Basil Alwan, President of Alcatel-Lucent's IP Division and Head of Network Strategy, discusses rethinking core networks to meet new demands. The core network must scale to support new technologies and traffic growth while improving efficiency. Alcatel-Lucent's 7950 XRS core router family provides 5 times more density, 66% less power consumption, and a single platform for IP routing, MPLS switching, and infrastructure services without compromise. This positions Alcatel-Lucent to address the full $10 billion+ service provider routing market.