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TI Intros New Members Of DSP Platform
Texas Instruments introduced two new power-efficient digital signal processors (DSPs) able
to deliver up to four T1-spans (96 channels), or voice, fax, and modem data in one square
inch of board space. The new TMS320VC5421 and TMS 320VC5441, containing two and four DSP
cores respectively, can process voice, fax, and modem data in less board space and with
less power-per-channel than other competitive DSPs on the market. These code-compatible,
programmable DSPs, further expand the scope of the C54 DSP generation, which has shipped
more than 250 million units to date. The C5421 and C5441 are designed to enable
telecommunications equipment manufacturers to dramatically increase the number of
communications channels that can be supported within existing equipment racks.
No. 501, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Lucent Announces IP ExchangeComm
Lucent Technologies has announced the availability of IP ExhangeComm, the
first system in its IP Exchange Systems (IPES) family of Internet telephony communications
systems. The system gives businesses a new way to move voice, data, and fax communications
over local and wide area networks, eliminating the need for separate voice and data
networks, and enabling converged applications that can make enterprises more responsive to
customers while reducing operating costs. Developed as part of Lucent's Real World
Networks - Voice Over IP for Enterprise architecture, IP ExchangeComm is based on a
software platform developed by Bell Labs called Mantra. The system's architecture allows
businesses to share resources across multiple locations, eliminating the need to buy,
maintain, and administer a server at each site.
No. 502, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
D2 Technologies Announces vCore
D2 Technologies announced vCore, an integrated software product that provides
voice processing for a variety of converged network products such as DSL Integrated Access
Devices, Packet Cable voice terminals, wireless PBX, IP phones, LAN PBX, and high density
Carrier Gateways. vCore is a complete and open DSP software solution that provides the
basic voice processing functions for a VoIP gateway or a computer telephony server. It
also includes a set of options such as voice coders, fax, caller ID, switching,
conferencing, and speakerphone. vCore's modular design enables the customer to build a
wide variety of cost-effective circuit and packet switched network solutions by adding or
removing software modules. Its open architecture also allows customers to port their DSP
software to different hardware platforms, as well as integrate DSP software modules from
different software vendors.
No. 503, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
RadiSys Announces Latest SBC
RadiSys has announced the availability of its Pentium III single board
computer (SBC) with Intel's new 500 MHz Mobile Pentium III processor. RadiSys's Pentium
III SBC answers customers' demands for a Pentium III processor at the 500 MHz speed, thus
continuing to enhance the RadiSys line of SBCs. Intel's latest process will increase the
SBC's speed, performance, and power, thereby increasing the OEM's productivity in all
aspects of embedded, telecom, and Internet applications. RadiSys's latest SBC, the
PB3000BX-SVE, was developed for the PCI/ISA market. It is based on the Intel 440BX and
PIIX4E chipset. The highly integrated SBC features a wide variety of on-board peripherals,
including Dual Channel Ultra2 SCSI; AGP Video 4 MB VRAM; 10/100 baseTx Ethernet; and dual
EIDE.
No. 504, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
DST Innovis Allies With Ceon
DST Innovis, formerly CableData, and Ceon announced an alliance to deliver flow-through
provisioning of residential and complex business telephony services as an integrated part
of DST Innovis' Intelecable - a customer management and billing system for multiple
service operators (MSO). The alliance will enable Intelecable users to access the Ceon
NetExpress federation server, a fulfillment platform that allows telecommunications and
cable providers a higher degree of flexibility for bundling, provisioning, and managing
voice, video, and data services. "n this era of convergence, we are continually
increasing our scope of services for our customers," said Bob McKenzie, senior vice
president of strategic marketing, DST Innovis. "Integrating Intelecable with the Ceon
NetExpress platform will allow us to service a broader range of customers."
