[March 19, 2007] NexTone Teams With Cavium Networks for Enhanced SBC Tweet SAN JOSE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- NexTone(R), a leader in session border controllers and scalable session management solutions for VoIP, multi-media, and IMS network interconnects, announced today it is working with Cavium Networks to embed its OCTEON Processors in NexTone's products. Cavium Networks has supplied NexTone with boards that integrate its OCTEON Multicore MIPS64(R) Processors for use in NexTone's latest version of its Session Border Controller (SBC). Leveraging a carrier-hardened, Linux-based software architecture and standardized hardware components, the NexTone SBC offers service providers a fast, flexible, and fully-upgradeable solution to secure their VoIP and IMS networks. This announcement with Cavium Networks demonstrates the flexibility of NexTone's solution and the ability to upgrade to the fastest hardware available. Editor's Note: For more information on NexTone's Enhanced SBC, see "NexTone Expands SBC Features and Sets Real-world Performance Benchmarks on Linux-based Platform" announced on March 14, 2007. With Cavium Networks OCTEON Multicore MIPS64 processor, NexTone is able to double the line-rate for SBC media functions from existing performance of 2 Gbps to 4 Gbps. The Cavium Networks OCTEON Multicore MIPS64-based media engine includes significant troubleshooting and monitoring capabilities. NexTone is now able to bring to its customers the capability to isolate and monitor individual call flows from among tens of thousands of other calls without impacting the overall performance--a process that was previously very difficult. NexTone achieved a 400 percent increase in development productivity for a carrier-class system design in less than a year using the Cavium Networks OCTEON Multicore MIPS64 processor. The OCTEON processors' standard C, C++ programming language support, standard operating system support such as Linux, and GNU development environment enables NexTone to develop code quickly and add new features in the future to meet customer demands. The OCTEON Multicore MIPS64 processor also enables NexTone to easily integrate third-party tools and software into its enhanced SBC. COMMENTARY Sridhar Ramachandran, CTO, NexTone - "With NexTone's carrier-hardened, Linux-based software architecture and a platform based on Cavium Networks' OCTEON Multicore MIPS64 processors, we are able to quickly bring a range of enhanced SBC features to market. This hardware-accelerated, software-based approach to SBCs enables NexTone to quickly implement new functionality such as line- rate encryption with almost elastic scale using Cavium Networks' Multicore MIPS64 processors." Amer Haider, Director of Strategic Marketing, Cavium Networks - "Utilizing a platform based on Cavium Networks' OCTEON Multicore MIPS64 processors allows NexTone to bring a variety of next-generation SBC products to market faster and with higher performance compared to alternative approaches." MULTIMEDIA SUPPORT -- Session Management and Intelligent Interconnects -- The NexTone SBC -- Industry Benchmarking -- Recent NexTone news -- IdeaConnect - the NexTone blog About Cavium Networks Cavium Networks is a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications and security applications. Cavium Networks offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access & service provider equipment. Cavium Networks processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference designs and other services. Cavium Networks principal offices are in Mountain View, CA with design team locations in California, Massachusetts and India. For more information, please visit: http://www.caviumnetworks.com. About NexTone NexTone(R) develops intelligent session management and interconnect systems for service providers who want to rapidly expand their reach and accelerate VoIP and multimedia revenues. NexTone's IntelliConnect System provides service providers with visibility and intelligence to exchange, optimize, secure and bill for voice and multimedia sessions flowing across diverse IP and IMS network boundaries. More than 550 service providers and enterprises worldwide use NexTone's IntelliConnect System to manage technical complexities, optimize business economics, and remove partnership hurdles. NexTone is a recipient of the Maryland Technology Champions Awards for 2006. The company ranks number one in Deloitte's 2006 Technology Fast 50 Program for Maryland, and is one of the Top 50 companies for Deloitte's 2006 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, and life sciences companies in North America. NexTone is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, with domestic and international offices worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.nextone.com. OCTEON(TM) and NITROX(TM) are trademarks of Cavium Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. (C) Cavium Networks, Inc. 2007. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]