Illuminet to Deploy Tekelec's IP7 Secure Gateway.Business Editors/High Tech Writers MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2001 Implementation Allows Direct SS7 Over IP Signaling Access for IP-Based Customers Tekelec (Nasdaq: TKLC) today announced that Illuminet Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ILUM), the largest unaffiliated provider of SS7 network services in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , will provide next-generation, SS7 over IP signaling transport to customers by deploying a pair of Tekelec's IP7 Secure Gateways in its network. Tekelec's IP7 Secure Gateways will provide signaling for call routing and intelligent services across and between SS7 and IP networks. Tekelec's IP7 Secure Gateways will allow IP-based telecommunications carriers to connect to Illuminet's SS7 network via IP connections, rather than over SS7-based A-links. "The key requirement in the transition to next-generation networks is the interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. of the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. and IP networks," said David Nicol, Illuminet's Vice President - Product Management and Development. "Illuminet and Tekelec are working together to bridge these two networks for truly converged telecommunications," he added. Paul Miller The name Paul Miller is shared by a number of people.
Tekelec's IP7 Secure Gateway expands the portfolio of services that providers such as Illuminet are able to offer. The IP7 Secure Gateway allows circuit-switched networks to access new, IP-enabled services and IP networks to access existing, PSTN-based services. Tekelec's standards-based approach protects customers' investments and maximizes network resources. Tekelec supports the SIGTRAN (SIGnaling TRANsport) An IP telephony protocol from the IETF that is used to transfer SS7 signals over IP networks. The telco switch sends SS7 signals to a signaling gateway (SG) that converts them into SIGTRAN packets, which travel over IP to the next signaling gateway or suite of protocols including SCTP (1) (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) An alternative to TCP that supports multiple transmission paths. Designed to facilitate SS7 signaling over TCP/IP, SCTP supports multiple IP addresses from the same host (multihomed host) and treats the data , M2UA M2UA MTP (Message Transfer Part) Level 2 User Adaptation M2UA Mtp2 User Adaptation Layer , M3UA M3UA MTP (Message Transfer Part) Level 3 User Adaptation Layer (IETF) M3UA Mtp3 User Adaptation as well as TALI, Tekelec's leading-edge open interface for SS7 over IP transport. About Illuminet Founded in 1981, Illuminet (NASDAQ: ILUM) is a leading provider of advanced nationwide signaling and intelligent network services to the communications industry. Connection to the Illuminet network gives carriers access to the system of signaling networks of nearly the entire U.S. public-switched telecommunications infrastructure through a single source. Illuminet specializes in SS7 network services and intelligent network solutions for services such as calling name delivery, calling card validation, wireless roaming, number portability, network usage measurement, network management, Operations Support System (OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. ) interconnection services, clearinghouse services, toll-free database and other specialized database access functions. Illuminet's headquarters are at 4501 Intelco Loop, SE, Lacey, WA 98503; 360/493-6000; www.illuminet.com. About Tekelec Tekelec is a leading developer of telecommunications signaling infrastructure, softswitches, diagnostic solutions, and service applications. The company's highly reliable solutions enable telecommunications carriers and equipment suppliers to achieve the benefits of the packet-telephony revolution, while keeping service quality and feature richness intact. Tekelec's innovative solutions are widely deployed in traditional and next-generation wireline, wireless, and IP voice, data communications networks and contact centers worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located in Calabasas, Calif., with research and development facilities and sales offices throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.tekelec.com. The Tekelec logo is a registered trademark of Tekelec. IP7, and IP7 Secure Gateway are trademarks of Tekelec. |
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