Agilent Technologies' New NGN Analysis System Helps Service Providers Make Next-Generation Networks as Reliable as Existing PSTN.Business Editors and High Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001 Troubleshooting, QoS Monitoring Tools for Softswitched Networks Help Speed Network Rollout, Assure Customer Satisfaction Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : A) today introduced the Agilent NGN (Next Generation Networks) An umbrella term for mixed voice and data networks running over the IP protocol. See IP Multimedia Subsystem. Analysis System to help service providers make softswitch-based next-generation networks as dependable as the existing circuit-switched 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. (public switched telephone networks), resolving customer problems faster and ensuring higher service quality. The new system enhances Agilent's portfolio of Operation Support Solutions for next-generation networks, which include NETeXPERT, Firehunter, acceSS7 and acceSS7IP. "By decoupling Decoupling The occurrence of returns on asset classes diverging from their normal pattern of correlation. Notes: Take for example stock and corporate bond returns, which normally rise and fall together. service and signaling intelligence from the voice transport, softswitches enable service providers to develop unique services in a more timely fashion," said Stefan Pracht, marketing manager of Agilent's NGN Operations. "The biggest challenge, however, is the integration and operation of these new network devices in the existing infrastructure. The Agilent NGN Analysis System will enable service providers to identify and resolve network and integration problems faster and more efficiently, increasing customer satisfaction and accelerating service rollout." The NGN Analysis System enables service providers to monitor the signaling between the softswitch (also known as media-gateway controllers) and the media-gateway. In addition to integrated call trace and protocol analysis, it creates a Call Flow Record (CFR CFR See: Cost and Freight ) for each call, containing all messages related to the call, including addressing and routing information, quality metrics and release cause codes. The solution also runs on standard PC hardware. Multiple users can use a simple Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. to access any application and any call record. The Agilent NGN Analysis System assists service providers in resolving customer problems faster by giving immediate access to the entire call information and related signaling messages, even after the call has been terminated. Presenting the signaling information graphically in Message Sequence Diagrams allows users to quickly and easily trace every step of the call and quickly identify why a call has failed. The NGN Analysis System also provides signaling troubleshooting capability for the most widely available softswitch protocols SGCP (Simple Gateway Control Protocol) The first IP telephony protocol to use a master/slave relationship with a softswitch as the master. Proposed to the IETF by Christian Huitema, SGCP is simpler than H.323. See MGCP/MEGACO. and MGCP See MGCP/MEGACO. MGCP - Media Gateway Control Protocol . About Softswitches Softswitches are the heart of next-generation telephony networks. These networks combine traditional public switched telephone networks (PSTN) and IP-Telephony networks. Softswitches allow service providers to separate voice transport, call control and services into discreet network elements, enabling seamless communication between these devices. The switches provide a faster and more cost-effective way to develop and deliver new and unique services, enabling service providers to choose the best-in class solution at very level. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. With 48,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent had net revenue of $10.8 billion in fiscal year 2000. Information about Agilent can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com. |
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