China Netcom Selects Unisphere Networks' ERX Edge Router and Service Selection Center for Broadband Service Delivery.Business/Technology Editors SHANGHAI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2001 Company's real-time provisioning and management capabilities offer subscribers access to broadband services and service upgrades Unisphere Networks Unisphere Networks was a leading networking equipment manufacturer founded in 1998 and later acquired by Juniper Networks in June of 2002. Unipshere was inititally comprised of three other key networking equipment manufacturers: ERX Early Registration Transfer ERX Electronic Remote Switching ERX Energy Recovery Experiment (LANL) ERX Edge Routing (X) Switch (Unisphere) Edge Router Also called an "access router," it is a router that sits at the periphery of a network. Contrast with "core router," which is a router that resides in the middle of the network. See router and WAN router. See also edge device. and Service Selection Center (SSC SSC Secondary School Certificate SSC Standard Systems Center (USAF) SSC State Services Commission (New Zealand) SSC Swedish Space Corporation SSC Salem State College (Massachusetts) ) for its high-speed broadband network, CNCNet. China Netcom, a facilities-based broadband telecommunications operator in China, will use a combination of Unisphere Networks' ERX and SSC to provide a high-quality, flexible network infrastructure that enables the wire-speed delivery of innovative broadband services to its customers. CNCNet, a nationwide IP network that extends across 17 cities, was constructed to provide customers with a broad range of broadband services and solutions, helping to meet the requirements of Chinese businesses and individuals. Unisphere Networks' SSC and ERX provide a comprehensive system for dynamic service creation, activation and accounting that delivers subscriber activated services, such as tiered Internet A Tiered Internet generally relates to a proposed new internet architecture that would allow telecommunications providers to divide traffic over their lines into different tiers. and rich media services-on-demand. The ERX features leading-edge technologies, such as Intelligent Service Quality of Service (IS QoS), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Subscriber Class Based Queuing See traffic engineering methods. (S-CBQ) and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. ). The unique IS QoS technology prioritizes traffic and ensures the delivery of revenue-generating, performance sensitive applications, such as IP data, voice and video services to its customer base. The S-CBQ technology and wire-speed ASIC-based architecture extends IP QoS to the individual subscriber level. The SSC was selected by China Netcom to enable the delivery of differentiated broadband services, such as bandwidth-on-demand and service levels-on-demand. Subscribers can activate and control the desired services using a Web-based portal. As a service is activated the SSC communicates with the ERX via Common Open Policy Service (COPS) to complete the necessary provisioning changes. "As a new operator, we are focused on pleasing our customers by offering them a broad range of innovative services and allowing them to have control over what they subscribe to," said Peter Zhou, general manager, China Netcom, Shanghai Branch. "Since we are not forced to interoperate with legacy equipment, we have the flexibility to develop and construct a broadband network that provides us with a differentiated service offering, better positioning China Netcom for the future. By adding Unisphere Networks' ERX and SSC into our high-speed network, CNCNet, we believe that we will satisfy customer expectations." "China Netcom's desire to quickly deliver new services to its customers is an ideal opportunity to showcase the ability of Unisphere Networks' products," said Jason Xie, country manager, PR China, Unisphere Networks. "We believe that the combination of our Service Selection Center and ERX Edge Router will change the way that carriers provision and manage services and innovative providers, such as China Netcom will lead by example." About the SSC The Service Selection Center (SSC), Unisphere Networks' dynamic service creation and delivery software, creates a mutual bond between service provider and subscriber. Providers can create a full complement of policy-based, high-value services using the SSC's integrated solution of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (protocol) Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - (LDAP) A protocol for accessing on-line directory services. LDAP was defined by the IETF in order to encourage adoption of X.500 directories. ) servers and a policy engine that communicates with the network via COPS. Subscribers can select from among these services - services such as ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. selection and bandwidth-on-demand - via a personalized Web portal. Selected services are then provisioned automatically - even in mid-session - and usage information is collected for billing purposes. This combination allows network users to get the services they desire, while affording service providers the added revenue opportunities that come from a new generation of premium value services. About the ERX Unisphere Networks' ERX Edge Router delivers the next-generation IP infrastructure that enables many of the world's leading service providers to deploy high-speed Internet connections and value-added IP services to both businesses and consumers. The ERX product family provides wire-speed performance, sophisticated routing capabilities, carrier-class reliability and high capacity port density. The ERX features leading-edge technologies such as IP QoS, VPNs and MPLS. Used in combination with Unisphere Networks' SSC, the ERX provides a comprehensive dynamic service creation, activation and accounting system that delivers revenue generating services such as tiered Internet and media rich services. Unisphere Networks' ERX product family includes three models: the high-capacity ERX-1440, the mid-range ERX-1400, and the low-end ERX-705. Each model features a full suite of Internet routing protocols, including BGP-4, IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) An ISO protocol that provides dynamic routing between routers. IS-IS is an interior gateway protocol (IGP) and was the first comprehensive link state protocol. , OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) A routing protocol that determines the best path for routing IP traffic over a TCP/IP network based on distance between nodes and several quality parameters. and RIP. For more information on Unisphere Networks' ERX Edge Router visit http://www.unispherenetworks.com/index/home/products/ip_routing.html About China Netcom China Netcom Corporation Limited ("CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control. CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication " or the "Company") is a facilities-based broadband telecommunications operator in China. The Company provides a full spectrum of services and solutions to meet the broadband telecommunications needs of businesses and individuals. Its core business includes providing Internet broadband access and integrated telecom services to residential and corporate customers, and building the infrastructure for China's New Economy. Its comprehensive collection of telecom licenses, including the license to operate international gateways out of China, puts it in peer with incumbent operators such as China Telecom. CNC's core competence Core competence Primary area of expertise. Narrowly defined fields or tasks at which a company or business excels. Primary areas of specialty. lies in its strong shareholder support, a new generation of modern management and best-of-breed technology. In 2000, CNC finished the first phase construction of a nationwide fiber optic backbone network, CNCNet and metropolitan access network, which pioneered the deployment of advanced IP over DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing transmission technology in the world. The company recently extended its last mile broadband access network to cover residential users using Fiber LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. technology. For more information please visit China Netcom at http://www.cnc.net.cn/ About Unisphere Networks Unisphere Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of carrier-grade IP networking solutions to enable data, voice and rich media services. The Unisphere Networks IS POP(TM) product framework, along with its service and support organization, enables leading service providers to deploy revenue-generating services with quality, reliability and wire-speed performance at the network edge. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Westford, Mass. More than 30 sales offices worldwide and a network of international resellers serve its globally diverse customer base. For more information, please visit the Web site at http://www.unispherenetworks.com. Unisphere is a trademark of Unisphere Networks, Inc. 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