ASC and Jetstream to Collaborate on Voice over DSL Solutions.VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1999-- Partnership to Address Scalability of Integrated Voice and Data Services Advanced Switching Communications (ASC ASC Ambulatory surgery center, see there ), a leading supplier of Broadband Services Access Platforms for the Central Office (CO), and Jetstream Communications, the Voice over DSL (VoDSL) leader, today announced a partnership for providing network solutions for Integrated Communications Providers (ICP (1) (Internet Cache Protocol) A protocol used by one proxy server to query another for a cached Web page without having to go to the Internet to retrieve it. See CARP and proxy server. ) delivering voice and data services. The partnership's solution advances the scalability and affordability of these networks. "VoDSL, a technology that Jetstream pioneered, is key to the emerging market for integrated services over unified connections. It lets service providers deliver more over the existing copper plant. By enhancing our solution with ASC, our networks can scale to high customer densities, so that service providers can achieve the potential of this market," said S. Sundi Sundaresh, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Jetstream. Asghar Mostafa, president and CEO of ASC, said, "Delivering integrated services over packet networks is a revolution that has begun in earnest. We're thrilled to pair with an industry leader like Jetstream. Through this partnership, we have an integrated services network solution that scales -- and that creates a very compelling business case." The companies have completed interoperability testing of Jetstream's CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment and voice gateway products with ASC's RBOX family, and will co-market solutions to Integrated Communications Providers. About the Integrated Service Solution Jetstream's family of VoDSL Integrated Access Device An IAD is a customer premises device that provides access to wide area networks and the Internet. Specifically, it aggregates multiple channels of information including voice and data across a single shared access link to a carrier or service provider PoP (Point of Presence). (IAD) products reside at the subscribers' offices and carry all of their voice and 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. traffic over a single copper subscriber-line connection. By packetizing the voice signals along with the LAN traffic over the DSL connection, they can carry up to 16 simultaneous voice channels and can allocate bandwidth dynamically between voice and data traffic. They connect to the service provider's network through standard DSLAMs, typically co-located at local Central Offices. The DSLAMs then interconnect to an ICP's regional switching center. As customer densities grow, the ICP adds additional DSLAMs in each Central Office, requiring multiple, expensive egress See ingress. trunks. ASC's RBOX Broadband Services Access Platform aggregates the traffic from the DSLAMs to a single high-speed connection to the regional switching center. The rightsized high-speed trunk from each Central office to the switching center leverages statistical gain, avoids the expense of multiple and underutilized low-speed trunks, and allows the network to scale. Other functions provided by the ASC platform are protocol interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. , so that the ICP can mix and match ATM- and Frame Relay-based DLSAMS as they see fit, and traffic engineering, so the service providers can support Quality of Service guarantees. About Jetstream Communications Jetstream Communications Inc., the leader in VoDSL solutions, develops, manufactures and markets broadband access products for next generation local telecommunications networks. Jetstream's products are rapidly becoming the standard for integrated voice and data service delivery to the small-business and high-end-residential communications markets. Based in Los Gatos, California “Los Gatos” redirects here. For the Argentine rock band, see Los Gatos (band). Los Gatos is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 28,592 at the 2000 census. , Jetstream is a privately- held, venture-backed company led by a seasoned management team consisting of veterans from both the telecommunications and data communications industries. Investors include Mohr, Davidow Ventures, Crosspoint Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund and Canaan Partners. For additional information visit http://www.jetstream.com or phone 408.399.1300. About ASC Advanced Switching Communications is the winner of Telecommunications magazine's "Hot Pick Startups to Watch" for 1999, and both the "Top 25 Hot Startups" and "1999 Hot Products" awards from Data Communications magazine. It was also recently named a Telecom Business(TM) Top 500 firm. ASC is a privately held communications-equipment company in Vienna, Virginia. ASC is headed by a management team from high-technology industry leaders including 3Com (Nasdaq: COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ), Ascend (Nasdaq: ASND ASND A Streetcar Named Desire (play) ), AT&T (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :T), and U.S. Robotics. ASC's web site is http://www.asc1.com . RBOX(TM) is a trademark of Advanced Switching Communications, Inc. Jetstream is a registered trademark of Jetstream Communications, Inc |
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