises, universities and government organizations. These criteria
include: bandwidth parameters, include/exclude administrative group, hop
count, path cost, least/most filled path, as well as explicit routing with
loose or strict nodes and hot standby secondary tunnels. The NetIron 2404 is a multi-service platform that delivers
routed IP, switched Ethernet and Layer 2 VPN (VPLS and VLL) services on all
ports. For more information about the company and its
products, call 1.
Virtual routing via Multi-VRF allows enterprises to create multiple security
zones and simplified VPNs for the different applications and business units ,
while streamlining the overall network management.
"Foundry's NetIron XMR not only delivers industry leading performance, but
also provides high reliability, scalability, and robust routing protocol
support required by content delivery networks and global Service Providers
alike," said Bobby Johnson, president and chief executive officer for Foundry
Networks.

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1Q, Rapid Spanning
Tree Protocol (RSTP), Foundry's proprietary Metro Ring Protocol (MRP), and
Virtual Switch Redundancy Protocol (VSRP).1ad (Provider Bridges) and IEEE 802.

Limelight Networks Manages Massive CDN Growth by Selecting Foundry's NetIron XMR IP/MPLS Routers

TURBOLAN.com, DreamWorks, LLC, IFILM, Live365, Marimba, MSNBC .

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Foundry Networks Announces Revenue Shipments of the NetIron XMR Series Switches and Introduces a New Generation of Industry Leading High-Value Switching Router

This unique combination of advanced
services allows operators to combine the simplicity and cost-efficiency of
Layer 2 with the granular control and high-availability of MPLS.foundrynetworks. All other trademarks are the sole property of their
respective holders.1746 +0207.8852 +852.
For more information on Foundry Networks ' NetIron XMR and other industry
leading solutions, visit the Foundry booth number 2010 at TelecomNEXT Las
Vegas or call 1.
Foundry Networks, Inc.

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The NetIron IMR 640 offers a full suite of
advanced broadband services including dual stack IPv4/IPv6 routing, MPLS-based
Layer 3 VPN (per RFC 2547bis), MPLS-based Layer 2 VPN - Virtual Leased Line
(VLL) and Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS), and switched Ethernet services . At a cost of $25,000 per port, the 10-GbE
WAN PHY is a very attractive alternative to the much more expensive
OC-192c/STM-64 Packet Over SONET/SDH (POS) interfaces used on legacy routers.
To support service level agreements for its thousands of VPN services, the
NetIron IMR 640 implements a rich selection of constrained shortest path
routing criteria for its traffic engineered (TE) MPLS tunnels. Foundry's 7,800 customers include the world's premier ISPs,
Metro service providers, and enterprises including e-commerce sites,
universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government , financial, and
manufacturing companies.
Foundry assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements
contained in this press release.NetIron MLX Series and NetIron XMR Series Routers Offer Powerful Solutions for
Metro, Internet Routing, Data Center Deployments, High-End Enterprise
Backbones, and High-Performance Cluster Computing

SAN JOSE, Calif. It utilizes a unified, scalable architecture
with common management and interface modules for advanced wire-speed service
delivery, while controlling sparing costs. The NetIron MLX routers are
available in three chassis sizes to fit a wide range of network deployment
demands. It also features highly scalable metro services
based on the upcoming IEEE 802. By offering superior data
capacity and ultra-low latency below 10 microseconds, the NetIron MLX Series
accelerates application performance in high -performance computing clusters
used in many applications today like advanced simulation, motion picture
special effects, and large-scale data acquisition in physics research
establishments. The NetIron XMR Series also offers IPv4/IPv6/MPLS
multi-service capable 10-GE at an attractive $7,500 per port price point.
NOTE: Foundry Networks and the 'Iron' family of marks are trademarks of
Foundry Networks, Inc. The Multi-Service IronWare OS features a multi-threaded distributed
design, and non -stop operation through hitless management/fabric failover with
graceful degradation, hitless (in -service) operating system upgrades, rapid
routing convergence, and MPLS Fast Reroute capabilities .

About Foundry Networks, Inc.foundrynetworks.

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The chassis is one-third of a rack tall and can support
96 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports and 960 Gigabit Ethernet ports in a standard
seven-foot rack delivering the highest port density in its class. Additionally, the
NetIron IMR 640 supports 4,096 inbound and 4,096 outbound dual-rate, three
color traffic policers per 10-GbE port providing fine-grained bandwidth
control per service flow.
JetCore line modules are third generation line modules that feature
hardware-based, wire-speed Layer 2/3 forwarding, wire-speed extended ACLs,
sFlow traffic monitoring and ACL-based rate limiting. List Int'l List Availability
NetIron IMR 640 System,
Common Equipment, DC Power $24,995 $27,495 March, 2005
NetIron IMR 640 System,
Common Equipment, AC Power $29,995 $32,995 March, 2005
NI IMR Module: Management Processor $7,495 $8,295 March, 2005
NI IMR Module: 4-port 10-GbE, XENPAK $34,995 $38,495 March, 2005
NI IMR Module: 2-port 10-GbE, XENPAK $24,995 $27,495 May, 2005
NI IMR Module: 40-port 1-GbE, SFP $34,995 $38,495 March, 2005
NI IMR Module: 20-port 1-GbE, SFP $24,995 $27,495 May, 2005
NI IMR Module: 10-port 1-GbE, SFP $17,995 $19,795 May, 2005
NI 400/800/1500 VM2 Processor Module
(NetIron 2404, 400, 800, 1500) $14,995 $16,495 May, 2005
NetIron 2404 (4-slot chassis,
one A/C power module, VM2, 24 ports
10/100, 4 ports combo GbE) $19,995 $21,995 May, 2005


