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RPR
ALLIANCE NOTES PROGRESS ON STANDARDS FOR RESILIENT PACKET RINGS
The IEEE 802.17 Working Group, which is developing
standards for resilient packet ring (RPR) technology, last week
agreed on the outline of the final draft and made significant
progress toward a final standard.
The first draft standard is now expected in Q1 2002.
RPR is being developed to support carrier-class,
service-level-agreement (SLA)-based metro Ethernet, IP and TDM
services. The
Resilient Packet Ring Alliance, an industry advocacy group, said
the technology would enable metropolitan area service providers to
build high-speed, survivable ring networks designed for IP and
other packet data. http://www.rpralliance.org/
The RPR Alliance,
September 19, 2001
BROADCOM,
GENESIS MICROCHIP AND TI PROPOSE DIGITAL INTERFACE FOR CONSUMER
ELECTRONICS
Broadcom, Genesis Microchip and Texas Instruments
introduced a cross-platform digital interconnect standard for
interconnecting a range of consumer electronic devices, such as
DVD players, high-definition television (HDTV) and digital set-top
boxes. The consumer
electronics extension maintains backwards compatibility with the
current DVI 1.0 standard and is designed for high-definition video
and cinema-quality, surround audio over a single cable.
To encourage widespread adoption of the standard, the
companies believe that the consumer electronic extension of DVI
1.0 should be royalty-free. http://www.genesis-microchip.com/
http://www.ti.com
http://www.broadcom.com
TI, September 19, 2001
TELIA
DIVESTS ITS SERVICE PROVIDER OPERATIONS IN SPAIN
Telia sold its Spanish service provider, Telia
Iberia, to Cableuropa S.A., which trades under the name Ono.
Cableuropa S.A. will take over the company with its 60
employees, and will continue to offer IP-services to customers.
The sale generates a capital loss for Telia of
approximately SEK 150 million (US$14.3 million).
Telia said it continues to streamline its business and give
priority to operations in the Nordic region and the Baltics.
http://www.telia.com
Telia, September
19, 2001
ADC
INTRODUCES COMPACT CMTS
ADC introduced a compact version of its Cuda Cable Modem
Termination System (CMTS) for smaller population centers, suburban
areas and multi-dwelling units.
The Cuda 1000, which is designed for networks with 20,000
homes or less, supports DOCSIS 1.1 and EuroDOCSIS.
It offers one downstream channel, either four or six
upstream channels, and four 10/100 BaseT Ethernet ports allowing
multiple IP connections. It features multiple dedicated processors
for wire-speed packet and protocol processing, support for RIP V2
and OSPF routing and is AC powered.
ADC’s Cuda 1000 series will come in three hardware
configurations at a starting price of $26,000.
http://www.adc.com
ADC, September 19, 2001
- ADC’s
high-end Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch is a 14-slot
access & routing platform that aggregates high volumes of
cable modem and other IP traffic for transport over backbone
data networks and the Internet.
The system is based on several custom ASICs and
programmable network processors.
It offers DOCSIS
1.1 and DiffServ capabilities.
It also leverages MPLS to enable wire-speed per-flow
traffic control and allows cable operators to control and
properly monitor individual flows for multiple services from
multiple ISPs. ADC’s
CMTS also adds support for the internal BGPv4 routing
protocol, which complements existing support of the RIP v1/2
and OSPF v2 protocols, and in many cases eliminates the need
for separate edge and WAN/MAN platforms.
In June, ADC said its Cuda 12000 platform had been
deployed by more than 30 cable operators worldwide.
NORTEL
NETWORKS DELIVERS ITS IP CONTACT CENTER
Nortel Networks began offering a VoIP solution for extending
enterprise call centers to geographically disbursed agents,
including home-based customer call agents for handling peak loads
or special events. Nortel
Networks’ IP Contact Center products are based on the
company’s Symposium contact center applications in an IP-enabled
environment using the Meridian 1 or Succession Communication
Server for Enterprise (CSE) 1000.
Agents would be equipped with Nortel Networks’ i2004
software phones. The
company cited a study that estimates 46% of call center agent
seats will be based on multi-channel IP platform technology by the
year 2004. http://www.nortelnetworks.com/corporate/news/newsreleases/
Nortel Networks,
September 19, 2001
MARCONI
SUPPLIES DWDM FOR IRIS NETWORKS IN TENNESSEE, ALABAMA
Marconi announced a multi-million dollar partnership to
supply its DWDM equipment to IRIS Networks, a consortium of 11
independent telephone companies serving Tennessee and Alabama.