No. 505, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Tundo Announces IP Telephony-Based Boundless PBX Solution
Tundo has announced the availability of its Boundless PBX solutions. Based on
Tundo's Network Telephony System (NTS), the Boundless PBX technology integrates the
customer's existing legacy investments with an IP-based system to provide a clear,
cost-effective migration path from traditional circuit switched networks to reliable,
scalable packet-based telephony. This solution will enable customers to utilize the
features and functionality of the PBX, while enjoying the cost and business benefits of
the IP network. As part of a phased evolution, Sybase has implemented Tundo's Boundless
PBX solution in four locations in the United States, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands,
providing employees with access to a single VoIP infrastructure for voice and data.
No. 506, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
AudioCodes Intros Quad Trunk Digital Media Gateway OEM Platform
AudioCodes announced the introduction of the MP-200 Digital Media Gateway Platform. The
MP-200 is a quad trunk digital media gateway OEM platform, and is MGCP controlled. The new
product is the latest addition to AudioCodes' expanding series of media gateway platforms
for OEMs announced earlier. The MP-200 provides superior voice quality, optimized packet
streaming and advanced silence suppression for up to four E1/T1 digital trunks in a
compact 19-inch 1U enclosure. It enables users to make domestic and international
telephone or fax calls using existing bandwidth consumption and first-grade voice quality.
The MP-200 is designed for service providers in small- and medium-sized points of
presence, as well as large enterprises and is suited to provide branch office solutions.
No. 507, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Trenton Technology Intros Intel 820 AGPset Pentium III SBC
Trenton Technology announced its new 820S1 Pentium II processor-based SBC using Intel's
820 AGPset. The new 820S1 features Intel's faster 133 MHz system/memory bus, providing an
ultra high-bandwidth path for transferring data between main memory/chipset and the
microprocessor. The 820S1 also doubles IDE bandwidth, increasing performance of the I/0
subsystem using the 820 AGPset's ATA/66 interface. Completing the new features of this
next-gen performance SBC is an Ultra2 SCSI interface supporting fast 80 MB transfer rates.
No. 508, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Net to Net Develops Plug-And-Play, Entry-Level DSLAM
Net to Net Technologies has announced the IP DSL Access Multiplexer 4000.
Designed for entry-level DSL Service Providers, the IPD 4000 further lowers the costs and
complexity of offering DSL service. The IPD4000 is truly a plug and play solution,
requiring no configuration at the customer premise or at the DSLAM itself. For more
advanced applications, IP filtering, 802.1Q VLAN support, and other advanced features of
the IPD4000 are easily configured using an embedded Web management system. With the
capability to daisy chain the IPD4000 to other IPD4000 or IPD120000 DSLAMs, new
subscribers can easily be added without disrupting the Internet backhaul or adding new
high-speed uplinks. The IPD4000 also utilizes the same Access Modules and Uplink Modules
as the IPD 120000, making it easy to upgrade to the higher-density IPD12000 DSLAM.
No. 509, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Ridgeway Systems Announces VX-Series
Ridgeway Systems & Software has announced its VX-Series multimedia
applications platforms. Designed for telecommunications companies, service providers, and
large corporations, the VX-Series supports multimedia-enabled calling services to anyone
with a telephone, a PC, and an Internet connection. The platform architecture overcomes
the design limitations of IP telephony gateway and video servers to make multimedia both
feasible and affordable for any business communication. The VX-Series is an open platform
on which a range of emerging multimedia applications and services can be hosted. Service
providers and large enterprises alike can develop and deploy services with high quality
real-time and streaming content, including voice, video, and data.
No. 510, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Vertical Networks Delivers InstantOffice 2.0
Vertical Networks announced a new software release that provide native
multiprotocol voice over IP (VoIP) gateway functionality for its InstantOffice Integrated
Communications Platform. With release 2.0, Vertical networks will offer packet switching,
circuit switching, IP voice, traditional voice, secure Internet connectivity, and open
applications support in a single integrated solution. InstantOffice offers branch offices
and small businesses a best-of-breed platform for today's communications needs and
provides enduring support for their converged network plans of the future. The
InstantOffice integrated VoIP gateway allows branch offices to create "virtual tie
line" IP voice connectivity between sites to lower the cost of interoffice calling
and to conserve bandwidth for other applications.
