Insight Communications Deploys RiverDelta Networks Broadband Services Routers for Residential and Business Services.Business/Technology Editors NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2001 Intelligent Quality of Service Ensures Guaranteed Delivery of Tiered Services Insight Communications Insight Communications is the ninth largest cable operator in the United States with approximately 1.4 million customer relationships in the four contiguous states of Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ICCI ICCI Insight Communications Company Inc. (stock symbol) ICCI International Conference on Computing and Information ICCI International Conference on Cognitive Informatics ICCI Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry ), the eighth-largest cable operator in the U.S., and RiverDelta Networks, Inc., the leading provider of carrier-class broadband routing, switching, and service management solutions, today announced that Insight will deploy the RiverDelta Networks Broadband Services Routers(TM) (BSRs) to deliver tiered service offerings with guaranteed levels of service to residential and business customers in its Lexington, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky, United States, known as the "Horse Capital of the World," is located in the heart of the Bluegrass region. It is the second-largest city in Kentucky, after Louisville, Kentucky,[1] and the 68th largest in the United States. service area. The RiverDelta Networks BSR BSR Business for Social Responsibility BSR Baltic Sea Region BSR British Society for Rheumatology BSR Bootstrap Router (networking) BSR Bonsoir (French) BSR Bottom-Simulating Reflector 64000s will also be used by Insight to support future open access applications. Insight will deploy the RiverDelta Networks BSR equipment to deliver innovative broadband solutions, initially focusing on high-speed Virtual Private Network services to the business and university communities, with other interactive services expected to follow in the future. Tiered service offerings will begin in the second quarter of 2001. Future open access applications will use the RiverDelta Networks BSR 64000 with policy-based routing and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. ) to support multiple Internet Service Providers 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. (ISPs) offering services over the broadband network. The high-performance BSR 64000 provides intelligent routing which enables scalability through carrier-class routing, SmartFlow(TM) Quality of Service (QoS) with per-flow control, and an integrated, high-density, Cable Modem Termination System A cable modem termination system or CMTS is equipment typically found in a cable company's headend, or at cable company hubsite and is used to provide high speed data services, such as cable internet or Voice over IP, to cable subscribers. (CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) A computerized device that enables cable modems to send and receive packets over the Internet. It inserts IP packets from the Internet into MPEG frames and transmits them to the cable modems via an RF signal. ), which supports subscriber base expansion and multiservice provider offerings. "The RiverDelta Networks BSRs with SmartFlow QoS provide us with the ability to enhance revenue by offering new services and ensure that every one of our customers receives the service levels selected," said Charles E. Dietz, Insight's Senior Vice President, Engineering. Additionally, Michael S. Willner, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Insight, noted, "In the future, with the service delivery control that comes with the RiverDelta equipment, we can make open access a profitable win-win opportunity for our customers, our service provider partners, and our shareholders." SmartFlow Quality of Service RiverDelta Networks SmartFlow QoS technology runs on the BSR platform to deliver broad multiservice support and enables Insight Communications to track individual traffic flows and isolate the traffic of individual providers, customers, and applications across their own or any service provider's core network to ensure that they are within their Service Level Agreement (SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. ) requirements. Per-flow control, implemented at wire speed on the BSR 64000 using distributed, policy-based routing, dynamically allocates bandwidth to individual flows based on pre-determined levels of service. Using its unique per-flow queuing, the BSR 64000 assigns each traffic flow its own queue and provides a guaranteed minimum rate to ensure it meets its SLA commitments. "We have worked to make multiple service delivery and open access profitable opportunities for everyone involved by removing the high technical barriers to entry," said Dave Callan, President and CEO of RiverDelta Networks. "By leveraging the high performance and intelligent control built into the BSR, Insight will be able to rapidly bring innovative new services to its customers and increase both their revenue streams and the satisfaction levels of their customers." About Insight Communications Insight Communications (NASDAQ: ICCI) is the 8th largest cable operator in the United States, serving approximately 1.4 million subscribers. The company is highly concentrated in the four contiguous states of Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. Insight specializes in offering bundled, state-of-the-art services in mid-sized communities, delivering analog and digital video, high-speed data and, in the near future, voice telephony to its customers. About RiverDelta Networks RiverDelta Networks, based in Tewksbury, MA, designs, develops, and markets solutions for broadband service providers building carrier-class networks for delivering voice, data, and video services for consumers and businesses. RiverDelta Networks received CableLabs(R) DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. 1.0 qualification in record time and has built upon and extended the DOCSIS 1.1 Quality of Service specifications with its SmartFlow(TM) per-flow processing. RiverDelta Networks has received $46 million in funding from Pequot Capital Management, Battery Ventures, and Charles River Ventures. Additional company information can be found at www.riverdelta.com. Note: RiverDelta, Broadband Services Router, and SmartFlow are trademarks of RiverDelta Networks. DOCSIS is a registered trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. |
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