Copper Mountain and Xedia Partner to Deliver Traffic Shaping and Management Control in Digital Subscriber Line Networks.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1998-- Offers Carriers and DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Service Providers IP Quality of Service for Internet Access See how to access the Internet. Copper Mountain Networks, (Palo Alto) and Xedia(R) Corporation (Littleton, Mass.), today announced the successful completion of interoperability testing between Xedia's Access Point(tm) Internet access platform and Copper Mountain's Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL) solution. The result is the industry's first IP traffic shaping Using methods to keep traffic flowing smoothly in a network. Although the term is often used synonymously with "traffic engineering," traffic shaping deals with managing the network moment to moment, whereas traffic engineering refers to the overall strategies employed in a network. and management solution for DSL networks, which the companies will jointly market as a WAN access solution to carriers and DSL service providers. With this announcement, Copper Mountain continues its commitment to grow the DSL market through vendor partnerships with industry leaders, such as Xedia. Copper Mountain's goal is to provide end-to-end solutions for customers, accelerate DSL services deployment, drive down costs, and improve end-user price/performance. (Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : See press releases entitled "Copper Mountain Announces Interoperability With RedBack Networks' SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. 1000," dated May 4, 1998 and "Copper Mountain Spearheads SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line Interoperability Initiative With DSL Market Leaders," dated May 18, 1998). Xedia's Access Point is interoperable at both ends of the Copper Mountain product line, the CopperEdge(tm) 200 Multi-Speed DSL Central Office (CO) concentrator and CopperRocket(tm) DSL customer premise equipment. The Copper Mountain DSL and Xedia Access Point Solution The combination of Copper Mountain's multi-speed DSL functionality with Xedia's Access Point enables network providers to now differentiate their services in the highly competitive DSL marketplace. This is achieved with Access Point's Class-Based Queuing (CBQ See traffic engineering methods. ), a fully open, non-proprietary technology for classifying and managing network traffic. Copper Mountain DSL products can now efficiently allocate and prioritize bandwidth for users according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. subnet (SUBNETwork) A logical division of a local area network, which is created to improve performance and provide security. To enhance performance, subnets limit the number of nodes that compete for available bandwidth. , IP address, port number or URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs). "The combined Copper Mountain DSL and Xedia Access Point solution will enable carriers and DSL service providers to deliver new, value-added IP services to their customers," said Karen Barton, vice president of marketing for Xedia Corporation. "The solution addresses the requirement customers now have for more predicable pred·i·ca·ble adj. That can be stated or predicated: a predicable conclusion. n. 1. Something, such as a general quality or attribute, that can be predicated. 2. and controlled Internet Quality of Services as they migrate more business-class applications to the Internet." "The Xedia Access Point amplifies DSL service in two distinct ways," said Bryan Long, vice president of marketing for Copper Mountain Networks. "First, DSL providers can offer tiered levels of service and billing management to individual customers. Second, they optimize the use of available bandwidth on the DSL link and within the DSL network, which reduces costs while increasing customer satisfaction." CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) and Enterprise Applications Xedia and Copper Mountain give carriers, particularly Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), a distinct advantage when addressing the enterprise market -- affordable DSL connectivity with the benefits of advanced IP Quality of Service (QoS). Copper Mountain's DSL technology provides symmetrical bandwidth at up to T1 speeds (1.544 Mbps) -- at a fraction of the cost. Copper Mountain's DSL solutions enable longer loop distances and greater spectral compatibility than any other DSL technology. When combined with Xedia's Access Point per-application or per-user bandwidth management Controlling the traffic flow in a network. See bandwidth manager. capabilities, subscribers get the best performance out of the DSL link bandwidth for their mission-critical applications. The Xedia-Copper Mountain solution provides customers with the ability to classify and then prioritize network traffic with a minimum amount of guaranteed bandwidth plus the ability to access the maximum available bandwidth at any given time. The CLEC also gains the benefit of maximum utilization of its supporting network through the subscriber bandwidth sharing abilities of the Xedia Access Point. Multi-Tenant DSL Copper Mountain and Xedia empowers service providers including CLECs and ISPs with a very effective solution for data services within a multi-tenant building. In this case, a CopperEdge concentrator is deployed within the multi-tenant building, providing DSL-based data services over existing telephone wiring See twisted pair. to its occupants. A Xedia Access Point manages the WAN Link from the CopperEdge into the service provider's network, supporting tiered levels of service based on each tenant's budget and needs. Per-tenant, per-application allocation of bandwidth, therefore, affords the most efficient use of the DSL link. For example, a small business could request two levels of service -- high priority guaranteed bandwidth for a 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. connection, and available bandwidth for web access. Residential users can access the most affordable, best-effort level of service. Xedia can maintain separate billing accounts for each individual service. Beth Gage, director at TeleChoice (Boston) added, "Both bandwidth management and subscriber management are issues that IT managers and service providers face. The Xedia and Copper Mountain combination offers a flexible solution to both camps to better manage bandwidth and/or subscribers' access to WANs." About Copper Mountain Networks Founded in January 1996 with offices in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. and Palo Alto, Calif., Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. develops and markets a comprehensive family of DSL solutions that enable high-speed internetworking over existing copper facilities. The company's mission is to enable carriers and other service providers to offer a range of high-performance, cost-effective DSL services that are easy to deploy, use, and manage. Copper Mountain's CopperRocket(tm) family addresses the bandwidth, reliability, ease-of-use, and cost concerns of remote offices and users. Its carrier-class CopperEdge(tm) and CopperView(tm) solutions offer a robust and scalable platform for carriers to satisfy the ever-increasing user demand for bandwidth, while generating a high return on investment. Customers wanting more information about Copper Mountain products can contact the company at 650/858-8500 or visit its World Wide Web site at http://www.coppermountain.com. About Xedia Corporation Xedia Corporation, a privately-held, venture-backed corporation, is leading the way with a new class of Internet access platforms delivering the Quality of Service control network providers need to increase service revenues, reduce costs and meet their service level commitments. Xedia's high performance Access Point products are today being used by the industry's leading network providers to flexibly define bandwidth policies and explicitly meet service level commitments across enterprise departments and applications, managed server environments, multi-tenant facilities and regional points of presence. The company is headquartered in Littleton, Mass., USA and can be reached at 978/952-6000. Note to Editors: Copper Mountain and all Copper Mountain product names are trademarks of Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holders. Xedia is a registered trademark and Access Point is a trademark of Xedia Corporation. All other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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