Cedar Point Communications, Lucent Technologies Demonstrate Class 5 Circuit-to-Packet Technology for Cable System Operators.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DERRY, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2003 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 technologies for the cable industry, announced today that it has successfully demonstrated the technology needed for cable system operators to migrate from a Class 5 circuit switch to Cedar cedar, common name for a number of trees, mostly coniferous evergreens. The true cedars belong to the small genus Cedrus of the family Pinaceae (pine family). Point's SAFARI C(Cubed) packet-based next generation voice platform. The demonstration, which occurred in Lucent Technologies' Holmdel, NJ facility, shows how lines connected to Host Digital Terminals (HDT HDT Heat Deflection Temperature (plastics) HDT High Dose Therapy HDT Heatpipe Direct Touch (Xigmatek) HDT Heat Distortion Temperature (plastics) HDT Henry David Thoreau ) and Digital Loop Carriers 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. (DLC (1) (Data Link Control) See data link and OSI. (2) (Data Link Control) The data link layer protocol (layer 2) that is used in IBM's SNA networking. See SNA, data link protocol and Microsoft DLC. ) via a GR 303 interface can migrate from a Class 5 switch onto Cedar Point's next-generation platform. The GR 303 interface is a critical element of the unique "reverse gateway" functionality for cable operators that enables SAFARI C(Cubed) to handle circuit and VoIP calls simultaneously over the same next-generation packet fabric. SAFARI C(Cubed)'s support of circuit-to-circuit, packet-to-packet, circuit-to-packet, and packet-to-circuit traffic provides the cable industry with the first elegant migration strategy for the more than 5 million cable telephony See cable telephone. subscribers worldwide served today by legacy circuit switches. "The ability to support the migration path from circuit to packet has been a significant need for cable system operators," said Mark Dzuban, executive vice president, cable telephony deployment for Cedar Point Communications. "The Lucent professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. group has the unique role of bringing the world's richest background in carrier class voice to companies developing innovative solutions for the telecommunications industry. It was vital that we be able to count on their skills and knowledge base for a test of this magnitude for the cable industry." "The demonstration with Cedar Point in our interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. lab will help cable operators deploy VoIP technology quickly and efficiently to their customers," said David Dial, vice president of business development, Lucent Worldwide Services. "We are offering an array of Professional Services capabilities that will help cable operators build their VoIP networks without worrying about network integration and implementation issues In the Business world, companies frequently set-up a connection between which they transfer data. When the connection is being set-up, it is referred to as implementation. When issues occur during this phase, they are known as implementation issues. ." SAFARI C(Cubed) utilizes a unique set of PacketClass(TM) technologies to bring the high quality and reliability of today's Class 5 voice switches to a packet environment. Based on CableLabs(R) PacketCable(TM) specifications, SAFARI C(Cubed) provides superior performance and reliability, significantly reducing capital expenditures, system integration and operations costs for cable operators offering telephony services while increasing network integrity, security and privacy. About Cedar Point Communications Cedar Point Communications has created and commercialized SAFARI C(Cubed)(TM) Media Switching System, the first integrated, packet-based Class 5 voice switch tailored exclusively to the cable operator's telephony and broadband media needs. Based on CableLabs(R) PacketCable(TM) specifications, SAFARI C(Cubed)'s Carrier Class Cable (C "Cubed") architecture is a cost-efficient, less complex alternative to current circuit switched and distributed soft-switching cable telephony options, and provides an elegant migration path from legacy circuit voice deployments. Founded by telephony and data veterans, Cedar Point has assembled a management team and an advisory board that also include cable operations, broadband communications and manufacturing experts. Cedar Point has received funding from a high-level group of investors that includes STAR Ventures, 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, Comcast Interactive Capital and Ascent Venture Partners. The company is based in Derry, N.H., with additional offices in Denver, CO. For more information, please visit www.cedarpointcom.com. CableLabs(R) and PacketCable(TM) are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. |
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