CommWorks IP Telephony System Surpasses 15 Billion Minutes of Voice Traffic.Business Editors ROLLING MEADOWS Rolling Meadows, city (1990 pop. 22,591), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1955. There is research and development and the manufacture of office supplies and electronic components. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2003 Internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) telephony equipment from CommWorks, a 3Com Company (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ), has carried more than 15 billion minutes of voice traffic for service providers around the world, the company announced today. The milestone was reached earlier this month, less than three years after the first commercial deployment of CommWorks(R) 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. equipment in April 2000. CommWorks IP telephony equipment is now carrying an estimated 985 million minutes of voice traffic each month for some of the world's largest and most progressive telecommunication service providers in the Americas, Asia and Europe. "IP telephony is no longer viewed as a technology that is risky for wide-scale deployment," said Sudhakar Ramakrishna, vice president, CommWorks IP telephony and wireline data solutions. "Service providers are now looking to build on the infrastructure deployments they've made in recent years by adding new applications and features that take advantage of the efficiencies of IP networks. We are working with our customers on new solutions for IP Centrex A telephone service in which an IP-based PBX is located in the telephone company's facilities. It connects to the customer via the LAN rather than by telephone wires. IP CENTREX offers voice over IP and other IP-based services as well as connectivity to the regular telephone system (PSTN). , secondary line services, conferencing, other carrier-hosted business services, voice mail, and unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. ." The CommWorks IP telephony system is based on a three-tier architecture of media gateways; softswitch modules for signaling, call control and network management; and back-end servers. Each tier is interconnected by open standards-based protocols. At tier one, Total Control(R) media gateways link the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. ) with packet networks. The gateway converts pulse code modulations (PCM (1) See phase change memory. (2) (Plug Compatible Manufacturer) An organization that makes a computer or electronic device that is compatible with an existing machine. ) into voice packets, requests IP destination addresses, and passes signaling information to the local central offices at both ends of the call. The CommWorks Softswitch works with these media gateways to provide end-to-end, carrier-grade IP-based communications. The softswitch operates in layers two and three of the architecture. At layer two, it provides media control and management, session control functions and multi-protocol PSTN/IP signaling. At layer three, the softswitch is responsible for critical network services, including accounting, authentication and rating, billing support, directory mapping, and Web provisioning. CommWorks was recently named "VoIP Equipment Company of the Year" by the respected telecom industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. (Source: Frost & Sullivan 2003 Excellence in Information and Communication Technology Awards, January 15, 2003) About CommWorks CommWorks, a 3Com Company, supplies network service providers around the world with access infrastructures and IP services platforms that open new business opportunities and help them establish unique positions in a competitive marketplace. With flexible multi-service hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. and modular software components, the comprehensive CommWorks architecture makes it possible for service providers to integrate their existing infrastructures with innovative technologies to deliver an array of next-generation IP-based enhanced services to their customers. For further information, visit www.commworks.com. About 3Com Corporation 3Com is a tier-one provider of innovative, practical and high-value networking products for enterprises of all sizes and public sector organizations. 3Com is also a leader in providing Internet protocol (IP) service platforms and access infrastructure for network service providers. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site at www.3com.com/pressbox. 3Com, CommWorks and Total Control are registered trademarks and the CommWorks logo is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. |
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