DSC Communications and Efficient Networks Partner To Deliver End-to-End ATM/ADSL Solutions.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1997-- Joint Marketing and Development Agreement Couples DSC's Litespan Platform with Efficient Networks' SpeedStream Customer Premises Equipment DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP. Communications Corporation and Efficient Networks, Inc., today announced a strategic joint marketing and development agreement designed to offer ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line service providers with an end-to-end solution for deploying ATM-based DSL services. Under the terms of the agreement, DSC Communications will use Efficient Networks' SpeedStream 3030 ADSL PC adapter as a CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment solution to complement DSC's Litespan Optical Loop Carrier, an advanced SONET-based GR-303 Digital Loop Carrier In telephone communications, a technology that increases the number of channels in the local loop by converting analog signals to digital and multiplexing them back to the end office. . The SpeedStream 3030 is a PCI bus adapter which transmits data as ATM cells over ADSL subscriber lines. Efficient and DSC will also jointly develop next generation xDSL technologies for future applications. Each company will provide resources to develop fully interoperable end-to-end xDSL solutions, including, but not limited to, symmetric, consumer, and very-high-speed data rates. The combination of DSC's Litespan platform and Efficient Networks' SpeedStream family of xDSL hardware and software products for customer premises enables service providers to offer ATM-based ADSL access to businesses, telecommuters, and other residential and small office/home office See SOHO. (SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. ) users. To foster industry-wide interoperability of xDSL equipment, DSC and Efficient have set up a non-exclusive strategic alliance designed to promote multiple-vendor solutions. As needed, service providers that select the DSC/Efficient Networks ATM/ADSL CPE solution will be able to integrate network components from other vendors. About the Litespan DSC's Litespan platform provides new or growing networks with high-quality fiber performance and gives carriers a flexible migration path to more advanced services based on ADSL and other digital subscriber loop Digital Subscriber Loop - Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) techniques. As future demands for such services grow, carriers will easily be able to address them while making maximum use of their existing Litespan infrastructure. The Litespan-2000 is an industry-proven Next-Generation Digital Loop Carrier (NGDLC NGDLC Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier ) system with approximately 8 million lines in service. It supports TR-57, TR-08 and GR-303 switch interfaces, Synchronous Optical Network (networking) Synchronous Optical NETwork - (SONET) A broadband networking standard based on point-to-point optical fibre networks. SONET will provide a high-bandwidth "pipe" to support ATM-based services. (SONET) internodal in·ter·node n. A section or part between two nodes, as of a nerve or stem. in  ter·nod interfaces, fiber-in-the-loop extensions, and a full complement of POTS, specials, ISDN ISDNin full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. , wideband, and xDSL channel units. The Litespan-2012 is a multi-service transport platform that enhances the Litespan-2000 system architecture by the addition of OC-12 transport and broadband service interfaces. This sophisticated migration platform also supports unidirectional and bi-directional rings and dynamic bandwidth management. About the SpeedStream 3030 Adapter Efficient Networks' SpeedStream 3030 is a PCI bus ATM/ADSL adapter designed to provide PC users with simple, high-speed remote access for telecommuting, remote LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. connectivity and Internet access. The SpeedStream 3030 operates with existing phone lines to provide data rates of up to 7 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream. The SpeedStream 3030, as well as Efficient Networks' other SpeedStream products, provides support for Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using ) over ATM, allowing users to seamlessly upgrade their remote access solution from analog modems and ISDN. By using PPP, network administrators can preserve their existing security and user authentication procedures, while maintaining IP address management schemes. Efficient Networks' SpeedStream xDSL CPE product family also includes support for Classical IP over ATM, and Ethernet encapsulation over ATM (RFC 1483). Efficient Networks also provides an application called ProfileBuilder(TM) to aid in the installation by a service provider at the customer premises. ProfileBuilder provides telco installers with a set of intuitive, easy-to-use graphical interfaces for installation and the creation of standard service profiles. By using service profiles, installation is achieved through an automated configuration utility. After installation and service is established, users are provided with a simple status view showing basic connection and transmission information. About Efficient Networks Efficient Networks, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of high-speed networking solutions for the endstation and embedded systems, including adapters, software and management. As a recognized leader in ATM technology, Efficient Networks is a principal member of the ATM Forum and the ADSL Forum. Efficient's World Wide Web home page is http://www.efficient.com . About DSC Communications DSC Communications is a global provider of advanced telecommunications products, including digital switching, transmission, access and network management systems. DSC's integrated network solutions support voice, data and video services, such as intelligent network, wireless, Internet and switched digital video See switched video. applications. DSC had 1996 annual revenues of approximately $1.4 billion and is active in more than 60 countries worldwide. DSC's World Wide Web page can be found at http://www.dsccc.com . -0- Note to Editors: Litespan is a registered trademark of DSC Communications Corporation. Efficient Networks and its logos are registered trademarks and SpeedStream is a trademark of Efficient Networks, Inc. All other names may be trademarks, services or registered trademarks of their respective vendors. CONTACT: Efficient Networks, Inc. Lori Hicks, 972/991-3884 or DSC Communications Terry Adams, 972/519-4358 Julie Williams, 972/519-3089 or Sommerhauser Public Relations Charles Sommerhauser, 510/417-5227 |
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