Cygnet Technologies Introduces Unified Management Access Embedded Software.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NetWorld+Interop Atlanta 2001 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2001 NetWorld+Interop Show-- Network Management Software Delivers the Power of Novell's NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services eDirectory Through Web-Based Interface Cygnet cygnet a young swan. Technologies Inc., the leading developer and marketer of edge communications systems using VDSL See DSL. VDSL - Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line , HPNA See HomePNA. and Gigabit Ethernet technologies, will demonstrate at NetWorld+Interop (booth No.4346 and Novell Partner Pavilion) the network management capabilities of its Unified Management Access(TM)(UMA (1) (Unlicensed Mobile Access) See GAN. (2) (Upper Memory Area) Memory in a PC between 640K and 1M. More relevant in the days of DOS, this region was broken into Upper Memory Blocks (UMB) reserved for video memory and other ) software architecture. UMA enables a new level of power, scalability and flexibility in network management because the embedded software simplifies the management of network devices, including residential gateways, switches, routers and other devices embedded with UMA. Users of the software, which is embedded in Cygnet access concentrators and switches, can reach and serve customers better because a single network platform is used. UMA will work with virtually any network management system and business application software because it uses standards-based data access mechanisms. This flexibility allows service providers to offer emerging media-rich services and generate revenue based on provisioning services to end-users. UMA reduces cost of ownership by lessening the administrative costs necessary to manage devices in the network. Field service calls and truck rolls are reduced because UMA-enabled network devices can be actively managed from a single remote console or even a wireless PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). . The architecture's tight coupling with Novell's NDS eDirectory product allows for a single repository for device configuration information, which simplifies policy management, down to the user level, and allows automatic discovery of network devices. An enabling technology, UMA provides comprehensive device and business management components, including 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. , Java-based Web browser interface, Directory Services integration and XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. access. Virtually any network platform with a Web browser can more efficiently manage an UMA-enabled device. Through a Web-browser, administrators can more efficiently use their time because of the standards-based support, ease of use and reduced training of personnel on SNMP. OEMs can reap the benefits of the UMA architecture by using it to customize their products and also use it to create custom applications to further their specific revenue model. Service providers can implement new revenue models based on dynamic service provisioning, scalability and targeted end-user applications, including pay-and-play shared gaming and pay-per-view Internet movies. "Cygnet access concentrators and switches enabled with UMA allow network managers to easily tie into and manage network management systems and applications, including billing, service level agreements and performance metrics," said Dave Allmond, founder and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Cygnet Technologies. "Service providers will appreciate the ability to perform device configuration and ongoing management using Novell's NDS eDirectory or the Web-based interface." UMA is currently available on Cygnet's Sojourner(TM) VDSL access concentrators and Enterprise(TM) Gigabit Ethernet switches. About Cygnet Technologies: Cygnet Technologies Inc. develops and markets edge communications systems to enable the broadband needs of the multi-dwelling unit (MDU (1) (Multiple Dwelling Unit) A commercial or residential building with multiple offices or apartments. See BLEC. (2) (Multiply-Divide Unit) A high-speed circuit that performs multiplication and division within the CPU. ), multi-tenant unit (MTU (1) (Maximum Transmission Unit, Maximum Transfer Unit) The largest frame size that can be transmitted over the network. For example, an Ethernet MTU is 1,500 bytes. Messages longer than the MTU must be divided into smaller frames. ), single-family residential, campus and high-speed office markets. Cygnet Technologies' edge communications systems consist of access concentrators, bridge remote units and switches using VDSL, HPNA and Gigabit Ethernet technologies over copper wire infrastructure. They are sold to OEMs, service providers and system integrators globally. Cygnet Technologies' feature-rich core software improves the time to market of the systems, and Unified Management Access(TM) software architecture provides systems administrators the ability to reduce administrative and equipment costs. www.CygnetTechnologies.com. |
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