Cedar Point's SAFARI C3 Media Switching System is Participating in CableLabs Summer Conference.Business Editors/High Tech Writers DERRY, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002 Cedar Point Cedar Point is a 364 acre (1.5 km²) amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It is one of the world's largest amusement parks (by ride count) with 69 rides and currently holds the world record for most roller coasters with 17, one Communications, Inc., a leader in packet-based voice switching development for the cable industry, announced today that it is participating in the Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs(R)) Summer Conference August 12-14 at the Keystone Resort Keystone Resort is a ski resort located in Keystone, Colorado, United States. It was founded on November 21, 1970 by Max Dercum. The resort consists of four mountains named Dercum Mountain, North Peak, the Outback, and Independence Bowl, with the first three mountains & Conference Center in Keystone key·stone n. 1. Architecture The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together. Also called headstone. 2. The central supporting element of a whole. , CO. Cedar Point will demonstrate the SAFARI C3(TM) Media Switching System, the first totally integrated Carrier Class Cable (C "Cubed") telephony Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies. solution designed exclusively to enable cable system operators to develop and easily deploy comprehensive, high quality, standards-compliant voice service offerings. The CableLabs Conference demonstrations are intended to showcase content and services that cable television customers will see within the next 12 to 18 months. The Cedar Point exhibit will demonstrate the simplicity an Integrated Switched IP Architecture can provide. The company's highly integrated PacketCable(TM) based solution combines all of the functions (call agent, media gateway controller, media gateway, signaling gateway A network device that converts control signals from one format to another. For example, a SIGTRAN signaling gateway converts SS7 signals of the PSTN to SIGTRAN for transport over IP. Contrast with media gateway. See SIGTRAN. , announcement server, CALEA CALEA Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia) CALEA Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 CALEA Communication Assistance to Low Enforcement Act server, and record keeper server) that currently exist as many elements, and from many individual vendors, into one fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. carrier class voice chassis. Cedar Point also will discuss the Reverse Gateway functionality that provides an elegant migration from legacy circuit switch deployments. The new technology entered initial trial with Comcast Corporation in November, 2001, and will begin field trials later this summer with MetroCast Cablevision. MetroCast Cablevision serves 90,000 homes in Belmont and Rochester, NH and Sanford, ME. "The CableLabs Conferences are invaluable as showcases for new technologies that promise long-term, positive impact on the cable operator's business," said Dave Spear, executive vice president, strategy and market development for Cedar Point Communications. "We look forward to helping the industry explore cost effective, scalable alternatives that accelerate voice revenues for the cable industry." About Cedar Point Communications Cedar Point Communications is creating and commercializing SAFARI C3(TM) Media Switching System, an entirely new category of PacketCable(TM) based voice switching equipment tailored exclusively to the broadband cable operator's telephony and broadband media needs. SAFARI C3 is a totally integrated Carrier Class Cable (C "Cubed") telephony solution that is a cost-efficient, less complex alternative to current circuit switched and distributed softswitching cable telephony See cable telephone. options. The company was founded by telephony and data veterans, and has assembled an advisory board of cable and broadband communications experts. Cedar Point has received $19 million in funding from Charles River Charles River River, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. The longest river wholly in the state, it flows into Boston Bay after a course of about 80 mi (130 km). Navigable for about 7 mi (11 km), its estuary separates the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Ventures, Battery Ventures, Ascent Venture Partners and other investors. The company is based in Derry, N.H. For more information, please visit www.cedarpointcom.com. CableLabs(R) and PacketCable(TM) are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. |
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