ADTRAN To License Instant ISDN Technology; Patent Pending Technology Makes ISDN Configuration Easier than Ever Before.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1996--In a continuing effort to promote ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. as a mass market service, ADTRAN, 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 :ADTN ADTN Administrative Data Transmission Network ADTN Administrative Data Telecommunications Network ) will offer licensing agreements for its Instant ISDN(TM) technology (patent pending) to other ISDN equipment providers. Instant ISDN is a method for simplifying the installation and configuration of ISDN devices. The announcement was made at the Networld+Interop trade show held in Atlanta this week. Instant ISDN is ADTRAN's powerful Automatic SPID (Service Profile IDentifier) A number assigned to an ISDN line by the telephone company that indicates which services the ISDN device can access. The SPID is used by the central office switch, and depending on the type of switch, either one or two SPIDs or none at all Detection technology for Basic Rate ISDN terminal equipment. Instant ISDN eliminates the initial configuration problems users face when attempting to configure ISDN devices with the proper ISDN line parameters. In the past, service profile identifiers and switch type issues have been a major source of ISDN technical support calls for equipment providers and telephone companies. With Instant ISDN, users simply enter ISDN phone numbers, and sophisticated algorithms automatically detect the telephone company parameters needed to install an ISDN modem An alternative name for ISDN terminal adapter. The term is widely used, because the unit looks like a modem, connects to the same serial port as a modem and may support analog phones. See ISDN terminal adapter. or network access device. "Before Instant ISDN, users were required to know and understand complicated ISDN line details that could only be provided by the telephone company. This information was necessary to properly configure ISDN equipment. Instant ISDN automates the configuration process and makes installation simple for the user," Leslie Conway, ADTRAN ISDN product manager, said. Vice President of CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment Marketing Danny Windham said: "Instant ISDN is the latest example of how we are working to make ISDN a more user-friendly service by simplifying the configuration process. By sharing this technology, ADTRAN strives to provide the entire ISDN industry and the consumer with tools to make the ISDN experience fast and easy. With Instant ISDN, ISDN can now mean `It's Simple to Do Now'." ADTRAN developed Instant ISDN for use in its new ISDN modems. The Express XR(TM) and Express XRT XRT A symbol used specifically upon the consolidated tape to indicate a security trading ex-rights. Notes: Typically, a stock will depreciate in price immediately after rights offering expires. (TM) are stand-alone devices that combine terminal adapter and NT1 functionality to provide high-speed access to corporate networks or the Internet using ISDN. The Express XR is a data-only device while the Express XRT provides two analog ports for connecting two analog devices such as a phone, fax machine, or analog modem. "After announcing these new products this past April, we had several vendors contact ADTRAN about the possibilities of licensing the Automatic SPID Detection technology. The interest in Instant ISDN has been positive, and we expect to finalize several agreements in the next couple of weeks," Windham said. Vendors interested in licensing the Instant ISDN algorithms for their ISDN equipment can contact Mark Orcutt, ADTRAN OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Sales, at 205/971-8691. ADTRAN was established in 1985 to design, develop and manufacture advanced transmission products for high-speed digital communications. ADTRAN is a primary provider of DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S , ISDN and HDSL See DSL. HDSL - High bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line digital loop products to Regional Bell Operating Companies and many well known OEMs. The broad selection of customer premises products offered by ADTRAN includes a complete line of DSU/CSUs, a variety of ISDN extension and network terminating products and flexible T1 multiplexers. For more information regarding ADTRAN and its products, call 1-800-326-3700, fax (205) 971-8116, or E-Mail: info@adtran.com. ADTRAN can be found on the Internet at www.adtran.com. CONTACT: ADTRAN, Inc., Huntsville Stacy Thomas, 205/971-8488 sthomas@adtran.com or Leslie Conway, 205/971-8729 lconway@adtran.com |
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