SUN TARGETS CORE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE WITH NEW CARRIER-GRADE COMPACT PCI SYSTEMS.At the GSM World Congress, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ) introduced five new carrier-grade products to help network equipment providers (NEPs) leverage the Solaris Operating Environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. and Chorus Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. deeper into the expanding IP-intensive core network. Sun unveiled the Netra ct 400 and 800 CompactPCI (cPCI) servers, and the Netra CP2040, CP2060 and CP2080 cPCI board-level products. These cPCI carrier-grade server systems and boards are based on open, industry standards helping enable rapid deployment of network infrastructure to support the growing demand for fast-to-market telecom and Internet products and services. These new products provide NEPs and carriers flexible choices and solutions designed to deliver continuous uptime for their customers. "With its carrier-grade hardware and software technologies, third-party relationships and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and services, Sun provides a complete integrated Internet computing solution to provide network equipment providers with a reliable and scalable compute platform to build out next generation network equipment," said John McFarlane John McFarlane is the chief executive of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ), one of Australia's leading banks. The Scottish-born businessman began his career in manufacturing with Ford of Europe in 1969, and subsequently had a long and distinguished , executive vice president, Network Service Provider Group, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "With these new cPCI system products, along with our scalable Sun servers and software, we are providing NEPs with the flexibility and time-to-market advantage for the delivery of third-generation wireless systems." The new NEBS-certified Netra ct 400 and 800 cPCI systems are designed for quick deployment and serviceability required by carriers and NEPs building IP-based next-generation communications infrastructure. Built for reliability and flexibility, the Netra ct server give NEPs a standards-based cPCI system to deploy IP intensive Solaris and Chorus solutions tailored for carrier-class systems. Built on the foundation of Sun's UltraSPARC processors and the Solaris Operating Environment or Chorus real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. , the Netra ct 400 and 800 servers working in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with the Netra cPCI boards inside the server utilize common APIs and high-availability extensions. This combination of integrated components represents a powerful platform that is able to use the complete high availability capabilities of Sun's cPCI servers, boards, and operating systems scaling from real-time intensive switching applications to IP intensive computing with full hot swap support. "Sun's Netra ct servers are helping us create a next-generation, global platform for the mobile Internet," said Cindy Christy, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Lucent's wireless networks group. "The Internet has created a demand for highly-available, flexible solutions for the wireless industry, and Lucent is delivering this next-generation-ready platform to make the Internet mobile." The Netra ct systems are ideal carrier-grade platforms for base station controllers and radio network controllers, softswitches, multimedia over IP gateways, remote access, SS7 gateways, and signaling transfer points. The modularity of the Netra ct 400 and 800 cPCI servers help NEPs to build systems to match application requirements and provides a server upgrade path for future expandability. The front accessibility of FRUs, the quick-access chassis "drawer" concept, and hot-swap capabilities also help ensure excellent serviceability. In addition, the adherence to industry standards provides an open platform ideal for telecom provides that need to grow their services and infrastructure. The Netra ct 400 server allows NEPs to have a compact footprint to deploy applications and allows up to four independent servers in a 12U space. The Netra ct 800 I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output server allows up to to six I/O slots per server, redundant power capabilities and allows up to two independent servers in a 12U space. |
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