Clarent Brings IP Telephony to Virtual Private Networks.LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1998-- Clarent VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. Telephony Suite Allows Telecommunications Service Providers A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. to Expand VPN Offerings, Saving Enterprise Customers Money, Easing Network Management Clarent(tm) Corporation, a leading provider of carrier-grade, phone-to-phone Internet telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. solutions, announced today its Clarent VPN Telephony Suite. The suite is a complete IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. solution that service providers can integrate with their existing Virtual Private Network (VPN) service offerings, allowing telephone and fax calls to be securely carried over VPNs. Along with comprehensive billing and management capabilities, Clarent VPN Telephony Suite offers voice quality rivaling that of the Public Switched Telephone Network. By adding voice and fax to the stream of data already traveling across their customers' VPNs, service providers can increase revenue by offering a more complete solution to their customers. IP telephony-enabled VPNs also save enterprises as much as 80 percent on their long distance phone and fax bills for calls made within their VPN or outside their corporate network. They can realize these savings without the hassle Hassle () is a location in Närke, Sweden, where a Celtic treasure was found in 1936. It comprises a large bronze cauldron which contained two Bronze Age swords of the Hallstatt type, a pommel of bronze, two bronze buckets with of building and managing a complicated network themselves. "The VPN Telephony Suite is built on Clarent's carrier-grade IP technology, which has been deployed throughout large telco networks over the past year," said Jerry Chang, 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. and co-founder of Clarent Corporation. "To date, carriers have been providing IP voice and fax services to consumers, and now want to extend these services to the rapidly growing VPN market to reach high-margin enterprise customers. Clarent VPN Telephony Suite has done just that." Companies have been reluctant to implement IP telephony networks because of the high costs and risks associated with adding unfamiliar components to their mission-critical networks. By putting the integration of the IP telephony components into the hands of experts who can provide a full-service communications package -- from installation to operations -- the Clarent VPN Telephony Suite eliminates this roadblock. To ensure that integration of IP telephony services goes smoothly, the service provider assumes the responsibility for the installation of on-premises hardware and management of the company's IP telephony and fax services. "This is a win-win situation," said Hilary Mine, industry analyst and face for multiple corporate networks -- Source-based routing down to the city code and exchange level for easy differentiation between different VPNs in the same city -- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. ) support for automatic alarming and gateway reset in remote locations -- Clarent Domain Controller to allow seamless access to the public IP telephony network for external long distt VPN Telephony Suite hardware components to their customers. The 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. is then responsible for network management and the integration of the hardware components into the customer's on-premises network infrastructure. Once the hardware has been installed, the ISP can begin collecting rnet telephony solutions offering clear voice, real-time fax, SS7/C7 integration and a host of other business-IP intranet. Clarent Account Manager provides bprise customers to easily run their business co Clarent is a registered trademark of Clarent Corporation or its subsidiaries. CONTACT: Clarent Corporation Amy Wright Amy Wright (born April 15, 1950) is an American actress. She has appeared in such films as The Deer Hunter, Breaking Away, The Amityville Horror, Heartland, Wise Blood, Stardust Memories, The Accidental Tourist, , 650/3 or Technology Soluire.com |
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