ADC's NewNet SG Signaling Gateway Bridges Traditional Voice and Internet-Based Networks.Business Editors & Technology Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2001 NewNet SG(TM) Delivers Functionality and Control for Converged Networks, Boosts IP Migration Efforts of Service Providers 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) a leading global supplier of fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber , network equipment, software and integration services for broadband, multiservice networks, today unveiled the NewNet SG(TM) signaling gateway platform. NewNet SG gives service providers the ability to move and manage traffic--primarily voice communications--between circuit-switched and IP-based networks. One of the first standards-based and fully distributed signaling gateways, NewNet SG enables seamless interconnection between the public switched telephone network (PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. ) and newer IP data networks. NewNet SG, which converts the SS7 signals of the telephone network into IP data packets, extends the PSTN's call control features and intelligent network elements to an IP domain--bringing the older network's high degree of functionality and reliability to next-generation networks (NGNs). NewNet SG will be instrumental in allowing service providers to offer new services like Voice over IP (VoIP) on the legacy phone network, and to support existing services like Caller ID and Call Waiting on IP NGNs. "Service providers will truly begin to offer IP-based applications and services only when they can guarantee the same level of quality and functionality that they deliver with today's circuit-switched network," said David Opsahl, president of ADC's Enhanced Services Division. "NewNet SG expands ADC's signaling expertise to next-generation networks, offering the reliability and engineered intelligence of the legacy PSTN with the flexibility and speed of IP." NewNet SG, based on ADC's proven SS7 technology deployed in more than 50 countries, is a versatile, stand-alone signaling gateway product that can be deployed in multiple configurations to support a variety of applications and architectures. It can help spur the delivery of new applications and services by interfacing between the databases that support them and the networks on which they run. In addition, NewNet SG can replace expensive and underused long-haul SS7 links for wireline service providers. For wireless providers, it can alleviate mobile roaming costs by replacing dedicated SS7 links in low-traffic areas. While other signaling gateways use proprietary IP interfaces, NewNet SG is based on the IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force SIGTRAN (SIGnaling TRANsport) An IP telephony protocol from the IETF that is used to transfer SS7 signals over IP networks. The telco switch sends SS7 signals to a signaling gateway (SG) that converts them into SIGTRAN packets, which travel over IP to the next signaling gateway or protocol, which makes it easier for service providers to achieve interoperability with existing equipment. SIGTRAN's suite of protocols and adaptation layers is the key transport component in a distributed Voice-over-IP (VoIP) architecture. NewNet SG is an open-system, carrier class and scalable platform. It uses the IETF SIGTRAN protocol to convert SS7 MTP (1) (Message Transfer Part) See SS7. (2) (Media Transfer Protocol) A Microsoft enhancement to the picture transfer protocol (PTP), starting with Windows Media Player 10 in Windows XP. traffic (ISUP (ISDN User Part) See SS7. , SCCP (Signaling Connection Control Point) A layer 3 protocol in an SS7 network that routes a message to the appropriate database. SCCP is used in conjunction with the TCAP protocol for sending queries to databases. See SS7 and TCAP. See also SSCP. and TCAP (Transaction Capabilities Application Part) The protocol used in an SS7 network for sending database queries to a service control point (SCP). The SCP provides the interface to local and remote databases that contain subscriber and routing information. ) to M3UA/SCTP and communicate with IP-based next-generation network elements. It concentrates up to 255 SS7 links for the redundant configuration of client applications. NewNet SG is available on NEBS-compliant Sun Microsystems(TM) servers. About ADC ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC's fiber optics, network equipment, software and integration services make broadband communications a reality worldwide by enabling communications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to consumers and businesses. ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT) is a Fortune 500 company with sales into nearly 100 countries. Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com. |
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