Cedar Point Introduces Integrated Reverse Gateway to Bridge Gap between Circuit and VoIP Cable Telephony.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BroadBand broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). Plus 2002 Booth #3720 ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 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 the successful incorporation of integrated "reverse gateway" functionality into its single-chassis SAFARI C(Cubed)(TM) Media Switching System. 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 innovative solution, a first in the cable voice community, enables the handling of both VoIP and circuit switched calls simultaneously on the same next generation packet switch fabric, allowing for the first elegant migration strategy for the more than 5 million cable telephony See cable telephone. subscribers worldwide served today by legacy circuit switches. Moreover, because all calls - including circuit-to-circuit, circuit-to-packet, packet-to-circuit and packet-to-packet traffic -- are handled on the same platform, SAFARI C(Cubed) uniquely enables operators to market the same feature sets to circuit and packet customers. Last month, Cedar Point announced the addition of IP Security and Dynamic Quality of Service (DQoS) features and the first integrated element for the generation of detailed call records in a PacketCable(TM) environment without the need for a separate Record Keeping Server (RKS RKS Rochester Kink Society RKS Record Keeping Server RKS Record Keeping System RKS Roskilde Katedralskole (Denmark school) RKS Rich Kid Syndrome RKS Rock Springs, WY, USA - Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport ) -- all within the same SAFARI C(Cubed) unit. SAFARI C(Cubed), the only integrated carrier-class voice-over-IP solution designed exclusively for the cable industry, will be demonstrated in multiple locations at Broadband Plus/The New Western Show Dec. 4-6 at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. . In addition to the Cedar Point booth (#3720) and CableNET(R), the unit will be shown at the Broadcom (#3739) and ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. booths (#2601). "From the earliest days of cable telephony, operators have been faced with an 'either-or' technological choice," said Mark Galvin, chairman and founder of Cedar Point Communications. "One of the themes that resonated from our discussions with the industry was the desire for a product like SAFARI C(Cubed) that addresses the evolutionary needs of cable system operators who already have entered the voice business." Cedar Point's patented VoiceClass(TM) technology enables circuit traffic to move through SAFARI C(Cubed)'s all-packet environment with no latency (1) The time between initiating a request in the computer and receiving the answer. Data latency may refer to the time between a query and the results arriving at the screen or the time between initiating a transaction that modifies one or more databases and its completion. , allowing the simultaneous switching of any voice traffic (VoIP or circuit) with the same level of voice quality and dependability dependability - software reliability as today's class 5 switches. "Historically, there has been no elegant way to move from legacy circuit switch deployments to the promised VoIP architectures," said Mark Dzuban, executive vice president, cable telephony deployment for Cedar Point. "SAFARI C(Cubed) offers clear advantages to operators who have invested in circuit voice: It provides a migration path to VoIP without the 'forklifting' out of the entire circuit deployment, and offers operators with legacy deployments the ability to ubiquitously market identical feature sets across their entire customer base." 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 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 while increasing network integrity, security and privacy. About Cedar Point Communications Cedar Point Communications is creating and commercializing SAFARI C(Cubed)(TM) Media Switching System, an entirely new category of voice switching equipment tailored exclusively to the broadband cable operator's telephony and broadband media needs. Based on CableLabs(R) PacketCable(TM) specifications, 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 options, and provides an elegant migration path from legacy circuit voice deployments. The company was founded by telephony and data veterans, and has assembled as·sem·ble v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury. 2. an advisory board of cable and broadband communications experts. Cedar Point has received funding from a high-level group of investors that includes 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. For more information, please visit www.cedarpointcom.com. CableLabs(R), PacketCable(TM) and CableNET(R) are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. |
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