Pulsecom Expands WavePacer Wideband Solutions Family to Cut the Cost of Delivering High-Speed Services, Ease Administration.HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1998--Pulsecom, a leading supplier of communications access solutions, Monday expanded its WavePacer Wideband Solutions Family with a new product that allows Network Service Providers (NSPs) and Network Access Providers (NAPs) to significantly reduce the cost of delivering high-speed communications services. The WavePacer DDSL DDSL Direct DSL DDSL Dishnet DSL (India) Solution, which consists of the DDSL-64 Line Card and Pulsecom's WideBand Network Management System (NMS See NetWare Management System. ), allows these providers to extend Frame Relay switch functionality to their traditional Frame Relay users and easily migrate these users to new services without a significant investment in new equipment, systems or training. In addition, Pulsecom announced that it has enhanced its Wideband NMS, which can also be used with the company's WavePacer IDSL See DSL. Solution, to support multiple users. The new multiuser Two or more users. version is ideal for service providers who have large networks or who want to build redundant management capabilities into their network. WavePacer DDSL Solution The WavePacer DDSL Solution's DDSL-64 Line Card installs easily into a provider's existing D4 channel bank equipment to extend Frame Relay switch functionality out to the copper loops of traditional frame Relay users. This is particularly cost-effective for Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) and independent telcos who typically have a large embedded base of users served by D4 channel banks. Using the WavePacer DDSL Solution, these providers can transparently migrate users of their traditional Frame Relay services to an intelligent platform that offers up to a five-fold improvement in Frame Relay Switch utilization. Using this platform, they can also migrate existing customers to new, higher-speed services like IDSL without making any substantial new investments in infrastructure. "With the WavePacer DDSL Solution, service providers can cut the cost of providing service to their existing Frame Relay users by 50 percent," said Sassan Babaie, vice president of marketing for Pulsecom. "And, by plugging both the DDSL-64 Line Card and our WavePacer IDSL-128 Line Card into an existing D4 channel bank, they can quickly and easily deliver new, higher speed services to these same customers without a significant investment. "We believe this is a compelling scenario for both the RBOCs and independent telcos who have large, installed bases of D4 equipment, as well as for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) who have already found our WavePacer IDSL Solution to be a fast and efficient way to roll out new, competitive services in their territories," Babaie added. Wideband 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 NMS with Multiuser Capability Pulsecom's Wideband DSL NMS, an SNMP-based network management system that lets service providers manage all the WavePacer Wideband systems in their network, now supports both single-user access and simultaneous access by multiple users. The multiuser capability is designed for service providers with very large networks who must give access to several network administrators in their organization for monitoring and maintenance of the network. In addition, it lets service providers maintain redundant management locations; in the event one system fails, another network management system is available. Because the Wideband DSL NMS is based on SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. , it can leverage the inherent security features of that protocol should providers wish to vary the access of each network administrator. The new multiuser version delivers support for up to 96,000 IDSL or DDSL subscribers and operates on an HP OpenView platform. Like the single-user Wideband DSL NMS, the multiuser version incorporates a Graphical User Interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) that makes it easy to access subscriber diagnostics and performance and service provisioning data. Pricing and Availability The WavePacer DDSL Solution and the new Multiuser version of the Wideband DSL NMS are available now. Pricing for the DDSL-64 Line Card starts at $895, U.S. list. Pricing for the enhanced Wideband DSL NMS starts at $3,500, U.S. list. The entire WavePacer Wideband Solutions Family will be displayed at the Comnet '98 tradeshow in Washington, D.C., Jan. 26-29 in the Pulsecom booth, #1712. For more information on Pulsecom and its products, call the company at 800/381-1997 or 703/471-2900 or visit its World Wide Web site at http://www.pulse.com . Pulsecom (www.pulse.com) supplies communications access solutions to Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs), Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and distributors worldwide. Pulsecom's extensive product line ranges from POTS (plain old telephone service) to ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. (Integrated Services Digital Network Integrated services digital network (ISDN) A generic term referring to the integration of communications services transported over digital facilities such as wire pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers, microwave radio, and satellites. ) to high-speed Internet and broadband access solutions. The company is the largest manufacturer of D4 and plug-compatible equipment for digital Loop Carrier In telephone communications, a technology that increases the number of channels in the local loop by converting analog signals to digital and multiplexing them back to the end office. system in the industry, with more than 7 million voice and data circuits deployed. Pulsecom is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001-registered firm with headquarters in Herndon, Va., United States, with regional offices throughout the world. CONTACT: Pulsecom, Herndon Alecia Cooper, 703/478-7087 alecia.cooper@pulse.com or LSH LSH Legion of Super Heroes LSH Left Shift LSH Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy LSH Landspítali Háskólasjúkrahús (Landspítali University Hospital; Iceland) LSH Laughing So Hard LSH Lord Strathcona's Horse Communications Lori Hultin, 805/493-0734 lhultin@ix.netcom.com |
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