Acme Packet Announces Broad Lawful Intercept/CALEA Support for Real-Time Interactive IP Communications.WASHINGTON -- Acme Packet:
Relationships with industry's leading lawful intercept product and
managed services providers:
NeuStar, SS8 Networks, Verint and VeriSign;
Supports intercept provisioning by CMS messaging in MSO cable
networks
E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]Acme Packet(R) today at ISS ISS See Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). World announced broad support in its Net-Net session border controller A Session Border Controller is a device used in some VoIP networks to exert control over the signaling and usually also the media streams involved in setting up, conducting, and tearing down calls. (SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. ) for global lawful intercept (LI) capabilities that enable service providers to comply with complex, evolving regulations worldwide such as the US Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) is a United States wiretapping law passed in 1994 (Pub. L. No. 103-414, 108 Stat. 4279). In its own words, the purpose of CALEA is: CALEA Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 CALEA Communication Assistance to Low Enforcement Act ). Service providers delivering real-time, interactive IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. such as voice, video and multimedia face significant challenges in building cost effective, scalable, LI-compliant solutions. Acme Packet is working with leading product vendors and trusted third-party service providers - NeuStar, SS8 Networks, Verint and VeriSign - to provide a complete solution for LI. In addition, for MSO (1) (Multiple System Operator) Typically refers to a cable TV organization that owns more than one cable system, but it may refer to an operator of only one system. cable networks, Acme Packet supports the dynamic provisioning of the targeted subscribers by the Call Management Server (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ). E[acute accent]In the solutions announced today, Acme Packet's Net-Net SBC is the intercept access point in an IP network. Provisioning of the target subscriber in the SBC is performed by SS8 Networks' lawful intercept platform Xcipio(TM) or Verint STAR-GATE products or within SIP signaling messages sent to the SBC by the CMS in a MSO cable network. The Acme Packet SBC forwards intercepted call data and content to the SS8 Networks or Verint delivery functions which in turn provide trusted, secure interfaces to law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). . E[acute accent]Acme Packet and its product partners SS8 Networks and Verint support 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 from NeuStar and VeriSign. Service providers use those third-party managed services of Neustar and VeriSign to meet their law enforcement compliance needs while remaining able to keep their focus on delivering innovative, high-quality subscriber services. E[acute accent]"With these lawful intercept solutions, service providers can deploy VoIP and other real-time interactive IP communications with confidence that they are compliant with CALEA and similar government regulations worldwide for assisting law enforcement in conducting authorized electronic surveillance," commented Seamus Hourihan, Vice President Marketing and Product Management at Acme Packet. "As the standards evolve, meeting these requirements and attaining Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. will require new capabilities. Acme Packet and our partners will continue to support the changing requirements in a timely fashion." E[acute accent]Satisfying lawful interception requirements in IP networks E[acute accent]An LI solution requires sending call data (the voice over IP signaling messages) and call content (the actual voice media packets) to one or more law enforcement agencies for detection and storage. This intercept must be transparent or undetectable to the both the target subscriber and to the service provider's management systems. In addition, each law enforcement agency Noun 1. law enforcement agency - an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation - a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice eligible to receive the intercepted call must not be aware that other agencies are also intercepting the call. For IP networks, which utilize separate signaling and media protocols and paths, these requirements present a challenge. E[acute accent]By using the Acme Packet Net-Net SBC in an LI solution, the target subscriber will see no difference in the quality (latency/jitter) or IP addressing of their intercepted call because all signaling and media traffic always flows through the Net-Net SBCs. Transparency from the perspective of multiple law enforcement agencies and service provider management systems is provided by SS8 and Verint products and NeuStar and VeriSign services. E[acute accent]These solutions are applicable for both Internet Telephony Service Providers (communications) Internet Telephony Service Providers - (ITSP) Companies providing IP Telephony. and integrated, network facilities-based providers. They allow service providers to quickly respond to government mandated LI requirements in an increasingly uncertain environment in which criminals and terrorists seek to exploit IP communications networks. E[acute accent]SS8 Networks' Xcipio product line is an open-architecture, real-time, highly secure, high performance lawful intercept platform which provides state-of-the-art intercept capabilities for the provisioning, access, delivery, and recording of authorized communications. Supporting the lawful intercept requirements for domestic and international markets, Xcipio is designed to meet the specific needs of different networks and is capable of intercepting