Future Communications Software Announces the First Commercially Available Fault Tolerant IS-IS Routing Protocol.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2002 Future Communications Software, a leading provider of communications software source code products and services, announced the availability of its IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) An ISO protocol that provides dynamic routing between routers. IS-IS is an interior gateway protocol (IGP) and was the first comprehensive link state protocol. (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) protocol software product, a key routing component that is essential for resilient carrier networks. Future Communications Software, along with its parent company, Future Software Limited is the first company in the world to be shipping a commercial IS-IS implementation with fault tolerance capabilities. FutureIS-IS will allow carriers to deploy routing software in networks of practically any size. "Control plane protocols like IS-IS are being implemented in networking equipment demanding a high level of reliability. FutureIS-IS's fault tolerance features, which include 1:1 redundancy, enable equipment vendors to support this demand. The ability to replicate the routing information between a primary and backup IS-IS entity allows for rapid switchover, in the event of a failure. In addition, the support for multiple routing instances, which can be used in a virtual router environment, make FutureIS-IS a strong candidate for carrier class equipment," said Ashish Basu, Vice President - Sales and Marketing. The product is ready for most of the popular Operating Systems including VxWorks, OSE OSE - Open Systems Environment , Nucleus, QNX A multiuser, multitasking, real time operating system for PCs from QNX Software Systems, Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario (www.qnx.com), that is noted for its low-memory requirement and rapid response. Similar to Unix, it has been in use since the early 1980s. , Solaris and Linux. It supports multiple interface types including 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. ), FR (Frame Relay), Ethernet and point-to-point links. FutureIS-IS has a distributed architecture allowing the control plane of the equipment to be decoupled and separated from the data plane Internet Protocol (IP) forwarding path. This enables carrier class performance using network processors or other hardware devices and distributed processing. FutureIS-IS provides support for management using 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. (Simple Network Management Protocol) or CLI (Command Line Interface) or other mechanisms through an open management interface. The IS-IS protocol offers an attractive alternative to OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) A routing protocol that determines the best path for routing IP traffic over a TCP/IP network based on distance between nodes and several quality parameters. (Open Shortest Path First) protocol. The IS-IS protocol is secure, easily extensible and can be deployed in the largest of Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISP) networks. About Future Software Limited Future Software Limited, an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 certified, SEI-CMM-Level 5 company, is a leading provider of communications software products, services and solutions to the global communications industry in areas like IP Switching/Routing, Broadband Access, Wireless and Wireline applications. The company offers ready to port protocol source code products for these areas and augments them through porting, integration and consulting services. |
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