Chinese Managed Service Providers Continue to Select N.E.T. Digital Data Networks for Subscriber Traffic.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1998--N.E.T. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NWK NWK Newark NWK Network Layer (Layer 3 of the WCPE protocol stack) NWK New Wet Kojak (band) NWK Newark Penn Station (Amtrak station code) NWK Networking ) today announced two new digital data networks and the expansion of an existing Provincial network based on N.E.T.(TM) multiservice systems serving city and county Post and Telecommunications Administrations (PTAs) in China. The new digital data networks (DDNs) will serve the City of Chongqing PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. and the Province of Shandong PTA, and the Zhejiang Province PTA network is being expanded to support greater demand for managed network services. The N.E.T. multiservice network contracts, valued at approximately $4 million, were awarded to Datacraft China, a strategic N.E.T. distribution partner. N.E.T. multiservice networks are being deployed to provision subscriber services targeting the growing business needs in China for domestic and international trade. These three networks will be served by more than 80 N.E.T. multiservice platforms equipped to support frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. and IP-based traffic. N.E.T. FrameXpress(TM) frame relay switching is provided by compact, internal modules that reside in the multiservice platform. A wide variety of interfaces support interconnection with routers, front-end processors and a variety of data systems. The Zhejiang Province network was first installed in 1995 and this expansion is in direct response to the growing business needs in the region. "Datacraft continues to win new PTA networks and expansions based on our extensive local customer support capabilities and our established digital network expertise based on the N.E.T. multiservice platform," said Mr. Emmy Wu, Datacraft's regional director for North Asia North Asia or Northern Asia is a subregion of Asia. The most common definition of the term is;
The N.E.T. multiservice networks provide intelligent networking for high efficiency, and the ability to integrate frame relay switching and IP data routing that is highly reliable. In addition, N.E.T. PrimeVoice(TM) voice compression Same as speech compression. capabilities can be added to allow voice to "ride free" on the data network. This allows PTAs to provide voice and data managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality over the same network. The systems also feature internal network terminating units which provide dual-loop capability that enables the provisioning of high resilience network services to individual business subscribers. This capability is particularly important to the financial sector. Datacraft China is a highly successful subsidiary of Datacraft Asia, the region's leading communications and networking systems integrator. In addition to offering extensive support and sales service covering Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Xian and Chengdu, Datacraft China is known for its excellent technical knowledge and after-sales service. Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (N.E.T.) is a leading worldwide supplier of multiservice wide area networks used by enterprises, government organizations and carriers in more than 75 countries. N.E.T. multiservice WANs and ATM products integrate voice, data, and video traffic with ATM, frame relay, 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. internetworking and ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. capabilities for today's mission-critical applications. The company is certified to the worldwide ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 standard for design, manufacturing and service. N.E.T. recently moved its headquarters locally in Silicon Valley from Redwood City to new facilities in Fremont, Calif. Join us at our worldwide web site: http://www.net.com for further information. Note to Editors: N.E.T., PrimeVoice and FrameXpress are trademarks, and the N.E.T. logo is a registered trademark of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.
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