Chantry Networks Co-Founder Speaks At IEEE 2003 International Conference on Communications.Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2003 Executive Vice President Brian Collie collie, breed of large, agile working dog developed in Scotland during the 17th and 18th cent. It stands from 22 to 26 in. (55.9–66 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 50 to 75 lb (22.7–34 kg). Served on Panel on "3G & WLANs: Competing or Complementing;" Discussion Focused on Wireless for Public Networks Chantry chan·try n. pl. chan·tries Ecclesiastical 1. An endowment to cover expenses for the saying of masses and prayers, usually for the soul of the founder of the endowment. 2. Networks, the provider of the world's first routed wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area solution, participated in this week's IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 2003 International Conference on Communications The International Conference on Communications (ICC) is an annual international academic conference organised by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Communications Society. . Chantry's co-founder and executive vice president for product operations, Brian Collie, was a panelist discussing "3G & WLANs: Competing or Complementing" at the conference, which draws an international audience from large-scale enterprises, national and international carriers and communications technologies providers. "Brian Collie's expertise in the wireless industry made him a valuable contributor to the panel," said Mehmet Unsoy, former vice president and chief architect for mmo2 and chair of the panel. "Chantry's recent launch of the BeaconWorks WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network architecture is further proof of Brian's insight into the trends in today's dynamic wireless market." The panel examined the positioning of WLANs as a complimentary technology to public wide-area wireless networks. In addition to Collie and Panel Chair Unsoy, other panelists included Mark Grayson, Consulting Engineer, Cisco, U.K.; Carl Panasik, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, TI, USA; and Rajeev Chand, Senior Equity Analyst, Rutberg & Co., USA. The presentations included an overview of Chantry's VNSWorks(TM) (BeaconWorks(TM) Virtual Network Services), which enables organizations to create separate, protected virtual networks from a single physical WLAN infrastructure by providing unprecedented network configuration, management, security and control possibilities that are essential in large-scale WLAN deployments. Since it allows organizations to create multiple virtual networks over a single WLAN infrastructure, BeaconWorks is an idea solution for carriers. The virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. inherently enables not only separate networks for traffic, but also provides a logical separation for billing purposes. BeaconWorks also addresses many other key requirements carriers have for WLANs, including the ability to scale to literally tens of thousands of access points (BeaconPoints(TM)), while providing centralized administration through the BeaconMaster(TM) controller. Additionally, the BeaconWorks solution provides for high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. services by eliminating single points of failure - a truly business critical issue for carriers. Chantry's BeaconWorks, launched on April 21, 2003, has received positive coverage in many media outlets, including 802.11Planet, The Boston Globe, Communications Design, Computerworld, EE Times, eWeek, InformationWeek, Mass High Tech, Network World, PlanetAnalog.com and Unstrung. Its successful unveiling at this year's Networld+Interop tradeshow included being selected as a finalist for the "Best of Interop" awards in the Wireless category. About IEEE International Conference on Communications The 38th annual IEEE International Conference on Communications is taking place May 11 - 15, 2003 in Anchorage, Alaska. The conference attracts many of the world's top engineers and scientists, who participate in customized symposia, paper presentations, tutorials, workshops and panels. This year's keynote featured Professor Leonard Kleinrock Leonard Kleinrock, Ph.D. (born June 13, 1934 in New York) is a computer scientist, and a professor of computer science at UCLA, who made several important contributions to the field of computer networking, in particular to the theoretical side of computer networking. , who created the basic principles of packet switching A network technology that breaks up a message into small packets for transmission. Unlike circuit switching, which requires the establishment of a dedicated point-to-point connection, each packet in a packet-switched network contains a destination address. , the technology that makes the Internet possible. To learn more about the conference, visit the ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce 2003 web site at www.icc2003.com. About Chantry Networks Chantry Networks is the creator of BeaconWorks, the world's first large-scale routed wireless LAN (WLAN) solution. Offering unprecedented scalability and availability, coupled with unique network virtualization features, BeaconWorks overcomes the obstacles inherent in traditional WLAN systems to provide enterprises and service providers with the first economical and practical solution for building seamless and pervasive wireless networks. Founded in April of 2002, Chantry Networks has offices in Boston and Toronto, and is backed by top-tier investors including Flagship Ventures, Primaxis Technology Ventures., Ventures West and Venture Coaches. |
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