No. 511, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
WTL To Market With Integrated SS7/IP Solution
World Telecom Labs (WTL) announced a new solution combing IP and SS7 protocols on its
carrier-grade computer telephony switch, then INX. While IP is recognized as the transport
protocol of the future, it was traditionally designed for data applications, which can
survive long network failures. This has posed challenges for telephony applications, where
call control and reliability are mission critical. Based on a proprietary ISUP (ISDN User
Part) stack, WTL has developed an innovative solutions which combines a dual (hence,
redundant) IP infrastructure with SS7 layers, replacing data-oriented TCP layers. OLA
Internet, an emerging ISP in Spain, will use WTL's new technology to interconnect with the
incumbent carrier, Telefonica.
No. 512, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
RADCOM Enhances WireSpeed
RADCOM has announced the first release of major enhancements to the WireSpeed POS 622/155
Mbps analyzer. The new software version 2.60 is a complete POS network development and
support solution. It adds critical online analysis, PPP link negotiation, and new online
filters and triggers to its existing full line rate capture, 350+ protocol support, and
wire speed generation capabilities. More than traditional full-rate traffic generation,
the WireSpeed offers flexible TCP/IP packet building and accurate timestamp. It also
provides simultaneous line-rate analysis of top applications, IP talkers and listeners, as
well as frame size distribution, and IP and HDLC statistics.
No. 513, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
DSPR Offers VoIP DSL Board
DSP Research has announced their VIPER-48 5420/cPCI, a DSP resource board that combines
the speed of the H.110 CompactPCI (cPCI) bus with the power of 24 Texas Instruments 'C5420
DSPs to provide telecom systems integrators and OEMs with a robust and versatile DSP
application board. Designed for computer telephony and telecom infrastructure applications
such as voice over packet (VoP) gateways, the VIPER-48 increases channel density and
reduces the cost of these applications. At 200 MIPS of performance (100 MIPS per core),
the 'C5420 DSP allows for multiple channel or port assignments per DSP. Each 'C5420 on the
VIPER-48 offers 200 kwords of on-chip RAM (100 kwords per core).
No. 514, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Unisphere Helps Carriers Create Next-Gen Services
Unisphere Solutions, a U.S.-based Siemens startup company, announced the introduction of a
software-based switch, the Service Ready Switch-3000, designed to bridge the gap between
telecommunications networks and the Internet, positioning the company as an early mover in
the emerging market for next-gen networking equipment. Because these new services cross
both existing and next-generation networks, the SRX-3000 brings together services running
on different networks - IP, ATM, and TDM - through an open, standards-based design that
breaks carrier dependence on equipment vendors for creating new service. This is a step
towards completely open networks in which third-party developers and carriers can
themselves create new applications and services.
No. 515, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Motorola Announces Two New Vanguard Multiservice Access Routers
Motorola's Internet and Networking Group announced the Vanguard 6435 and Vanguard 6455
multiservice access routers. These routers provide increased performance and high-speed
interfaces to meet the increasing demand for bandwidth-intensive WAN applications. As part
of the Vanguard 6400 series of networking solutions, the Vanguard 6435 and 6455 offer
cost-effective implementation of multi-service data and voice integration, Virtual Private
Network (VPN) capabilities, and broadband services. The routers are designed to handle the
efficient consolidation of multiple serial protocols with voice and LAN traffic over
dedicated or switched connections.
No. 516, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
3Com Unveils Enhanced NBX 100 System
3Com unveiled the newest enhancements to its NBX 100 communications system that puts the
power of IP telephony applications within the reach of businesses deploying a single
network for voice and data communications. NBX 100 communications systems' Release 2
hardware and software has been designed to support larger organizations and more
sophisticated workgroups because the system can be installed with up to 200 system ports.
