May 1999
FlowPoint 2200V
FlowPoint Corporation
180 Knowles Drive Suite 100
Los Gatos, CA 94030
P: 403-364-8300
F: 403-864-8301
Web: www.flowpoint.com
DSL is letting its voice be heard - literally. Initially perceived as a high-speed data
solution, DSL is gradually being rolled out in various areas across the country, and the
bandwidth it makes available to users means that it can be equally supportive of both
voice and data applications. Many CLECs/ISPs who originally saw themselves as providing
only high-speed alternative to dial-up Internet access via DSL are now finding that
integrated voice over DSL is a very real way for them to claim a chunk of the enormous
voice market, particularly if they look at certain key market segments.
DSL fits nicely in between T1 lines and dial-up access, providing a cost-effective
alternative for groups of end users who would like broadband but who can't justify the
cost of a private T1 line: small businesses, hotels, co-ops, etc. This is exactly the
market that FlowPoint is going after with their 2200V integrated access device. The 2200V
is a four-port SDSL solution aimed at small businesses. Over a single copper pair, the
2200V offers four ports of voice and a four-port Ethernet hub that can connect directly to
a LAN to allow high-speed data capabilities as well.
SDSL can offer small businesses up to 2.3 Mbps symmetric connectivity - more than
sufficient bandwidth to maintain the necessary space for full QoS for the voice ports and
still provide plenty of room for data applications. Bandwidth is allocated dynamically, so
that unused bandwidth is available for data functions such as Internet browsing and file
transfers, but voice is prioritized so that is immediately receives the necessary QoS to
provide a toll-quality connection.
The FlowPoint 2200V is a customer premise device that connects to a standard copper
pair, allowing for simple installation on both the part of the service provider and the
end user. There is no need to roll a truck to terminate additional copper to the end user,
and the 2200V passes most Class 5 and Centrex services, such as call waiting and call
forwarding, allowing carriers to still provide (and charge for) these lucrative features.
Also, there is no need for a confusing wiring closet on the customer premise. On the
central office end, the FlowPoint 2200V is fully compliant with Jetstream Communications'
CPX-1000 voice gateway and with any DSLAM that utilizes Rockwell's 2B1Q single-chip
transceiver.
The 2200V integrates an SDSL modem with a four-port 10BaseT Ethernet hub (RJ-45
connectors) and includes four POTS ports (RJ-11) with codecs and one DSP for voice
processing, supporting AAL2/ATM, Frame Relay, and IP standards. The POTS ports are
standard analog ports, allowing for connection to analog telephones, fax machines, and
modems, and the voice is uncompressed, allowing for accurate, full-speed transmission of
fax and modem signals.
In addition to providing integrated voice/data capability, the 2200V includes routing
and bridging features, supporting common Internet/intranet protocols such as SNMP and
TCP/IP, and optional firewall and virtual private network (VPN) software. The VPN software
includes L2TP tunneling and 56-bit encryption, and it can be activated through the
purchase of a software-loaded key.
The four-port POTS FlowPoint 2200V will be available June 15, 1999, at a price of $995.
A future version of the FlowPoint 2200V, scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of
1999, will scale to 12 analog ports.
CTKit-150/SPIRIT-6040E
RadiSys Corporation
5445 NE Dawson Creek Drive
Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA
Phone: 503-615-1100
Fax: 503-615-1115
Web: www.radisys.com
Two new releases from RadiSys Corporation show the company's continued influence and
importance in the computer telephony marketplace. First, they have announced the release
of CTKit-150, a PCI-based computer telephony development kit aimed at large-scale CTI
developers and VARs. Designed to fit inside most Windows NT workstations, CTKit-150
installs with little effort and provides a variety of resources for developers, including:
a GUI-based design program; sample applications for H.323, VoIP, and fax; and additional
online support. There is also an online library of telecom algorithms, such as G.729,
G.729A, G.726, G.723.1, Echo Canceller, DTMF, AGC/VOX, Call Progress Monitor, and V.17
Fax.
CTKit-150 is built on a dual Texas Instruments TMS320C6201 DSP board, a dual E1/T1 I/O
daughter board, and the RadiSys Telecom Application Specific Kernel-6000 (TASK-6000). With
this toolkit, developers are able to design and bring to market multi-channel,
multi-algorithm applications for the IP and computer telephony markets.
Hand in hand with this release, RadiSys has also announced the release of their single
board voice gateway, SPIRIT-6040E. The SPIRIT-640E is a CompactPCI-compliant, single-slot
gateway that includes dual Ethernet capability - voice traffic is able to flow freely on
one line while the other is able to manage QoS parameters or link with other gateways in
the system. The SPIRIT-640E is ideal for OEM applications as a component in
high-availability, mission-critical telecom applications, since it supports both the
CompactPCI hot-swap specification and the H.110 TDM bus interface.
Additionally, RadiSys's TASK-6000 integration tool is optionally available on the
SPIRIT-6000E, which also supports the same telecom algorithms as the CTKit-150 (listed
above).
These two complementary product releases demonstrate RadiSys's continued interest in
the telecom marketplace. The CTKit-150 is available now, and the SPIRIT-640E should be
available as a prototype by June of this year. Production of the SPIRIT-640E should begin
by the third quarter of 1999, with a list price beginning at $4,920. |
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