Energis awards DSC Network management system contract.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 1996--DSC Communications Corporation announced Monday that it had been awarded a three-year contract by Energis to supply the 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. FOCUS NM2100, an advanced TMN (Telecommunications Management Network) A set of international standards for network management from the ITU. It is used by large carriers such as Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. (Telecommunications Management Network The Telecommunications Management Network is a protocol model defined by ITU-T for managing open systems in a communications network. It is part of the ITU-T Recommendation series M.3000 and is based on the OSI management specifications in ITU-T Recommendation series X.700. )-compliant SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (communications, standard) Synchronous Digital Hierarchy - (SDH) An international digital telecommunications network hierarchy which standardises transmission around the bit rate of 51.84 megabits per second, which is also called STS-1. ) network management system. The DSC FOCUS NM2100 provides comprehensive network-wide management support and is designed to operate in a multi-vendor environment. The terms of the contract were not disclosed. Energis, the first public telecommunications operator in the world to build a national SDH network, is wholly owned by the United Kingdom's National Grid Group (NGG) and was granted a license to operate in the United Kingdom in May 1993. Service to customers was offered in September 1994. Rapid network deployment was achieved by installing fiber optic cable Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power primarily along the National Grid's electricity transmission infrastructure throughout the United Kingdom. DSC FOCUS NM2100 network management systems will be installed at Energis' national control center in Reading, England. DSC already supplies its iMTN SDH cross-connects to Energis under a separate multi-million dollar contract. Les Morris, project director, Energis, said: "Like many communications providers, we recognize the importance of having a network management system which can operate effectively in a multi-vendor environment. "As our network grows in size and complexity, we need to maintain our ability to efficiently manage our network, rapidly configure services and reduce the time taken to introduce new technologies. "The need to add and seamlessly integrate additional network elements is a common challenge across the industry, which we believe will be solved by DSC FOCUS NM2100," he added. Phil Wilkinson, DSC's senior vice president, transport and access systems, commented: "This is a strategic win for DSC, and we are delighted to be working with one of the most modern networks in the world. "DSC's Network Management tools range from local craft terminals and regional element managers spanning the PDH (Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (communications) Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy - (PDH) A transmission system for voice communication using plesiochronous synchronisation. PDH is the conventional multiplexing technology for network transmission systems. ), SDH and ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. ) domains, to highly sophisticated transmission network management systems, such as DSC FOCUS NM2100. "DSC offers TMN-based solutions, thus protecting an operating company's investment as the applications deployed in the network run on industry-standard hardware and software platforms." The DSC FOCUS NM2100 subsystem is built around an object-oriented core that facilitates the rapid aggregation of modules to provide TMN-compliant fault tolerance, performance, configuration and security management functionality. The object-oriented functionality also ensures that the information necessary to support accounting management functions in other levels of the TMN hierarchy is readily accessible through database formats that are standard to the industry. The system is controlled through a user-friendly Graphical User Interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI). The DSC FOCUS NM2100 platform is already deployed in several other multi-vender applications in Europe. DSC Communications Corporation is a leading designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of digital switching, transmission, access and private network system products for the worldwide telecommunications marketplace. -0- NOTES TO EDITOR: DSC FOCUS NM2100 has been developed by DSC's R&D team in Denmark and is currently deployed in networks in Denmark and Norway and in Scandinavian submarine cable network projects, such as Kattegat, Baltica and ODIN Odin, Norse god: see Woden. Odin or Wotan One of the principal Norse gods. A war god from earliest times, Odin appeared in Scandinavian heroic literature as the protector of heroes. . DSC's Integrated Multi-Rate Transport Node (iMTN) manges both asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. and SDH/SONET bandwidth at multiple rates and creates a seamless transition between these two technologies. The iMTN incorporates multiplexing, mapping, gateway and grooming functions as they are required, thus minimizing capital investment. A distributed modular architecture enables the iMTN to meet the growth requirements of any network application. DSC cross-connect systems are carrying traffic for most major telecoms operators in the United States and for several international service providers. With a proven large and varied customer base, the company is now considered to be a leader in digital cross-connect products. CONTACT: DSC Communications Corporation, Terry Adams, 214/519-4358 |
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