Chunghwa Telecom Chooses Unisphere Networks' ERX Edge Router to Deliver 'Movies on Demand' Network.Business/Technology Editors TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2001 ERX-1400 provides IP multicast A one-to-many transmission of data over an IP network. It is used for a myriad of purposes including updating routers, announcing and discovering services and streaming media. IP multicast saves network bandwidth, because packets are transmitted as one stream over the backbone and only and edge aggregation functionality for one of the world's first large-scale interactive video networks 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: Chunghwa Telecom (Traditional Chinese: 中華電信; Hanyu Pinyin: (CHT CHT Chart CHT Center for Health Transformation (Washington, DC) CHT Chittagong Hill Tracts (Bangladesh region) CHT Certified Hypnotherapist CHT Cylinder Head Temperature CHT Certified Hand Therapist ) has selected its ERX-1400 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. to implement IP multicast and edge aggregation functions for CHT's new "Movies-on-Demand" (MoD) network in Taiwan. Unisphere Networks' ERX-1400 was selected because of its ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. enabled wire-speed performance on all of its edge functions, including IP multicasting. Unisphere Networks' ERX ERX Electronic Prescribing ERX Early Registration Transfer ERX Electronic Remote Switching ERX Energy Recovery Experiment (LANL) ERX Edge Routing (X) Switch (Unisphere) technology will enable CHT to scale its MoD network by supporting up to 6,000 IP multicast destinations per ERX Edge Router. CHT will now offer subscribers advanced services, including bandwidth and MoD along with Service Level Agreements (SLAs), to ensure appropriate levels of service are maintained. CHT intends to support each subscriber using both IP multicast and IP unicast to provide popular pay services, such as Live-TV, Video-on-Demand and Karaoke-on-Demand services. "Chunghwa Telecom is facing strong competition from new licensed operators in Taiwan, therefore, it is very important for us to differentiate ourselves by being the first to deliver high-quality, next-generation broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. like Movies-on-Demand," said Dr. Chain-Chin Yen, managing director, CHT, Northern branch. "Unisphere Networks' ERX-1400 passed our rigorous evaluation process and we selected it for its line-rate performance, high reliability, variety of software features and for its ability to provide the scale of IP multicast routes to meet the anticipated demand for MoD services." "Movies-on-Demand is a great example of a next-generation broadband service that the ERX-1400 is designed to support," said Cheng-Tze Chang, general manager, Unisphere Networks, Republic of China, Taiwan. "Leading carriers, like Chunghwa Telecom, are now looking to generate additional revenue by offering their customers enhanced, value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. . Unisphere Networks' ERX not only supports next-generation services like MoD, but it also provides the carrier with the flexibility to respond to customer demand by adding new services faster." About the ERX Unisphere Networks' ERX Edge Router delivers the next-generation IP infrastructure that enables world-class service providers to deploy high-speed Internet See broadband. 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 also enables a number of new revenue-generating service policies such as IP QoS, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and SLAs. Unisphere Networks' ERX family includes three models - the high capacity ERX-1440 and ERX-1400 and the mid-range ERX-700. The ERX-1440 is a 40 Gigabit, IP edge router that offers service providers integrated IP routing, subscriber management and IP services/service creation capabilities at wire-speed. The ERX-1400 provides scalable capacity for tens of thousands of users, making it ideal for service providers that operate high capacity points-of-presence (PoPs). Its modular, 14-slot chassis features a wide range of interface options, including T1/E1, T3/E3, channelized Refers to an architecture that transmits data in channels. It often refers to the 64 Kbps channels in T1 lines, which were originally developed to handle digitized voice streams (TDM). See TDM. and unchannelized OC3/STM-1, OC12/STM-4 and Fast/Gigabit Ethernet. The ERX-700, designed for applications that require mid-range capacity, has the same features and performance of the ERX-1400 in a more economical 7-slot package. About Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Telecom was established on July 1, 1996. The company immediately committed itself to innovation, speed, reliability, simplicity and economy. It seeks to enter the ranks of the world-class telecom carriers by linking the world and the people through superior service, enterprising en·ter·pris·ing adj. Showing initiative and willingness to undertake new projects: The enterprising children opened a lemonade stand. management and continually improving performance. CHT operates both domestic and international telecom businesses. It also invests in related businesses and other ventures as authorized by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Superior service, technological leadership, reasonable rates, and high efficiency are guiding principles. To satisfy customers' needs, we stress diligence and efficiency, and an environment that allows our colleagues to learn and develop. We are also devoted to the promotion of an information society, which will bring benefits to all mankind. For more information, please visit Chunghwa Telecom at http://www.cht.com.tw/english/index.htm About Unisphere Networks Unisphere Networks, Inc. is a provider of data and voice platforms for service providers. Unisphere Networks' edge router, service mediation switch and network and service management solutions help service providers create and deliver innovative IP solutions. Unisphere Networks also offers service providers technical expertise and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. in order to deploy and maintain next-generation networking solutions. For more information, please visit Unisphere Networks at www.unispherenetworks.com. Unisphere is a trademark of Unisphere Networks, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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