This enhanced capacity include a new NBX Digital Line card, allowing customers to take
advantage for T1 services for high volume, low-cost connectivity to the local and
long-distance telephone service provider. NBX Analog Terminal cards now support industry
standard analog phones and faxes, increasing customers' flexibility to support diverse
applications. Beyond additional capacity, new software services in Release 2 give the NBX
100 communications system the functionality necessary in managing enterprise inbound call
centers and to minimize outbound calling costs.
No. 517, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Netrix And OpenROUTE Form Nx Networks, Unveil 3000 Series
NX Networks has rolled out its new 3000 Series, which delivers secure voice and data
over virtually any network. The debut of the gateway router is the first step of NX
Networks, which was formed by NETRIX and OpenROUTE. NX Networks has combined high quality
IP voice and routing into a single end-to-end solution for secure voice and data
communications. The Nx Networks 3000 Series is a modular Voice over Virtual Private
Network (VoVPN) Gateway Router designed to provide companies with all the benefits of
convergence with Internet security. This combined voice gateway and data router works over
virtually any network and provides secure voice and data using industry standards such as
IPSec and H.323.
No. 518, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
iBasis Launches Internet Telephony Hosting
iBasis has announced its new Internet telephony hosing services. With iBasis
Internet Telephony Hosting, telephony service providers and international ISPs have access
to a turnkey solution that enables them to quickly begin offering voice, fax, pre-paid
calling, and other value-added VoIP services, with minimal capital investment. These new
services include hosting of voice over IP (VoIP) equipment in iBasis Internet Central
Offices, access to high quality Internet backbone and PSTN termination, and the OSS
necessary for traffic management, reporting, and customer billing.
No. 519, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Analogic Launches VoIPonline
Analogic has announced the launch of VoIPonline, a series of free online
technical seminars discussing voice over IP (VoIP) trends and technical issues facing the
telecom industry today. David Fridley, communications products marketing manager and
product engineer at Analogic said, "Analogic designed the first commercially
available DSP resource card for VoIP in 1995. Since then we have been helping many of the
major players in the industry implement their VoIP gateways. We're creating an opportunity
through the VoIPonline series to share secrets, review new technologies, and give
technical tips that will help engineers get their products to market faster. The industry
runs on 'Internet Time', so time to market and scalability are critical to product
success."
No. 520, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
MIND Announces Call Accounting Solution For Lucent IP ExchangeComm
MIND announced the availability of the MIND PhonEX Call Accounting system for
use with IP ExchangeComm, the first product in Lucent Technologies IP Exchange Systems
family of open, standards-based Internet telephony solutions. MIND PhonEX collects,
records, and stores all call information in a customized database. Users are able to
generate up-to-the-minute reports on their organizations' telephone use, allowing them to
manage their telecom resources effectively. MIND PhoneEX has a powerful Query Generator,
allowing users to instantly generate customized reports and graphs, and perform
comparative call analysis. Reports cam be scheduled and automatically produced,
distributed by e-mail, posted on the Web and printed.
No. 521, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Com21 And TdSoft Sign Agreement For Cable-Based V5.2 Telephony
Solution
Com21 and Tdsoft signed an agreement to create next-generation cable-based
telephony solutions based on the V5.2 PSTN standard for markets outside North America. The
V5.2 standard specifies an open interface for access network systems and was approved by
the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the International
Telecommunications Untion (ITU) for PSTN, ISDN, and leased lines, with concentration and
protection feature. The alliance will enable cable operators to offer affordable,
toll-quality voice and broadband data access as a single, integrated service, leveraging
the existing PSTN infrastructure.
