ADC Enhances IP Connectivity for Avidia Next-Generation DSLAM; Combination 10/100 Ethernet Uplink and DSLAM Management Card Dramatically Reduces Cost of Connecting to IP Networks.Business Editors/High Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2001 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 announced the addition of the Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. Avidia(R) Management Card (FAMC FAMC Fitzsimons Army Medical Center FAMC Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University) FAMC First American Monetary Consultants, Inc. ) to the Avidia family of next-generation DSLAMs. The FAMC features a 10/100 Fast Ethernet uplink that provides carriers and enterprise network users with a cost-effective alternative for handling Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) transport within their DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary networks. Integrating the IP interface onto the management card also provides Avidia users with the industry's most robust management functionality, while saving valuable DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. real estate. "A growing number of DSL networks, both carrier and private, require a direct IP link to effectively handle IP-based services," said John Frederick, ADC's vice president of marketing for Avidia. "With the FAMC, Avidia users now have the mechanism to drive IP traffic more efficiently, through a direct uplink to core IP switches. This enhancement is designed to meet the growing needs of major carriers that are migrating away from ATM and smaller carriers that have an embedded IP network." The FAMC is in customer trials around the world with ADC carrier and enterprise customers alike. Most notably, HELTEL in Helsinki, Finland; Roxborough Telephone in Canada; and the Shoaguan Branch of China Railway Communication Co. Ltd., a major carrier in China. HELTEL is leveraging the advantages of the FAMC to implement DSL in its IP environments. China Railway is using the FAMC to provide DSL connectivity to small businesses surrounding several of its railway stations where an IP uplink is the most efficient and effective way to transport limited traffic. The FAMC offers service providers the flexibility to connect to either IP or ATM-based networks. This flexibility helps reduce potential costs associated with networking hardware such as core switches and routers. More than just providing transport, the FAMC supports IP bridging and routing functionality that enables a higher level of internetworking protocols within the system. These enhancements, coupled with Avidia's advanced management and security features and multi-service DSL capabilities offer carriers a best-in-class integrated DSL access platform. In private network environments, the FAMC seamlessly integrates into existing ADC Campus(TM) networks, acting as a DSL/IP hub and providing enhanced management, traffic handling and other functionality. ADC's Campus line is a versatile symmetric DSL system deployed worldwide to deliver reliable high-speed enterprise connectivity to corporate campuses, universities, medical complexes and military facilities. The FAMC is available now and competitively priced at $5,995. ADC has one of the most comprehensive lines of last mile DSL solutions available in the world, including multi-service DSLAMs, high-performance customer premise equipment, OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. software, and integration services. About ADC ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC tailors high-quality, custom solutions of network equipment, fiber optics, 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 nearly 100 countries and is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq 100 Index Nasdaq 100 Index A market-capitalization-weighted index of the largest and most active nonfinancial domestic and international issues listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. . Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com. Editor's Note: For a high resolution photo, go to www.adc.com/photos |
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