About Foundry Networks
Foundry Networks , Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance
enterprise and service provider switching, routing and Web traffic management
solutions including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches ,
Layer 4-7 application switches, Wireless LAN and access points, access routers
and Metro routers .TURBOLAN or visit http://www.4532
jgolz@fd-us.84 Terabits per second (Tbps). The switching router offers unique
scalability for Layer 2 Metro applications with a capacity of up to 1 Million
MAC addresses per system.
For large-scale high-performance cluster computing, the state-of -the-art
Clos switch fabric architecture in the NetIron MLX Series provides ample
capacity for bandwidth intensive applications. For more information about
the company and its products, call 1 .

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The NetIron 2404 is a powerful metro aggregation solution that can be used
in a variety of topologies and configurations for the delivery of switched
Ethernet, Layer 2 VPN and routed IP services to Ethernet-attached customer
edge equipment. Systems configured with a Velocity Management
module support the base set of Metro switched Ethernet and routed IP services
plus the advanced MPLS Layer 2 VPLS and VLL services.foundrynetworks.
The NetIron MLX Series is also a powerful enabler of advanced converged
enterprise backbones. Featuring state-of-the-art QoS, wire-speed unicast, and
multicast routing for IPv4 and IPv6, the NetIron MLX Series routers
efficiently enable the rollout of converged backbones providing reliable
transport of Voice over IP (VoIP), video services, and mission critical data.com

Investor Contact:
Jason Golz
Financial Dynamics
415.com

Contact: North America, Pavel Radda of Foundry Networks,
+1-408-207-1332, or pradda@foundrynet.

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The forward-looking
statements in this press release are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially. The state-of-the-art Clos fabric
architecture, in the NetIron MLX Series, offers capacity of up to
3 . It delivers 10-GE at a significantly lower price-point
than other routing vendors' 10-GE and OC -192 solutions. The NetIron XMR Series of routers are designed to
successfully address these hurdles . The NetIron MLX Series offers advanced Layer 2 and IPv4/IPv6/MPLS
capable 10-GE for $5,000 per port .com.

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For the NetIron IMR
640, an OC-192c/STM-64 compatible port (implemented using the 10-Gigabit
Ethernet WAN PHY) is priced at $24,000, a 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) port is
priced at $8,750 and a 1-Gigabit Ethernet (1-GbE) port is priced at $875.28 terabits per second switch fabric delivering 40 Gbps full-duplex
throughput per line module slot, programmable network processors and a
distributed multi-processor control plane. This
design provides for very low latency and wire-speed performance of all packets
in a flow.8852 +852.2845."
Both the NetIron XMR Series and NetIron MLX Series are powered by
Foundry's innovative Multi-Service IronWare Operating System, which is
designed for high-availability and security.586.439.
Designed specifically for large-scale Service Provider IP/MPLS networks,
Foundry's XMR delivers a unique combination of full-featured routing, carrier-
class reliability, massive scalability, and lower total cost of ownership
compared to competing products. Limelight's selection of the XMR underscores
their endeavor to maintain the highest performance and most efficient content
delivery network in the industry. "We are pleased to further power Limelight's first-class network
with NetIron XMR's superior service availability and quality.

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"Our announcements today
dramatically change the status quo. The actual packet forwarding is performed in hardware and is controlled
by pre-populated forwarding engines contained on each line module. Investors
should review the risk factors described in more detail in our most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K, 10-Q and other SEC reports available free of
charge from Foundry at http://www. "A cost-effective solution that has a mix of Layer 2, routing, and
MPLS capabilities will help give these service providers the flexibility to
expand their customer reach and increase revenue. Foundry's 8,900 customers include the
world's premier ISPs, Metro service providers, and enterprises including
e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness,
government , financial, and manufacturing companies."
NetIron XMR Series routers utilize Foundry's innovative Multi-Service
IronWare Operating System, which is designed for high-availability and
security .net, for Foundry; or Asia/Pacific, Jenny
Liu of Foundry Networks Hong Kong, +852-2273-5993, or jenny@foundrynet .

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As many as one million IP routes and MPLS labels are supported in
hardware system-wide.888.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the
safe harbor created by that section.941. FDR offers operators secure and
robust routing with dual stack IPv4 /IPv6 wire-speed routing performance. is a leading provider of high-performance
enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security, and Web traffic
management solutions including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone
switches, Layer 4-7 application switches, Wireless LAN and access points ,
access routers and Metro routers.

Press Contacts:
North America Europe Asia/Pacific
Pavel Radda Tom Herbst Jenny Liu
Foundry Networks Kaizo Foundry Hong Kong
408.2845."
Featuring Foundry's cutting-edge 5th generation Network Processor based
architecture, the NetIron XMR Series router offers network operators a rich
mix of services, including dual stack wire-speed IPv4/IPv6 routing, as well as
MPLS Traffic Engineered Tunnels, Virtual Leased Lines (VLL), Virtual Private
LAN Service (VPLS), and BGP/MPLS VPN (RFC 2547bis) services. The NetIron XMR
Series routers also offer operators a rich set of hardware based tools for
securing their networks including industry leading wire-speed access control
list (ACL) scalability, Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (Unicast RPF), and
platform Receive ACLs (rACLs) for protecting end-users as well as the
networking infrastructure against rampant attacks through the Internet.

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