The deployment over an existing SONET ring infrastructure
includes Marconi’s SmartPhotoniX DWDM platform, which is
optimized for 10 Gbps and is expandable up to 160 wavelengths.
Initially, IRIS will have channel capacity at 2.5 Gbps.
The contract marks Marconi’s first major DWDM sale in
North America. Other
recent Marconi DWDM wins include Telecom Italia, Fibernet
(Germany), Telfort (Netherlands), Belgacom (Belgium) and Finnet
Group of Finland. http://www.marconi.com
http://www.iristransport.com
Marconi, September 19, 2001
INTELSAT
COMPLETES IP MULTICAST VIDEO STREAMING FIELD TRIAL
Intelsat completed an IP multicast video streaming field
trial that demonstrated the feasibility of transmitting multicast
streams to multicast-enabled terrestrial networks over its
existing satellites. The
test carried outbound 4 Mbps streams from Verestar's teleport in
the US using Intelsat’s 802 satellite.
The Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) acted as one
of the receiving ends with a 128 kbps return channel.
Two different streaming systems -- Cachestream and
Infolibria -- were tested over a common IP multicast distribution
platform. The
multicast network was extended into CAT's terrestrial network
traveling over six hops and including five routers and five
separate LANs, all running protocol independent multicast - sparse
mode. http://www.intelsat.com/news/press/2001-20e.asp
Intelsat, September 19, 2001
- In
April, Intelsat issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for
the purchase of a next-generation broadband satellite system.
The RFP includes one geostationary Ku/Ka-band satellite with
options for up to four more spacecraft that could be used for
last mile access for small office-home office users.
Intelsat already has 10 satellites on order, representing a
total investment of more than $3.2 billion, for launches
planned from this year through 2003.
YOTTAYOTTA
RAISES $26 MILLION FOR ITS MASSIVELY SCALABLE NETWORK STORAGE
YottaYotta, a start-up developing massively scalable
network storage, raised $26 million from key international players
in storage, networking and software infrastructure. YottaYotta’s
massively parallel distributed systems will enhance existing
storage infrastructure from firms such as EMC, Hitachi Data
Systems (HDS), Compaq, Sun, IBM, Network Appliance, HP, Brocade,
McData, QLogic and Dell. Investors
in this round include: Banc of America Securities of Palo Alto
(Communications and Software Infrastructure), Noble Networks of
New York (Communications and Internet Infrastructure), Bombardier
Trust UK of London (Corporate Pension Fund), Davenport Capital
Ventures of Boston (Optical Networking, e-Commerce and Broadband
Media), The Grosvenor Funds of Washington D.C. (Broadband
Telecommunications Infrastructure and Internet Technologies), Optical
Capital Group of Columbia (Optical Networking and Software),
Morgan Keegan of Memphis (Storage, Networking and Data),
Desjardins of Quebec City (Pension Fund) and TechnoCap of Montreal
(Networking, Storage and Enterprise Software Infrastructure).
http://www.yottayotta.com/
YottaYotta, September 19, 2001
- YottaYotta is developing an
architecture for networked storage that eliminates storage
controller bottlenecks and enables massively scalable storage
for wide area networks. The
company's name refers to the term yottabyte, which is one
trillion terabytes of data.
The company is headquartered in Kirkland, WA and
maintains R&D facilities in Edmonton, Alberta and Boulder,
CO.
- In
February, YottaYotta acquired Qlogic's AdaptiveRAID
intellectual property for an undisclosed sum.
The deal includes Qlogic's R&D facility in Boulder,
Colorado. Qlogic
plans to refocus its efforts on iSCSI and InfiniBand.
TOSHIBA
INTEGRATES 802.11B AND BLUETOOTH WIRELESS IN NOTEBOOKS
Toshiba America
Information Systems announced new Tecra 9000 Series and Portege
4000 Series notebook PCs that integrate both Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b)
and Bluetooth wireless technology.
Both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antennas are embedded directly
into the lid of the notebook for optimal signal strength.
http://www.toshiba.com/
Toshiba, September
18, 2001
SIEMENS
ICN US NAMES NEW CEO
Siemens Information and Communication Networks (ICN)
US named Mark A. Floyd as president and CEO.
Floyd previously served as president and CEO of Efficient
Networks, a company he founded in 1993.
Efficient Networks was acquired by Siemens in April 2001
for $1.5 billion. Siemens
ICN's subsidiaries include Siemens Carrier Networks, Siemens
Enterprise Networks and Optisphere Networks. Complementing these
businesses is Unisphere Networks, a Siemens affiliate.
http://www.icn.siemens.com/icn/news/2001/01091901.html
Siemens, September 19, 2001
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