Cedar Point Integrates Protection Switching, Key Features into SAFARI Cable Voice System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DERRY, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 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., the leader in integrated packet-based voice switching technologies for the cable industry, today announced the latest release of its SAFARI C(Cubed)(TM) Media Switching System, with features that deliver reliability, operational simplicity and versatility to cable system operators offering 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. services. SAFARI C(Cubed) is the only totally integrated carrier class switch that incorporates -- at no additional cost -- all of the components that make up the PacketCable(TM) voice switching infrastructure, eliminating the need for operators to purchase, maintain, upgrade and regression test separate Call Management Servers, Media Gateways, Record Keeping Servers, Announcement Servers, Signaling Gateways 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. , Ethernet Switches A device that connects clients and servers to each other in an Ethernet network. See switched Ethernet. and 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 servers. Release 3.0 incorporates new features that enhance SAFARI C(Cubed)'s ability to offer simplified, cost-effective, high quality voice services, including: Protection Switching that ensures the availability of service across the fully-redundant architecture; complete 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. with OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. systems in support of end-to-end voice delivery; announcement functions that have been integrated into SAFARI C(Cubed); and a Session Initiation Protocol (protocol) Session Initiation Protocol - (SIP) A very simple text-based application-layer control protocol. It creates, modifies, and terminates sessions with one or more participants. Such sessions include Internet telephony and multimedia conferences. It is described in RFC 2543. (SIP) interface to voicemail servers. "Our early recognition of the difficulty of maintaining and operating a distributed voice architecture was instrumental in our choice to create the industry's first totally integrated, single-chassis solution," said Mark Galvin, chairman and founder of Cedar Point Communications. "Unlike solutions that piece together various elements of the voice architecture, Release 3.0 is a true carrier-class packet switch that enables cable operators to offer service, reliability and features that exceed those offered by incumbent voice providers." Benefits of Release 3.0 include: -- The ability of the Protection Switching software to detect the failure of active cards and immediately switch traffic to cards in standby mode A sleep mode in a portable computer that provides an almost immediate resumption of operation when turned back on. In standby mode, the hard disk and display are turned off, and the CPU is throttled down to its lowest-power state. , preserving existing calls and limiting interruptions of service; -- New enhancements to SAFARI C(Cubed) and 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 SafariView(TM) Element Management System in support of all OSS functions, including service creation, subscriber provisioning and billing, performance reports and all public service obligations. -- Reduced integration costs, greater operational simplicity and superior cable system operator control over the announcement functions. Trials currently are underway with several top tier cable system operators in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "Over the past several months, we have moved quickly to distance SAFARI C(Cubed) from other voice-over-IP solutions that have been extended to the cable industry," said Mark Dzuban, vice chairman of Cedar Point Communications. "Our ability to enable cable operators to support the government's law enforcement efforts, our QuickStart system for rapid turn-up of voice services and the reliability features we announced today provide entry to primary line service that is unmatched by distributed softswitch architectures or by best-effort providers." The only integrated carrier-class voice-over-IP solution designed exclusively for the cable industry, 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. 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 as a PacketCable(TM) qualified voice switch tailored exclusively to the broadband cable operator's telephony and broadband media needs. SAFARI C(Cubed)'s totally integrated Carrier Class Cable (C "Cubed") telephony solution is a cost-efficient, less complex alternative to current circuit switched and distributed soft-switching cable telephony See cable telephone. 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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