ADC Kentrox Obsoletes DSU/CSUs; New Class of Service Delivery Units Provides Monitoring and Control At Network Access Point.PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 1999--ADC Kentrox, a subsidiary of 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 (Nasdaq:ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ), today announced an innovative service delivery solutions platform that redefines network access. The new approach to solving network access needs of today's enterprise networks includes a new class of Service Delivery Units (SDUs). Available in the ServicePoint(tm) portfolio, the SDU SDU State Disbursement Unit (child support enforcement) SDU Service Data Unit SDU Staff Development Unit SDU Social Development Unit SDU Standard Dial-Up SDU Sustainable Development Unit SDU Service Delivery Unit offers service delivery options and features product enhancements via in-band software download. Enterprise customers now get standard digital service (T1/FT1) termination, end-to-end Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. circuit monitoring, and control of how their network bandwidth is used in a single package. The SDUs enable the network manager to control the explosion of wide-area network (WAN) bandwidth demands. Service providers will use the SDUs to quickly deploy new high-value managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality to their customers, helping them retain and grow their customer base and increase revenues. "Buyer interest in architected networking services -- VPNs -- as a form of network outsourcing is already growing, and within ten years this kind of service will make up most sales to businesses. These new services require a completely new relationship between carrier and buyer, and a new device at the boundary between the enterprise and the service provider network," commented Tom Nolle, President of CIMI CIMI Certified Infant Massage Instructor CIMI Catalina Island Marine Institute CIMI Consortium for Interchange of Museum Information CIMI Canadian Institute for Market Intelligence CIMI Committee on Integrity and Management Improvement (US EPA) Corp., strategic network consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" , located in Voorhees, NJ. "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. Kentrox's ServicePoint is an example of such a device." Redefining Network Access: The TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center Paradigm Wide-area networking access costs are projected to grow from nine percent to over 22 percent of the Information Technology (IT) budget by the year 2000. Network managers need a solution to monitor which applications and users are consuming the most bandwidth, match bandwidth and service choices to business needs, and control how their bandwidth is being used. Bears, Stearns & Co. predicts that $1.1 billion will be spent in bandwidth management Controlling the traffic flow in a network. See bandwidth manager. products by the year 2002. "Think of it as traffic shaping Using methods to keep traffic flowing smoothly in a network. Although the term is often used synonymously with "traffic engineering," traffic shaping deals with managing the network moment to moment, whereas traffic engineering refers to the overall strategies employed in a network. based on business objectives," said Olaf Nielsen, Product Line Marketing Manager, ADC Kentrox. "For example, it makes sense to give customers ordering products via the Internet higher priority of service than customers who are just browsing." Terminate, monitor and control are the foundation of the SDU. Customers can identify and monitor how their WAN is being used, and ensure they have purchased the right amount of bandwidth. Other monitoring features include the ability to deliver end-to-end metrics on delay, data delivery and availability. This provides users with performance reports that verify actual performance against service level agreements (SLAs). Delivering features not found in any WAN access device today, the SDU gives network managers the ability to control how bandwidth is used for specific applications, users, web pages or even by department, which service is used for which applications, and the security of the delivered information. With these features, the SDU redefines the access demarcation from a simple physical line termination to a service access demarcation point The location within a home or office where the lines from the telephone company connect to the customer's lines. , where the service provider terminates WAN services and the enterprise user accesses those services. Based on policies, the enterprise user now can match traffic flows to WAN services, optimizing purchased services and controlling WAN access costs. "Delivering new network access solutions, and the SDU are strategic directions and a logical migration for ADC Kentrox," stated Clyde Jenkins, Vice President and General Manager of ADC Kentrox. "As a market leader in DSU/CSUs, we see network access changing. The delivery of managed services is a top priority for service providers. And, our enterprise customers will need to manage and control these services and their WAN traffic more efficiently as network traffic grows. The ServicePoint portfolio provides the tools that deliver value-added services, better manage enterprise networks and control WAN resources." Solutions Tailored to Applications The ServicePoint 2000 T1/FT1 Service Delivery Units hardware platform can be adapted to changing network requirements. The SDUs can be preloaded with ServicePoint Terminate or Monitor software today, or the devices can be upgraded in the future with the Control software (release date - mid-1999), with a simple in-band download. The ServicePoint 2040 is a stand-alone SDU with one T1 port and one V.35 port, offering reliable T1/FT1 connectivity for high-speed data applications. The ServicePoint 2140 includes an extra T1 add/drop port for voice traffic (T1 PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). port), as well as business data to integrated service offerings. Both models have an embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. SNMP agent (networking) SNMP agent - A software process that responds to queries using the Simple Network Management Protocol to provide status and statistics about a network node. and local Ethernet port A socket on a computer or network device for plugging in an Ethernet cable. See WAN port. , as well as in-band access options. The ServicePoint Modular Access Software portfolio includes easy-to-use reporting and element management software tools. --- The ServicePoint Reporter, ideal for small and medium-sized networks, graphically displays key statistics on circuit performance -- availability, delay, and data delivery rates for up to 50 nodes. With this information, the user can compare actual network performance against the purchased SLAs, isolate performance problems between the LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and WAN, determine appropriate bandwidth needs, and obtain an accurate picture for circuit troubleshooting and network planning. -- Customized ServicePoint Reports Pack for Concord's Network Health(R) automated reporting solutions, gives network managers the ability to make critical network management decisions in an informed and timely manner, optimizing network performance and availability. -- ServicePoint Explorer is a real-time monitoring tool that enables enterprise users to identify Top Talker applications and protocol distribution, set user alarm thresholds, and analyze traffic patterns at the application and network layers. -- ServicePoint Installer is an intuitive, Windows-based setup and diagnostics utility that allows the user to easily install and troubleshoot new circuits. -- Alarms Utility integrates ServicePoint SDU monitoring into HP OpenView(R) Network Node (networking) network node - (node) An addressable device attached to a computer network. If the node is a computer it is more often called a "host". Manager allowing the user to verify network layout. Price and Delivery The ServicePoint 2000 Series Service Delivery Units will be available in February 1999, with pricing (U.S. list) as follows: -0-
ServicePoint 2040-t T1 SDU $1,695
ServicePoint 2040-tm T1 SDU $2,495
ServicePoint 2140-t T1 Add/Drop SDU $2,195
ServicePoint 2140-tm T1 Add/Drop SDU $2,995
ServicePoint Reporter $ 995
ServicePoint Explorer $5,995
ServicePoint Installer N/C
ServicePoint Alarms Utility N/C
Service options include installation in the U.S. and Canada, and maintenance contracts. For information on the ADC Kentrox ServicePoint solutions or other network access products, visit or website at www.kentrox.com or call 800/733-5511. About ADC Kentrox ADC Kentrox, the Network Access Company(tm), is a leading supplier of network access and ATM WAN access concentration equipment for global voice/video/data networking. The company holds a preeminent market position in T1 DSU/CSUs and CSUs and is a pioneer in 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 and ATM connectivity products. Based in Portland, Oregon, ADC Kentrox is a subsidiary of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN. ADC Telecommunications (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 co·ax·i·al adj. Having or mounted on a common axis. coaxial Adjective 1. Electronics (of a cable) transmitting by means of two concentric conductors separated by an insulator and wireless media. ADC has approximately 8,000 employees around the world and annual sales of $1.4 billion. For more information on ADC Kentrox, please call 800/733-5511 or visit our Web site at http://www.kentrox.com; for more information on ADC Telecommunications, visit our Web site at www.adc.com. |
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