Lucent Technologies Teams with Harris Corp. to Provide DSL Testing Through Joint Marketing Agreement.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2001 Harris Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HRS) today announced that it has signed a joint marketing agreement with Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) to ensure that service providers can use Harris Remote Test Units (RTUs) with Lucent Technologies' Network Service Assurance-LoopCare (NSA-LoopCare) software. This will give service providers an additional option for testing their digital subscriber line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (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 ) installations. Under the agreement, the two companies will create interfaces in their products that allow Harris RTUs to be remotely managed via Lucent's NSA-LoopCare. Harris and Lucent each have more than two decades of experience in copper loop testing. The Lucent agreement is the latest in Harris' efforts to provide its customers with end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. for DSL deployment by developing strategic relationships with other industry leaders. "This agreement gives our customers the option to deploy the Harris test system in their network," said Jim Cerwinski, senior manager, Lucent Technologies' InterNetworking Systems Group. "By ensuring that our products are compatible, our customers worldwide can concentrate on providing quality service, without worrying about whether these pieces of their network will work together." Harris RTUs perform physical layer testing on copper lines in order to qualify them for a broad range of existing and emerging telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. . Physical layer testing pinpoints the location and nature of problems within the copper loop itself. The Lucent NSA-LoopCare system is built using the expertise developed for the Lucent Mechanized mech·a·nize tr.v. mech·a·nized, mech·a·niz·ing, mech·a·niz·es 1. To equip with machinery: mechanize a factory. 2. Loop Testing (MLT (MultiLink Trunking) See port aggregation. ) system, which is already in use for testing more than 140 million copper lines. The NSA-LoopCare software provides centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. , economical management of a full spectrum of local loop services, including digital subscriber line (DSL) and plain old telephone service (POTS). "Interoperability is the key to the successful mass-market deployment of DSL," said Greg Bublitz, business unit leader of Access Test and Management solutions for Harris Corp.'s Network Support Division. "Providing an easy-to-implement solution allows our customers to quickly integrate test capabilities into their networks." The agreement results in a scalable, economical provisioning process utilizing Lucent's LoopCare system and Harris Corp.'s family of RTUs, including the new Pyramid Series(TM) remote test heads. This permits each company to focus on its core competencies while allowing its customers more confidence in their purchasing decisions. Harris' Network Support Division (NSD NSD Nairobi sheep disease. ) delivers solutions to public and private communications service providers A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. around the world. NSD's solutions focus on the needs of operations, maintenance and installation professionals in deregulated telecommunications markets worldwide, by providing next level line test and network management systems, as well as test sets and tools. Harris Corp. is an international communications equipment company focused on providing product, system and service solutions that take its customers to the next level. The company provides a wide range of products and services for wireless, broadcast, network support and government markets. The company has sales and service facilities in nearly 90 countries. Additional information about Harris Corp. is available at www.harris.com. |
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