GENBAND Inc. and Resolute Networks have completed extensive interoperability testing between the Resolute CMX-1614 Circuit Emulation Component Module and GENBAND’s G6 Universal Media Gateway (News - Alert). GENBAND is a provider of IMS-based telecommunications applications and infrastructure products to enable converged IP multimedia services, while Resolute provides circuit emulation pseudowire sub-system and technology solutions.

 

The interoperability validation was initiated by specific requests from Tier 1 network equipment providers. Pseudowire solution preserve legacy services while also enable the creation of a next-generation network. They enable an operator to package any service, legacy or emerging, and send it into the network in a common format to preserve the original features while delivering end-to-end OAM&P (operations, administration, maintenance and provisioning).

 

The Resolute CMS-1614, when used at a remote site with the G6 Universal Media Gateway as the central site circuit emulation aggregator, enables network equipment providers to realize the benefits of pseudowire. They may give service providers an open/standards-based platform for quick deployment to address a variety of needs for such services.

 

The announce will enable Resolute’s network equipment providers to offers service providers direct interconnection for millions of TDM voice customers using high performance access networks directly into carrier networks. They may do this via the G6 gateway, and without the need to replace their existing PBX (News - Alert) implementations. Resolute customers support a number of major access markets including carrier Ethernet, PON, DOCSIS cable and fixed wireless.

 

"The proving of interoperability between Resolute and GENBAND is an early indication of a trend that will have significant implications for the Circuit Emulation Services (CES) market," said Don Sparks, vice president of product management and architecture at GENBAND. "The rapid growth in packet-based infrastructure means that CES is ever more important to service providers that have decided to converge all their voice and data services. The huge installed base of TDM-based customer equipment and the increasing pressure to keep CAPEX as low as possible means that forklift infrastructure replacement of enterprise voice and data equipment is a central concern for operators' customers. By using CES in the access network, service providers support their customers using existing equipment while utilizing new high performance access network infrastructure."

 

"This is another example of the maturity of the SAToP and CESoPSN circuit emulation standards," said Ron Cohen, CTO of Resolute Networks. "The standardization work of the last few years at the IETF, ITU-T, MEF and MFA on circuit emulation services is now allowing service providers to choose the optimal packetized voice solutions, whether it is VoIP or CES, from a variety of vendors, to suit the needs of their specific networks and applications."