Integral Access and Quante Showcase Packet Based Integrated Access Platform at CeBIT 2000.Business/Technology Editors CeBIT 2000 HANNOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000 PurePacket Multi-Service Platform Allows Carriers to Deliver Voice and Broadband Services over DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary and Leased Lines Integral Access, Inc., the leading provider of packet-based multi-service access platforms for competitive carriers, and Quante AG, a leading German provider of digital transmission technology, today announced they will jointly showcase the PurePacket platform at CeBIT 2000. The companies will demonstrate the PurePacket platform transmitting a Web videoconference application and simultaneous voice calls over a single SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line connection between the Integral Access booth (Hall 17, Stand A66) and two separate Quante booths (Hall 11, Stand G47 & Hall 14, Stand K02). PurePacket is the first packet-based multi-service access solution that allows service providers to cost-effectively deliver, with Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees, a complete range of new IP-based and traditional voice and broadband data services over a single DSL or leased customer access line. "The ability to deliver both IP-based and traditional voice and data services using a single network infrastructure is an absolute requirement for competitive carriers who want to displace incumbent service providers," said Bettina Tratz-Ryan, Industry Analyst, Dataquest. "Solutions that allow all services to be provisioned from one platform and maximize the utilization of the customer access link, will enable competitive carriers to move beyond commodity offerings and provide truly differentiated service Differentiated Service is a design pattern for business services and software, in which the service varies automatically according to the identity of the consumer and/or the context in which the service is used. bundles." The PurePacket platform leverages the flexible bandwidth provisioning and operational efficiencies of packet-based networking to allow network operators to deliver more services, more quickly and at less cost than traditional TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. and ATM based solutions. PurePacket is a complete access network solution, which includes customer premise equipment, central office aggregation devices, and an operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. system for network control and services management. PurePacket supports a broad service portfolio including Voice over IP (VoIP), Voice over DSL, Internet Access See how to access the Internet. , LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. Interconnect, legacy Frame Relay applications, as well as traditional circuit-switched (POTS) and digital (ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and PABX (Private Automatic Branch eXchange) Same as PBX. PABX - Private Automatic Branch eXchange ) voice. "To win market share from established service providers, competitive carriers can not compete solely on price. They must offer more services, more efficiently than the incumbents," said Jeffrey Wake, 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. , Integral Access. "PurePacket allows new carriers to deploy a single, integrated, easy-to-manage access network from which they can profitably create and deliver a complete range of IP and traditional voice/data service bundles - to differentiate themselves from the transport-oriented services offered by incumbent network operators." "Quante and Integral Access are providing new and established network operators in Europe with a complete packet-based transmission system for delivering all services -- voice, data and IP -- over a single access network," said Hans-Georg Graf von Rittberg, Chairman of the Management Board, Quante AG. "The PurePacket platform enables network operators to cost-efficiently deliver any combination of access services over new IP-based as well as traditional transmission infrastructures." 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. for End-to-End Voice/Data QoS PurePacket uses an MPLS-based architecture to route, transport and switch voice and data transmissions in packet format; guarantee Quality of Service (QoS); enable Class of Service (CoS); and maximize the traffic carrying capacity carrying capacity the number of animal units that a farm or area will carry on a year round basis, including that needed for conservation of winter feed. Usually stated as dry cows or dry sheep equivalents per hectare. of access networks. PurePacket provides a migration path to the pure IP networks of the future and supports Softswitch Call Control for transporting voice calls across IP core networks. To allow carriers to leverage their investments in existing TDM-based infrastructures, PurePacket also supports the V5.2 standard for seamless interoperability with Class 5 voice switches. PurePacket will ultimately allow service providers to provision end-to-end MPLS-based QoS that extends from the customer premise and across the network core to a remote site. OUTburst SB Integrated Access Devices To meet the requirements of a wide range of small/medium-sized businesses and branch offices, OUTburst SB customer-located integrated access devices are compact, configurable and support the highest concentration of voice and data services. In a typical configuration, one OUTburst SB can deliver 30 simultaneous voice calls, 768 K/bit of committed information rate (communications) Committed Information Rate - (CIR) The guaranteed average bandwidth of a virtual circuit in a frame relay network. The CIR plus the Excess Information Rate (EIR, burst rate) is equal to or less than the speed of the access port into the network. (CIR (Committed Information Rate) In a frame relay network, the average transmission rate in bits per second (typically Kbps) for a virtual circuit. It defines the maximum rate that the network can handle under normal conditions. ) data, plus best effort data - over a single E1 leased line. This highly configurable system is equipped with four interface modules. The carrier network interface supports an E1 or DSL connection to the Central Office (CO), Point of Presence (PoP) or Co-location. The three available customer premise interfaces can be configured to support 10/100BaseT Ethernet, POTS (12 lines per module), E1 (PRI PRI: see Institutional Revolutionary party. (Primary Rate Interface) An ISDN service that provides 23 64 Kbps B (Bearer) channels and one 64 Kbps D (Data) channel (23B+D), which is equivalent to the 24 channels of a T1 line. ) for connecting to a PABX, or X.21 for linking to a router. Additional ISDN capabilities are currently being added. Operations Management System Delivers Faster Service Delivery The PurePacket Operations Management System (OMS OMS - Opportunity Management System ) leverages the service-rich capabilities embedded in the PurePacket platform to enable network operators to aggressively attack new markets. PurePacket OMS dramatically reduces the lead times for creating and activating a complete portfolio of voice and data services. It provides carriers a `single-system image' of their access network, and allows network administrators to remotely configure equipment, provision services, create and monitor Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and view network performance. PurePacket OMS provides e-mail and pager alerts in the event of network outages or critical events, and also supports self-provisioning to allow end-users to modify service parameters and view performance and billing information on-line. To allow network operators to commission new services with confidence, PurePacket OMS maintains the status of available and allocated capacity, for deployed, as well as planned infrastructure configurations. Pricing and Availability The PurePacket Platform is available immediately. The entry-level configuration of a PurePacket Node for Central Office, Co-Locations, and Points of Presence is less than $15,000. OUTburst-SB customer-premise equipment is less than $2000. Entry-level SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. customer-premise devices are available for less than $1000. About Quante Founded in 1892, Quante AG (German stock exchange: QUA [Latin, Considered as; in the character or capacity of.] For example, "the trustee qua trustee [that is, in his or her role as trustee] is not liable." 3) is a leading international developer and supplier of connection and transmission systems for telecommunications and data networks. Quante is Europe's number one provider of xDSL and ISDN systems. The Company has annual revenues of 340 million Euros ($370 million US) and employs 2,500 people worldwide. To contact Quante call +49 202 2 920, or visit us on the Web at http://www.quante.de. About Integral Access Integral Access, Inc. provides multi-service packet-based access systems that enable competitive carriers to offer differentiated services and combine voice/data on new generation IP-based networks as well as traditional circuit switched infrastructures. The company offers a complete access network solution, which includes customer premise equipment, central office aggregation devices, and an operations management system for network control and services management. Integral Access is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts and is privately held. To contact Integral Access call +1-978-256-8833, visit us on the Web at http://www.integralaccess.com, or write to info@integralaccess.com. Note to Editors: PurePacket is a trademark of Integral Access, Inc. |
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