Avail Networks Unveils Metro Services Platform; Frontera 5000 Offers Cost Savings and Flexibility for Traditional and Metro Access Networks.Business Editors SUPERCOMM 2002 ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2002 Avail Networks today announced the Frontera(TM) 5000 Metro Migration Platform as its latest addition to the growing Frontera product family. The Frontera 5000 is purpose-built for incumbent and metro carriers who need to reduce the cost of deploying a wide variety of traditional and emerging services across their optical access facilities. Avail's Frontera 5000 advances the state-of-the-art in access by bridging the gap between existing TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. , Frame, ATM and SONET services and emerging Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. and IP metro access services in a compact platform that establishes new pricing benchmarks. The access portions of traditional copper-based networks are costly bandwidth bottlenecks for service providers. High value services like private line VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. and business class voice are migrating from traditional hub-and-spoke infrastructures to more cost-effective optical and wireless metro networks Metro Networks is a broadcasting outsourcing company based in Houston, Texas. It is a subsidiary of Westwood One, which is managed by CBS Radio. The company operates a number of local and regional news and traffic facilities that provide regular reports to affiliates, together with . These networks require a flexible, low cost, optically enabled access platform such as the Frontera 5000 - capable of delivering traditional, converged, and high-performance optical services. The Frontera 5000 combines switching, routing, network and service 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. , patent-pending bandwidth management Controlling the traffic flow in a network. See bandwidth manager. , carrier-class quality of service (QoS) and traffic-shaping controls with a wide variety of connectivity options such as next-gen SONET and Gigabit Ethernet for delivering voice, data, and Internet services to a broad range of enterprise subscribers. Frontera's unique architecture and functional integration allow these capabilities to be delivered at a fraction of the cost of legacy solutions. More information regarding the Frontera 5000 will be available at SuperComm 2002 in Atlanta, June 4-6 (booth 11631, Hall C2). "Metro service access and transport are in an exciting transition and growth stage these days, and the major related challenge is how to preserve and extend existing profitable services while adding and migrating high bandwidth services to metro Ethernet A metropolitan area network (MAN) that uses a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) backbone rather than SONET/SDH links. Ethernet offers a more economical alternative. In a Metro Ethernet network, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) may be deployed to provide quality of service (QoS). ," said Simeon Iliev, VP Engineering and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Avail Networks. "Avail's approach with the Frontera 5000 is to simplify and cost-reduce access networks with a platform that serves as a flexible gateway for all traditional as well as new metro optical services." Frontera 5000 is targeted at incumbent and metro service providers who need to dramatically lower costs and increase service revenues, reach, diversity, and agility. By deploying Frontera 5000 at the enterprise and/or metro edge of their networks, communications providers reduce capital and operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. , improve revenue and profit per user, reach currently unserved businesses, continue legacy service delivery over optimized access infrastructure, and migrate users to emerging metro-based services. Frontera 5000 is designed to: -- Reside at or near the "customer edge" and metro access points of service provider access networks. -- Reduce carrier capital expenditures by 30% or more by consolidating multiple access functions into a single platform. -- Reduce carrier operating expenditures by simplifying provisioning and ongoing administration procedures. -- Converge data, voice, and video onto a common access facility where needed for service bundling, bandwidth cost savings, and efficiency. -- Extend "metro-class" services to all businesses, regardless of distance from metro fiber rings. -- Optimize metro ring capacity utilization via dynamic bandwidth management and bandwidth allocation techniques. -- Serve single or multiple businesses from a single Frontera 5000 platform. -- Preserve legacy data and voice service revenues while upgrading the access network to completely packet-based architectures. -- Interface easily to upstream next-gen multiservice switches and metro infrastructure. Configurations and Availability Frontera 5000 platforms support a wide variety of subscriber and network interfaces. Initial chassis and option cards for Ethernet, TDM, SONET, ATM, and fiber connectivity will be available in 4Q 2002. About Avail Networks Avail Networks designs, develops, and markets broadband network access solutions that enable communications providers worldwide to save costs while delivering high-value services to small, medium, and large enterprises across metro fiber, traditional wireline, and wireless access networks. Avail's flagship Frontera products deliver multiple services to end-user sites in a variety of subscriber locations and configurations, maximizing service profitability, reach, and agility. Avail is privately held, financed by U.S. and international venture and strategic investors including Blueprint Ventures, EDF (algorithm) EDF - earliest deadline first. Ventures, Blue Chip Venture Company, NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Leasing Capital, Enterasys Networks This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected future events. It may contain tentative information; the content may change as the event approaches and more information becomes available. , and Accton Technology Corporation. For more information, visit http://www.availnetworks.com. Avail Networks is a registered trademark, and Frontera and all other Avail product names are trademarks of Avail Networks, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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