Siemens Announces Next-Generation Line Frames for DCO Switch; Line Frames are Smaller, More Energy Efficient.BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1998--As part of the continuing evolution of its DCO DCO Demande Chimique En Oxygène (French) DCO Digitally Controlled Oscillator DCO District Coordination Officer (Pakistan) DCO Defence Community Organisation (Australia) (R) Central Office Switching System, Siemens Telecom Networks has announced next-generation line frames for the switch. Based on the new line card, which has increased from six ports to eighteen ports, the DCO switch will be able to offer line frames that are smaller and more energy efficient. The new line frames are being designed to support a universal 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 (UDSL UDSL Universal Digital Subscriber Line UDSL Universal Digital Subscriber Loop UDSL Universal Dsl UDSL Unidirectional Dsl ). Siemens also is expanding the DCO switch's remote capabilities by offering three new outdoor remotes: a 720-line pad-mounted version, a 180-line pad-mounted remote and a 90-line pole-mounted remote. "The new line frames will increase efficiency and reduce energy costs for our customers, including local exchange carriers and competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs)," said Stewart Dunaway, director of product line management and system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. for Siemens Telecom Networks. "Regular upgrades and additionalservices will ensure that our DCO switch remains a fully featured central office switching system that is optimized for independent and CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) markets." Siemens Telecom Networks, headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., is a leading provider of telecommunications solutions to the public network service providers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The company designs and manufactures digital central office switching equipment, access network solutions, broadband switching systems, wireless solutions, end-to-end multimedia solutions, Internet solutions, network management products and transmission products. Siemens Telecom Networks is a subsidiary of Siemens AG, which has annual revenues of $63.7 billion (FY 96-97) and has operations in 193 countries. Home page: www.stn.siemens.com. -0- Siemens is a registered trademark of Siemens AG. DCO is a registered trademark of Siemens Telecom Networks.
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