CircuitMaker Delivers Unprecedented Integration for Circuit, Packet and ATM Network Services in Single Device.FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1998-- CircuitMaker Enables New Class of Communications Systems; Provides Simultaneous Support for AAL1, AAL5, AAL2, T1/E1 UNI and IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting Maker Communications, Inc. -- the leading supplier of 622 Mbps cell processing technology for Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM) networking -- today announced CircuitMaker, the only software product which provides seamless integration of multiple voice, video and data services over ATM networks. CircuitMaker, an off-the-shelf application which runs on the Maker MXT3010 programmable ATM cell processing engine and the MXT3020 circuit co-processor, allows equipment manufacturers to build networking systems that simultaneously support circuit, packet and ATM based traffic. It enables products which support a wide range of network applications for Carrier and Customer Premise Equipment (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) WAN edge devices including Access Concentrators, Service Access Multiplexers, Switch Line Cards and Voice Service Cards. CircuitMaker accelerates time-to-market and reduces development costs by allowing communications equipment manufacturers to develop Any Service/Any Link modules which support Frame Relay, as well as a wide range and combination of other ATM services on a port-by-port basis. CircuitMaker-based products also enable network service providers to dynamically reconfigure service offerings to meet changing customer demands more quickly, and lower inventory management costs by reducing the number of spare modules required. Several Maker customers have already developed custom Inverse Multiplexing for ATM IMA (Inverse Multiplexing for ATM) is a technology used to transport ATM traffic over a bundle of T1 or E1 cables, also known as IMA Group. This allows for gradual increase in line capacity, where implementing a high-capacity solution (e.g. (IMA) and AAL2 applications using CircuitMaker. Sonoma Systems is using CircuitMaker as the core IMA technology for Sonoma Access, an ATM multi-service access device. Early next year, Maker expects to release its own IMA solution based on CircuitMaker. "The power and flexibility of CircuitMaker has allowed Sonoma Systems to significantly reduce development times for adding IMA support to the Sonoma Access product line," said John Mazzaferro, Vice President of Marketing, Sonoma Systems. "Maker's software programmable architecture not only provides investment protection for our system designs, but also allows our customers to confidently deploy new technologies -- even while standards and functional requirements evolve -- that enable them to immediately offer differentiated and profitable value-added services." CircuitMaker can simultaneously support combinations of AAL1(1) Circuit Emulation Services over ATM (SDT(2) and UDT(3) with integrated Adaptive and SRTS SRTS Safe Routes to School (also seen as SR2S) SRTS Synchronous Residual Time Stamp (ATM Forum) SRTS Secondary Request to Send (ITU-T) SRTS Service Request Tracking System clocking), T1/E1 UNI and AAL5 or custom applications. It has a modular architecture which allows new services to be easily added to existing CircuitMaker applications. "Increasingly, equipment manufacturers are required to develop flexible products that allow service providers to integrate voice, video and data applications over ATM networks," said William N. Giudice, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Maker Communications. "CircuitMaker allows vendors to build highly integrated systems that support multiple services using a single hardware platform, and accommodate new services through simple software upgrades -- without requiring new hardware development." CircuitMaker combines high performance, high capacity and advanced traffic management to support the most demanding applications. It supports dynamically reconfigurable services for up to 28 T1 or 24 E1 links, provides per Virtual Connection (VC) scheduling to ensure Quality of Service for real-time applications and complies with the ATM Forum Traffic Management 4.0 specification for ABR (1) (AutoBaud Rate detect) The analysis of the first characters of a message to determine its transmission speed and number of start and stop bits. (2) (Available Bit R service on packet connections. Pricing and Availability CircuitMaker, the MXT3010 cell processor, and the MXT3020 circuit co-processor are all currently shipping. Typical configurations are priced in the $200 - $500 range in volume, depending on the number of T1/E1 ports required. Company Background Founded in 1994, Maker Communications, Inc. develops and markets a complete line of programmable, high-performance communications processors, firmware and development tools for ATM switches, edge devices and access products. Maker supplies ATM technology to leading communications and networking systems vendors worldwide. Customers include market leaders Cisco Systems and Lucent Technologies. Key members of Maker's management team have worked for LSI Logic (Nasdaq: LSI - news), 3Com (Nasdaq: COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) news), Lucent (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LU - news), VLSI Technology (Nasdaq: VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. - news), Actel (Nasdaq: ACTL ACTL American College of Trial Lawyers (Irvine, California) ACTL Access Carrier Terminal Location ACTL Activation Library ACTL Automated Compatibility Test Laboratory ACTL Association Cultural Turkey-Luxembourg - news) and Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. - news). Maker Communications is based in Framingham, Massachusetts. Product information may be obtained by contacting http://www.maker.com, calling 508.628.0622, or writing to info@maker.com. Maker Communications is privately held, and supported by venture funding from Applied Technology, Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners is a private venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Massachusetts, China, and India. It has backed such companies as Ciena, Flarion, Parametric Technologies, Skype, Staples, VeriSign and Veritas. , Greylock Management, NorWest Venture Capital, and Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners. (1) AAL1 is ATM Application Layer 1 (2) SDT is Structured Data Transfer (3) UDT is Unstructured Data Transfer |
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