Gatelinx Develops First Peer-to-Peer NAT Traversal Software to Significantly Improve Video and Voice over IP Performance.SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- Gatelinx Corporation, a leading provider of innovative IP multimedia technologies, today announced it has developed breakthrough technology for peer-to-peer Network (1) A network of computers configured to allow certain files and folders to be shared with everyone or with selected users. Peer-to-peer networks are quite common in small offices that do not use a dedicated file server. Address Translation (NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. ) traversal that significantly improves IP-based voice and video quality and reliability. This patent-pending technology dramatically improves performance, increases frame rate quality, and lowers latency, resulting in the highest video and voice performance and quality over standard broadband connections - at significantly lower costs. This groundbreaking peer-to-peer NAT traversal software helps solve an industry problem that has plagued service providers and customers alike: how to navigate firewalls and NAT devices to provide secure connections. The most prevalent method of NAT traversal is Simple Traversal of UDP UDP (uridine diphosphate): see uracil. (User Datagram Protocol) A protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite that is used in place of TCP when a reliable delivery is not required. through NATs - or STUN (Simple Traversal of UDP through NAT) A protocol that allows applications to detect that a network address translation (NAT) is being used. It can also detect the type of NAT and IP address assigned by it. , which utilizes discovery and connection routines to recognize firewalls and connect users. While STUN is a widely accepted solution, it has not been universally embraced by the industry. Gatelinx's licensable software solution augments its existing technology suite, enabling partners to deliver monetizable end-user solutions today. The technology can be integrated into any open environment to work with other software, devices, protocols and applications to improve overall operability Operability is the ability to keep a system in a functioning and operating condition. In a computing systems environment with multiple systems this includes the ability of products, systems and business processes to work together to accomplish a common task such as finding and and connectivity. With the advent of peer-to-peer NAT traversal, partners who market Gatelinx's integrated video and voice conferencing solution, Gatelinx Communicator(TM), will achieve superior video quality and motion in a 100% software solution that is firewall and NAT-friendly. Service providers who deploy Gatelinx technology will be able to provide highly scalable and fast connections, significantly reducing the telecommunications costs associated with video and voice calls over IP typically associated with expensive proxy calls that result in incremental infrastructure costs. "We have developed a 100% software-based peer-to-peer NAT traversal solution that improves the quality and performance issues related to NAT and PAT (Port Address Translation (networking) Port Address Translation - (PAT) A function provided by some routers which allows hosts on a LAN to communicate with the rest of a network (such as the Internet) without revealing their own private IP address. ) traversal methods. Our solution is deployable today and raises the bar for video and voice communications," said Rick Stefanik, chief technology officer for Gatelinx. The peer-to-peer NAT traversal technology is built on Gatelinx's Managed Universal Services Transport (TM) (MUST (TM)), a secure protocol extension of TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. that enhances transport functionality while retaining all of the fundamental requirements of IP communications. MUST is an extensible platform ideally suited for the development of IP multimedia applications and is the foundation for the development of Gatelinx's products and technology. About Gatelinx Gatelinx is the leading provider of innovative IP multimedia technologies that enable its partners to deliver branded IP multimedia solutions to retain customers and create revenue opportunities. Using the industry's first Enhanced TCP (1) (Transmission Control Protocol) The reliable transport protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite. TCP ensures that all data arrive accurately and 100% intact at the other end. , Gatelinx radically reduces existing bandwidth requirements for the delivery of IP multimedia services while intelligently controlling packet loss and jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle . Our advanced, patent-pending technology enables providers and integrators of IP multimedia communications services and equipment to develop profitable, low-cost multimedia solutions of exceptional quality over existing IP communications infrastructures. Established in 2000, Gatelinx is located in Southern Pines, North Carolina Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 10,918 at the 2000 census. Geography Southern Pines is located at (35.181892, -79.398287)GR1. . Visit www.gatelinx.com for more information. |
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