ADC's Cuda 12000 CMTS Receives PacketCable Qualification; Qualification Marks Another Milestone for the Cuda 12000.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2003 ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (Nasdaq:ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ; www.adc.com) today announced that the Cuda(TM) 12000 CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) A computerized device that enables cable modems to send and receive packets over the Internet. It inserts IP packets from the Internet into MPEG frames and transmits them to the cable modems via an RF signal. (cable modem termination system A cable modem termination system or CMTS is equipment typically found in a cable company's headend, or at cable company hubsite and is used to provide high speed data services, such as cable internet or Voice over IP, to cable subscribers. ) has received PacketCable(TM) qualification in CableLabs(R) Certification Test Wave 26. "PacketCable qualification is another significant milestone for ADC and the Cuda 12000 CMTS, and a step forward in allowing cable operators to offer advanced multimedia services for their customers," said Hilton Nicholson, president of the IP Cable Business Unit for ADC. "This is also a major achievement for ADC's engineering team that developed and built the technology that allowed the Cuda 12000 to receive this important industry qualification." Built on top of the industry's DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. (R) 1.1 (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications) cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. infrastructure, PacketCable is a CableLabs-led initiative to define a common platform to deliver advanced real-time multimedia services over two-way cable plant, including voice over IP (VoIP). ADC's Cuda 12000 is currently deployed in some of the world's only VoIP-enabled networks, including Kabel NRW NRW Nordrhein-Westfalen (German Federal State; Capital Düsseldorf) NRW Non-Revenue Water NRW Northern Right Whale NRW Nicolson-Ross-Weir (measurement technique) NRW Nonradioactive Waste and Kabel BW in Germany and Multikabel in the Netherlands. ADC's Cuda 12000 is the world's most widely deployed carrier-class CMTS platform with more than 800 units in use worldwide. DOCSIS 1.1 and PacketCable(TM) qualified, it provides MSOs with a foundation for delivering advanced multimedia services such as VoIP and gaming. About ADC ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC offers high-quality, value-added solutions of network equipment, software and systems integration services that enable communications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to consumers and businesses worldwide. ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT) has sales into more than 100 countries. Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com. PacketCable, DOCSIS and CableLabs are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. |
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