Adax Selects Mindspeed's Network Processor for Use in Next-Generation Wireless Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2004 Mindspeed's Edge Stream Processor and EdgeMaker Firmware Enable Adax to Provide Both High Performance and Multiple Protocols for Wireless Services Mindspeed Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:MSPD MSPD Memory Stick Pro Duo MSPD Matrix Solid Phase Dispersion ), a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, today announced that Adax has chosen Mindspeed's Edge Stream Processor (ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. ) and EdgeMaker firmware for its ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. ) signaling cards currently shipping and deployed in next-generation wireless telecom equipment. "We are pleased that Adax has chosen to use our Edge Stream processors in its wireless networking applications. The flexibility and performance of our ESP products make them ideal for next-generation wireless communications," said Preet Virk, director of marketing for Mindspeed's broadband internetworking systems business unit. Adax products are designed to meet the demanding signaling requirements found in complex telecommunications environments. Based on open systems standards and a common applications programming interface (API), they provide the modular building blocks that can be easily customized. Adax solutions enable customers to deploy their signaling applications efficiently, irrespective of the underlying network interface or architecture. "Mindspeed's ESP processor and firmware combination enable us to provide a superior signaling solution that has all the options available on one board, requires minimal programming and is transparent to the user," commented Barry Zuckerman, Ph.D., president of Adax Inc. "The ESP also enables us to meet the increased performance requirements of next-generation wireless networks." Mindspeed's ESP is a network-optimized processor that combines reduced instruction set computing Noun 1. reduced instruction set computing - (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform reduced instruction set computer, RISC (RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. ) with the benefits of a complex instruction set provided by a specialized communications processor. The EdgeMaker firmware addresses "any-service/any-port" applications and provides internetworking between packet-, cell-, and circuit-based networks, communicating with other system components through the interfaces of the ESP. The ESP processor (CX2751X) and EdgeMaker firmware allow the Adax ATM card maximum flexibility in both protocol and interface options. Interfaces include broadband SS7, SIGTRAN (SIGnaling TRANsport) An IP telephony protocol from the IETF that is used to transfer SS7 signals over IP networks. The telco switch sends SS7 signals to a signaling gateway (SG) that converts them into SIGTRAN packets, which travel over IP to the next signaling gateway or and Frame Relay across T1/E1, OC3 and Ethernet. Protocol options include Broadband SS7 over ATM AAL (ATM Adaption Layer) The part of the ATM protocol that breaks up application packets into 48-byte payloads which become ATM cells when the 5-byte headers are attached. The AAL resides between the higher layer transport protocols and the ATM layer. 2 or AAL5; Classical IP over ATM; 3G Iur, Iub, IuCS and IuPS interfaces; Frame Relay; IP over Frame Relay and LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. over Frame Relay. The result is a universal card and a single platform that is capable of supporting multiple wireless services at speeds up to 155 Mbps. About Mindspeed Technologies(TM) With headquarters in Newport Beach, Mindspeed Technologies Inc. designs, develops and sells semiconductor networking solutions for communications applications in enterprise, access, metropolitan and wide area networks. The company's four key product families include high-performance analog transmission and switching solutions, multiservice access products designed to support voice and data services across wireline and wireless networks, T/E carrier physical-layer and link-layer devices, and ATM/MPLS network processors. Mindspeed's products are used in a wide variety of network infrastructure equipment including voice and media gateways, high-speed routers, switches, access multiplexers, cross-connect systems, add-drop multiplexers and digital loop carrier In telephone communications, a technology that increases the number of channels in the local loop by converting analog signals to digital and multiplexing them back to the end office. equipment. To learn more, visit the company at www.mindspeed.com. About Adax Adax is the industry leader in signalling infrastructure for next generation networks. It provides high performance end-to-end signaling solutions across SS7, IP and ATM networks. Adax has an extensive product set, which includes signaling communications controllers and protocol software; Integrated signaling protocol stack solutions with Partners; and complete signaling gateways. The company's products are standards based, flexible and portable to meet diverse customer requirements and provide interoperability. This enables OEMs and integrators to deploy their signaling application, node or system as quickly and efficiently as possible irrespective of the underlying network interface or architecture. Adax provides signaling solutions for the world's leading communications companies, including Lucent, Nortel, Ericsson, Alcatel, Hughes Software Systems Hughes Software Systems Limited (HSS), previously known as Flextronics Software Systems Limited (FSS) now known as Aricent was incorporated in India on December 30, 1991 with Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a unit of Hughes Electronics Corporation (HUGHES), USA as its principal and Siemens. Typical application areas include Signaling, Voice over IP (VoIP), Media Gateways; Gateway GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. Support Node (GGSN GGSN Gateway GPRS Serving/Support Node GGSN Gateway General Support Node (packet radio service) GGSN Gateway Gprs Support Node GGSN General Gprs Serving Node ) and Serving GPRS Support Nodes (SGSN SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node ) nodes for GPRS and 3G; Intelligent Networks; Base Station Control; Billing Mediation. For more information, visit www.adax.com. 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