RiverDelta Networks Executive Explores Open Access Barriers At NCTA's Cable 2001 in Chicago.Business/Technology Editors TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2001 NCTA NCTA National Cable & Telecommunications Association (fka National Cable Television Association) NCTA National Cable Television Association (now the National Cable & Telecommunications Association) Cable 2000--RiverDelta Networks, Inc., the leading provider of carrier-class broadband routing, switching and service management solutions, today announced that Gerry White, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, is presenting the business challenges of supporting multiple providers of content, applications, and services together with the technical challenges of supporting diverse providers over cable infrastructure at next week's Cable 2001, the National Cable Television Association's (NCTA's) 50th Annual Convention & International Exposition. NCTA's Cable 2001 will take place at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, IL on June 11-13. Gerry White will present excerpts from his Technical Paper, "Eliminating Open Access Woes with Intelligent Carrier-Class Edge Routing," on Tuesday, June 12, 2001 between 4:00 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. in Room S501D as part of the session, "Route This!: You can get there from here." This overall session will discuss IP-based service innovation beyond high-speed Internet access and how it is enabled by enhancements in Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (communications, networking) Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification - (DOCSIS) ITU-approved interface requirements for cable modems involved in high-speed data distribution over a cable television network. (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. ) 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. ) equipment, the support capabilities for Quality of Service, IP telephony, multimedia, and Open Access will be presented. Gerry White's Technical Paper will be available on the RiverDelta Networks website, www.riverdelta.com, on Tuesday, June 12th. BARRIERS TO OPEN ACCESS Gerry White will discuss the main technology barriers to open access, which he will identify as service provider selection, QoS control, isolation, policing, address management, service management, subscriber management, network configuration and management, accounting, scalability, performance, and interoperability. He will then discuss how per-flow queuing and carrier-class routing can help operators overcome these challenges and deliver next-generation services. White will outline the limitations of traditional class based queuing See traffic engineering methods. and First-In First Out (FIFO (First In First Out) A storage method that retrieves the item stored for the longest time. Contrast with LIFO. See traffic engineering methods. FIFO - first-in first-out ) queuing, discuss the needs for source-based policy routing, and provide an example of how to implement per-flow queuing and carrier-class routing to successfully implement open access and support multiple providers over shared cable infrastructure. Prior to joining RiverDelta as CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and Vice President, Gerry White was CTO and Vice President of Arris ar·ris n. pl. arris or ar·ris·es The sharp edge or ridge formed by two surfaces meeting at an angle, as in a molding. [Alteration of Old French areste, fishbone, spine Interactive, a leading provider of voice and data equipment within the CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. market. While at Arris and its predecessor LanCity, White assumed a leading role in the industry's efforts to define, develop, and deploy standards-based voice and data technology. He is the co-author of several patents and articles on data communications technology and holds a BSc. (Honors) from University College in London. 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 1.0 qualification in record time and has built upon and extended the DOCSIS 1.1 Quality of Service specifications with its SmartFlowTM 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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