No. 522, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Actel Completes Integral Access PurePacket Field Trial
Integral Access announced that Actel Integrated Communications has successfully completed
initial installation and the first field trials of the PurePacket platform. Upon
successful completion of field testing, Actel will add PurePacket customer premise and
Central Office/Local Exchange equipment to its suite of capabilities to cost-effectively
deliver voice and broadband data services over DSL and DS-1 access links to customers
throughout the Southeast. The addition of Integral Access PurePacket platform to Actel's
equipment base will enable Actel to provide its business customers with an enhanced
portfolio of services with efficient delivery of voice over DSL, high speed Internet
access and LAN interconnection over existing access infrastructures.
No. 523, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Quintum Offers 100 Percent Call Connection Commitment
Quintum Technologies is offering customers a written commitment guaranteeing
that IP voice calls made over its new Tenor MultiPath VoIP Gateway will go through to
completion. The Tenor Gateway allows a low-risk, easy, and affordable implementation of
VoIP into an enterprise's existing network infrastructure, without a trade-off in voice
quality or reliability. Its technology provides businesses the same reliability and voice
clarity that users receive from their traditional phone service, using existing bandwidth
from the corporate intranet. The Tenor MultiPath Gateway monitors voice quality, where
lost packets can produce voice quality below that of the PSTN.
No. 524, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Tekelec Opens TALI SS7/IP Source Code to Industry
Tekelc announced that the TALI (transport adapter layer interface) protocol's source code
implementation for open-system platforms is now available as a free download from its web
site, www.tekelec.com/tali. TALI is being made available to the telecommunications and
Internet industries as part of Tekelec's ongoing effort to promote an open network
convergence solution featuring open interfaces. TALI facilitates migration from
traditional circuit-switched and wireless networks to next-generation packet networks,
including IP telephony networks, by enabling signaling between voice and packet networks.
It is the middleware protocol that allows operators to support call set-up and tear-down,
access full-featured service platforms, and perform diagnostics and monitoring in SS7 or
IP networks.
No. 525, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Galileo Unveils GalNet-3 Architecture Family
Galileo Technology announced the GalNet-3 architecture of converged voice/data network
switch processors. The first products in the family support wire speed switching of vice
and data traffic over Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and Packet-over-SONET. These
products will enable the creation of advanced Layer 3/4/5 voice and data switches for the
enterprise, workgroup, backbone, and the Internet. The GalNet-3 family of converged
voice/data switch processors represents an entirely new class of network switching ICs
designed to handle the needs of mission critical converged voice/data networks. By
providing each type of traffic with dedicated switching bandwidth, GalNet-3 based systems
can enable true converged networks without compromise.
No. 526, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Madge.Connect Eases Implementation Of IP Apps
Madge.Connect, part of Madge Networks N.V., has unveiled a new Third Layer Services (TLS)
Module to help customers that are implementing IP applications in their Token Ring
networks. The module provides Layer 3 connectivity within the switch and improved control
for IP broadcasts on Token Ring. This new module reduces unnecessary network traffic and
frees network resources to handle business critical applications. With multimedia
applications that utilize voice, video, and data becoming more prevalent, the amount of
intensive IP traffic on the network, requiring processing at protocol layers about Layer 2
switching, is rapidly increasing. Operating at Layer 3, the Smart Ringswitch TLS module
from Madge.connect processes inter-subnet traffic within Smart Ringswitch switches,
reducing traffic in and out of existing routers, freeing up bandwidth on the network, and
optimizing the paths between subnets.
No. 527, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
XACCT And Proxima Integrate IP Mediation With Convergent Billing
Proxima Systems and XACCT Technologies announced a strategic alliance. Under the terms of
the agreement, Mystral - Proxima's flexible, open, and integrated customer management and
billing solution for telecommunications operators - will be integrated with XACCTusage,
XACCT's mediation solution for IP networks. The integration of the two products enables
service providers worldwide to create flexible usage-based pricing models for IP-based
services such as voice, video, and data. "Mystral and XACCTusage together provide
Proxima's customers with the competitive advantage of rapidly supporting new pricing
models that reflect quality of service, variable bandwidth, content category, and service
level," said Anil Uberoi, vice president of marketing at XACCT.
No. 528, www.itmag.com/freeinfo |
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