all forms of communications content - from next-generation packet wireline, wireless and cable networks to traditional circuit-switched systems. E[acute accent]Verint STAR-GATE lawful intercept solutions for communications services providers offers a comprehensive system for the interception, administration and delivery of targeted communications. STAR-GATE streamlines communications interception and delivery and reduces network complexity, with a single point of administration for virtually any combination of communications technologies - from traditional circuit-switched to multimedia, VoIP, Push-To-Talk Over Cellular, broadband and ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. networks. Verint is a market leader for lawful intercept solutions with mature products deployed in over 25 countries around the world. E[acute accent]NeuStar's Fiduciary Services enable communication service providers to rapidly implement scalable and affordable legal compliance and revenue assurance solutions. These services help contain capital and organizational costs related to the compliance of mandated services, and the management of fraud in the provider's network. NeuStar's Fiduciary Services team is experienced with the rapid integration and deployment of managed legal compliance services throughout a service provider's footprint. As the "Service Provider Agent", NeuStar manages service providers' obligations to produce customer records under subpoena subpoena (səpē`nə) [Lat.,=under penalty], in law, an order to a witness to appear before a court. A subpoena ad testificandum [Lat. and court order, and to provide law enforcement agencies with assistance under electronic surveillance law, including CALEA. E[acute accent]VeriSign NetDiscovery(TM) is a managed solution for provisioning, access, and delivery of call information from service providers to law enforcement agencies. VeriSign NetDiscovery services support end-to-end compliance with government regulations and judicial requirements for advanced technologies such as VoIP, push to talk, and wireless. VeriSign assists providers in responding to requests for delivery of subscriber information, historical billing/call detail records, and real-time lawful interception. E[acute accent]About Acme Packet E[acute accent]Acme Packet, the leader in session border control, enables service providers to deliver premium, interactive communications - voice, video and multimedia sessions - across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family has been selected by 9 of the top 10, and 16 of the top 25 service providers in the world to satisfy critical security, service assurance and law enforcement requirements in wireline, cable and wireless networks. These deployments support all applications - from trunking to hosted enterprise and residential services; all protocols - SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS and H.248; and all border points - peering, access network and data center. For more information, contact us at +1 781.328.4400, or visit www.acmepacket.com E[acute accent]About NeuStar, Inc. E[acute accent]NeuStar is a provider of essential clearinghouse services to the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. communications industry and Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. around the world. NeuStar operates directories that manage virtually all telephone area codes and numbers, and enables the dynamic routing of calls among thousands of competing communications service providers. In North America, the network of every telecommunications service provider A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. is either directly or indirectly connected to NeuStar's centralized clearinghouse, virtually every telephone call placed is routed using NeuStar's system, and every telecommunications service provider is one of NeuStar's customers. Visit NeuStar online at www.neustar.biz E[acute accent]About SS8 Networks E[acute accent]SS8 Networks, Inc. provides a complete range of messaging, lawful intercept, and signaling solutions that enable service providers to profitably operate converged networks - bridging PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. and IP capabilities. The company's carrier-class products allow network operators to optimize their investment in traditional, legacy networks and seamlessly transition to next generation networks. SS8 Network's solutions are installed in tier one wireless and wireline networks worldwide and are also distributed through a channel of major international switch vendors. SS8 Networks is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. More information is available at www.ss8.com E[acute accent]About Verint Systems Inc. E[acute accent]Verint Systems Inc., headquartered in Melville, New York Melville is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, 14,533 people resided there. , is a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for communications interception, networked video security and business intelligence. Verint software, which is used by more than 1,000 organizations in over 50 countries worldwide, generates actionable intelligence through the collection, retention and analysis of voice, fax, video, email, Internet and data transmissions from multiple communications networks. Verint is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, 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 : CMVT CMVT Converse Technology ). Visit us at our website www.verint.com E[acute accent]About VeriSign E[acute accent]VeriSign, Inc. operates intelligent infrastructure services that enable businesses and individuals to find, connect, secure, and transact across today's complex, global networks. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisign.com |
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