[December 19, 2002]

Acme Packet Attains (3)Works Certification From Level 3 Net-Net Session Border Controllers

Acme Packet announced that its Net-Net session border controllers have attained (3)Works certification after successful completion of interoperability and compatibility testing with Level 3 Communications' advanced VoIP network, (3)Voice SM. (3)Works is a voice certification program conceived to enable software developers and equipment vendors to test against Level 3's SIP interface and to ensure compatibility between Level 3's (3)Voice services and the world's leading IP communications and equipment solutions. The (3)Works network is a sophisticated IP telephony network built to provide an open testing environment for next-generation intelligent network services.

To achieve (3)Works certification, Acme Packet successfully executed test plans relating to SIP signaling and RTP transport and demonstrated the compatibility of its SIP-based Net-Net products with Level 3's (3)Voice services. Level 3 provides (3)Works participants with the ability to make both inbound and outbound calls, with both call paths utilizing it's next-generation signaling infrastructure. Because the program is specifically designed to test interoperability with the Level 3 SIP interface, all products and networks to be tested must be built in compliance with the IETF SIP standard.

"Achieving (3)Works certification is an additional proof point for our service provider customers and prospects that an Acme Packet session border controller deployment will be highly interoperable with other connected service provider and enterprise SIP networks," said Andy Ory, president and CEO, Acme Packet. "With its (3)Works network, Level 3 is driving the development and adoption of real-time IP communications by providing a challenging environment for companies like Acme Packet to test the compatibility of our products against an IP service provider with a global infrastructure."

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