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[June 9, 2003]
net.com Adds The Promina Broadband Shelf
To Switching Platform
net.com announced the Promina
Broadband Shelf (Promina BBS), an addition to its Promina multiservice
access and switching platform. The new shelf brings the benefits of ATM
and IP to the Promina platform, allowing network operators to continue
deriving value from their installed networks while enjoying the benefits
of new services made possible by broadband technologies.
Promina BBS will be used by network operators and carriers to upgrade
any of their Promina products to handle ATM and IP. Consisting of a
broadband access shelf, SCLX and CellXpress ATM access modules, Promina
BBS dramatically extends the capabilities of the Promina multiservice
access platform to include broadband aggregation, IP services, ATM
switching, and broadband service creation. It extends connectivity options
to include OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, DS3, T1, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, STM-1,
STM-4 and STM-16.
The shelf allows Promina network operators to take advantage of new
transport offerings from their local carriers, or upgrade their backbones
to ATM, IP, or MPLS. Improved capacity allows network operators to address
growing bandwidth demands from video and other bandwidth intense
applications while maintaining network reliability and efficiency through
IP and ATM traffic shaping coupled with quality of service (QoS)
mechanisms.
"We continue to invest in and develop our Promina multiservice
access and switching platform to ensure that our customers can enjoy the
benefits of new broadband technologies without requiring a forklift
upgrade," said Stephen Gleave, vice president of marketing for
net.com. "Our current Promina customers have come to trust Promina
for its bullet-proof reliability, and the new Promina Broadband Shelf
allows users to add next-generation service delivery features to the
already extensive list of voice, data, and video services they currently
value and rely upon."
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