CableLabs Issues RFP for VOIP Interface Equipment For Commercial Applications.LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- Key cable operators aiming at offering voice services for small-business and commercial customers joined with CableLabs(R) today to issue a request for proposal (RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. ) for Multi-Line multimedia terminal adapter See ISDN terminal adapter. terminal adapter - Terminal Adaptor (ML-MTA) equipment. RFP responses are due August 12 with the anticipation that equipment would be available for testing later this year. CableLabs is working with its members to collect information from manufacturers regarding ML-MTA that comply with CableLabs' DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. (R) 2.0 and PacketCable(TM) 1.0 specifications. Based on the current state of DOCSIS technology and the business needs of many cable operators, a minimum eight-line unit is specified. By providing a common set of technical requirements for an ML-MTA for this emerging application, CableLabs anticipates that this may provide enough scale that it will enable suppliers to offer this product economically in a timely manner. The RFP is available on the CableLabs website http://www.cablelabs.com/downloads/ML_MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. _RFP.pdf for vendors to download. Any questions or comments should be directed to Jerry Bennington via email at j.bennington@cablelabs.com. Founded in 1988 by members of the cable television industry, Cable Television Laboratories is a non-profit research and development consortium that is dedicated to pursuing new cable telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. technologies and to helping its cable operator members integrate those advancements into their business objectives. Cable operators from around the world are members. CableLabs maintains websites at www.cablelabs.com, www.packetcable.com, www.cablemodem.com, www.cablenet.org, and www.opencable.com. CableLabs, DOCSIS, CableHome, PacketCable, OpenCable, OCAP OCAP Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Canada) OCAP Open Cable Application Platform (middleware software specification) OCAP Out of Control Action Plan , CableCARD(TM), and CableNET are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. Go2Broadband(SM) is a service mark of CableLabs. |
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