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LAUREL
ANNOUNCES MULTISERVICE OVER MPLS FOR LAYER 2 TRAFFIC
Laurel
Networks,
a start-up based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, announced a
Multiservice over MPLS implementation based on the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) Draft Martini working document,
which establishes a standard method delivering Layer 2 traffic
over an MPLS backbone. The
Laurel solution would enable service providers to offer ATM, Frame
Relay and Ethernet Private Line services, as well as Internet
access, transit, peering and virtual private networks (VPNs), over
an MPLS backbone. Laurel
Networks said its forthcoming ST200 service edge router has
completed a multivendor interoperability trial across an IP/MPLS
backbone that included routers from Cisco Systems and Juniper
Networks. http://www.laurelnetworks.com/LN_press_release_090601.htm
Laurel
Networks, September 6, 2001
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In
June, Laurel
Networks unveiled details on its forthcoming ST200 IP/MPLS
service edge router. Key
attributes of the system include a distributed architecture
for all major routing and forwarding functions.
It will offer per-customer routing tables, traffic
shaping, class-based queuing and differentiated services (IETF
diffserv). An
extensive range of hardware-based counters will collect the
statistics needed by service providers to correlate service
delivery with service billing.
Each ST200 line card can simultaneously support any
combination of DS-3 through OC-48 service running any type of
protocol (Frame Relay, ATM, POS, PPP or TDM).
Lab trials are currently underway.
Commercial availability is expected in Q4.
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Laurel
Networks is headed by Atul Bansal, previously president of
FORE Systems' Network Control Technology.
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Since
its founding in October 1999, Laurel Networks has raised $77
million in capital. Investors
include New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Trinity Ventures,
Worldview Technology Partners, WorldCom Venture Fund, Rein
Capital, and CommVest.
ATHEROS
SHIPS FIRST 802.11A WLAN CHIPSET IN VOLUME
Atheros,
a fabless semiconductor start-up based in Sunnyvale, California,
began volume shipments of its 5-GHz Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
chipsets. Publicly
announced customers include Card Access, Intermec, Proxim, TDK and
others. Atheros
anticipates next-generation 802.11a WLAN products based on the
Atheros AR5000 chipset will begin appearing this fall.
The Atheros two-chip set solution delivers data rates up to
54 Mbps compliant with the IEEE 802.11a 5GHz wireless LAN
standard. It can also
provide speeds up to 72 Mbps in Atheros Turbo Mode.
The devices are manufactured in standard-process
0.25-micron digital CMOS. Atheros
is offering access point and client card reference designs for its
chipset. Pricing is
listed at under $35 in OEM quantities of 100,000 units.
http://www.atheros.com/news/volumeship.html
Atheros,
September 6, 2001
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In
May, Atheros
secured $66.7 million in third round venture financing.
Investors include Fidelity Management & Research
Company, Bowman Capital, Evercore Ventures, Levensohn Capital
Management, Mitsubishi International Corp., Presidio Venture
Partners, Proxim Inc., Sumitomo, TDK, August Capital,
Foundation Capital, New Enterprise Associates and InveStar
Semiconductor Development.
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In
June, TELEC, the official Japanese certification agency,
approved Atheros' 5-GHz wireless LAN reference designs for
both wireless LAN cards and access points for use in Japan.
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Last
month, IEEE 802.11a technology was selected for licensed
"telematics" applications in the specially
designated 5.850-5.925 GHz band by the Dedicated Short Range
Communications (DSRC) 5.9 GHz Standards Writing Group, a
sub-group of American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM). The
group, which is sponsored by the Federal Highway
Administration, is testing telematics applications, such as
vehicular public safety, electronic toll-taking, commercial
vehicle operations, and information sharing.
Emerging telematics applications could, for example,
warn drivers of nearby emergency vehicles and traffic
congestion, allow consumers to easily pay a bridge or road
toll wirelessly, and download music files when they pull up to
a gas station or into their garage.
http://www.astm.org/
http://www.atheros.com/news/telematics.html
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Atheros
was founded by Teresa H. Meng, a professor at Stanford
University. Richard
A. Redelfs, formerly general manager of 3Com’s Wireless and
Home Connectivity Division, joined Atheros as president and
CEO in October 1999.
NARUS
ADDS DESTINATION SENSITIVE BILLING TO IP USAGE ACCOUNTING
NARUS
introduced an IP mediation system designed to allow managed
service and transport backbone carriers to issue bills based on
the routes and destination of transported traffic.
Specifically, the new Destination Sensitive Billing package
allows the carrier to break down sent or received traffic into
four sub-categories; local and long-haul on-net and local and
long-haul off-net. NARUS
predicts that IP transport will evolve from flat rate to
usage-based pricing that reflects the actual utilization of a
carrier’s network resources.
http://www.narus.com/news/09_06_2001_destination_billing.htm
NARUS, September 6, 2001
COLUBRIS
ADDS IPSEC AND L2TP SECURITY TO ITS WIRELESS ROUTERS
Colubris
Networks announce the upcoming availability of IPSec and L2TP
security features for its wireless LAN routers.
Colubris said recent publicity concerning the flaws in WEP
(the current solution for wireless LAN security) expose wireless
installations to eavesdropping risks.
Colubris’ new VPN security features will be released in
early October as a free upgrade for its CN1050 product.
http://www.colubris.com/
Colubris Networks, September 6, 2001
EQUANT
NAMES ONI SYSTEM AS A PREFERRED METRO OPTICAL SUPPLIER
ONI
Systems announced a multimillion contract to supply its optical
networking systems to Equant.
Equant
plans to use the ONI equipment to light fiber that it has
purchased for local POP interconnects to its long-distance
wavelengths. Deployment
is already underway in London and Paris.
Equant’s city networks will be under the global
management control of network operations centers (NOCs) in France,
Singapore and the US. Financial
terms were not disclosed. http://www.oni.com/index.jsp?nextURL=%2Fnews%2Fpr%2Fview.jsp%3Fid%3D4301
ONI Systems, September 6, 2001
CANADA’S
SHAW REPORTS 610,000 @HOME CABLE USERS
Canada’s Shaw Communications has signed up 610,358
high-speed Internet customers as of September 5, 2001.
The company has also signed up over 350,000 digital cable
customers, making it the largest such provider in Canada.
http://www.shaw.ca
Shaw, September 6, 2001
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