SIMPLIFIED DEBUTS OPEN SERVICES INTEROPERABILITY LAB FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY.Simplified, a software infrastructure company and provider of the first open services platform for the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. , recently announced it has assembled one of the industry's largest multi-vendor labs for testing the compatibility of communications equipment and software. Simplified and its partners are using the lab to ensure that new and disparate switching devices as well as selected software applications work with the Simplified Open Services Platform and new software products as they are developed. It is also planned to enable third-party developers to test software designed according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Simplified Open API Open API (often referred to as OpenAPI) is a word used to describe sets of technologies that enable websites to interact with each other by using SOAP, Javascript any other web technology. specifications with the Simplified Open Services Platform and the multi-protocol hardware devices in the lab. The interoperability lab boasts 20,000 ports in switches from Cisco, Lucent, and Nuera. Because of the openness of Simplified software and the recently released Simplified Softswitch Plus, switches from most manufacturers can be managed and monitored from a central control point via Simplified's Web-based software. "Our investment in a testing environment with such hardware diversity and of this size substantiates Simplified's commitment to developing stable, open platforms for network, financial and services management," said Trevor Baca, director of development at Simplified. "Because the lab replicates a converged network The integration of the telephone system with IP-based data networks. See softswitch. (networking) converged network - A single network that can carry voice, video and data. in a typical mid-sized carrier environment, we can provide real-world solutions for companies that expect to grow and become profitable despite tough times in the market." Switch models in the lab include Cisco VCO (1) (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) An oscillator that can be tuned over a wide range of frequencies by applying a voltage (tuning voltage) to it. Used in many applications such as radio tuners, VCOs are less costly than crystal oscillators, but not as stable. , Lucent Excel, Nuera ORCA Orca - Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 1986. Similar to Modula-2, but with support for distributed programming using shared data objects, like Linda. A 'graph' data type removes the need for pointers. Version for the Amoeba OS, comes with Amoeba. and Cisco AS5300 -- all provisioned and simultaneously controlled from one software platform. Testing on Nortel equipment is done through the use of a DMS-250 switch emulator developed by Simplified engineers. The lab also hosts several SS7 solutions with multiple ISUP (ISDN User Part) See SS7. protocol stacks, carrier grade server hardware from Sun Microsystems and Hewlett- Packard, signal processing and monitoring equipment, VoIP devices including hardware from Lucent, Nuera and Cisco, 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. routers (for broadband cable network access), xDSL multiplexers (for 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 broadband connectivity), Dialogic powered IVR (Interactive Voice Response) An automated telephone information system that speaks to the caller with a combination of fixed voice menus and data extracted from databases in real time. technologies and SIP devices. As new technology and devices come on line and as more hardware vendors open their devices to accommodate third-party software control, Simplified will further broaden the scope of its network management capabilities. Because the Simplified Open Services Platform is a pure software solution, Simplified can adapt quickly to new technology and standards, providing more opportunities for partners in the interoperability lab. In addition to network management applications, the Simplified Open Services Platform provides critical financial and services management capabilities, enabling service providers to extract business intelligence and financial information from their voice and data networks in order to manage their costs, revenues and profitability in real-time. Simplified's software is available on a "pay-as-you-grow" pricing model that ensures sustainable growth and lower infrastructure costs. Simplified is a leading software infrastructure company and the provider of the first open services platform for the communications industry. The Simplified Open Services Platform enables voice, Internet, cable and wireless service providers to deliver and manage any communication service over any network enabling a faster path to profitability. [sections] |
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