ADC Announces Membership in Next-Generation Optical Transport Vendor Interoperability Group.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1998-- -- 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. one of four founding members in D.A.T.A. initiative -- ADC Telecommunications ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) is a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. History In 1935, Ralph Allison founded ADC Telecommunications in the basement of his south Minneapolis home, inventing ADC's very , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ; www.adc.com), today announced that it is a founding member of the new multi-vendor interoperability initiative called D.A.T.A. (Data-Aware Transport Activity). Through its membership, ADC continues its leadership role in the area of next-generation fiber optical transport products. D.A.T.A.'s mission is to define and resolve interoperability issues and demonstrate multi-vendor interoperability in order to facilitate rapid implementation of data-aware SONET/SDH transport. "ADC has been a leader of broadband transport solutions balancing the traffic requirements for a full range of voice, video, and data services," said Wayne Walters, ADC's ATM Transport Director. "ADC was the first to announce and trial next generation virtual path ring technology. ADC's Cellworx Service Transport Node (STN (SuperTwisted Nematic) A passive matrix LCD technology that provides better contrast than twisted nematic (TN) by twisting the molecules from 180 to 270 degrees. See DSTN. ) allows carriers to efficiently offer a breadth of services over a common infrastructure." ADC's involvement in D.A.T.A. and other standards and interoperability groups such as the ATM Forum A membership organization founded in 1991 to promote ATM networking technology. It worked with ANSI and the ITU to set standards. Its first specification in 1992 defined the User-Network Interface (UNI). In 2004, the Forum merged with the MPLS and Frame Relay Alliance. , ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Forum, Bellcore GR on VP rings, ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. T1S1.5, and Universal ADSL Working Group is of strategic importance to its customers, the company, and the industry. D.A.T.A. was formed as a result of carriers' demands that the new generation of products interoperate not only among themselves but also with legacy SONET/SDH networks. D.A.T.A. will accelerate the process of enhancing fiber infrastructure for efficient transport of data services. "As a leading provider of broadband transport products, ADC is happy to work with other vendors to help ensure quality products are available to customers in a timely fashion," said Tony Farinholt, ADC's ATM transport program manager and co-chair of D.A.T.A. "Cellworx STN, ADC's new ATM virtual path ring product, is an example of adding `data-awareness' to a SONET/SDH transport element. The value of our Cellworx STN product to our customers, as well as the value of routers, switches, and legacy SONET/SDH networks, is greatly enhanced if all are available with proven interoperability." About Cellworx ADC's Cellworx STN is THE choice for building competitive, multi-service broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. . The STN enables high-speed access and transport of Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. , voice, data and video through a single network element. Services supported are ADSL, ATM, frame relay and private line with a simplified, integrated network manager for all service types. The Cellworx STN is a next generation network element that combines the best of SONET and ATM, allowing carriers easier, cost-effective architecture for deploying broadband services. D.A.T.A. will be an open forum, in which all vendors interested in advancing standards-based transport may participate. For more information, please visit D.A.T.A.'s booth No. 212 at Next Generation Networks, Nov. 2-3, in Washington, D.C., or D.A.T.A.'s web site, url: www.vprings.com. About ADC ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADCT) is a leading global supplier of voice, video and data systems for telephone, cable television, Internet, broadcast, wireless and private communications networks. ADC's systems enable local access and high-speed transmission of communications services from providers to consumers and businesses over fiber-optic, copper, coaxial and wireless media. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ADC has approximately 7,800 employees around the world and annual sales of $1.3 billion. For additional information, visit our Web site at www.adc.com. |
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