Spirent Communications Introduces Intelligent DSL Prequalification and Maintenance Solution.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2001 Spirent Communications(TM) today announced availability of a new solution intended to speed 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 (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 ) prequalification and maintenance. The latest addition to its industry-leading platform for DSL service assurance, the TestDSL Prequalification solution includes a new portable remote test unit, the CopperMax/Nomad, and two operations support system (OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. ) modules to help carriers determine if a telephone line is capable of supporting DSL. This combination of portable hardware and operations-center based software automatically identifies and positively locates impairments -- such as load coils, bridge taps, or the presence of a T1 line in the same pair bundle -- which prevent DSL's higher bandwidth components from being transmitted. This automated test capability helps carriers to speed availability of broadband service to thousands of new customers, in part by allowing each carrier to provide faster answers to parties interested in subscribing to DSL in both residential and commercial environments. The solution places no requirements on increasingly scarce central office rack space or its cabling. "DSL service providers have been searching for a more reliable, economical way to identify which lines can support DSL and which ones can't," says Jim Schleckser, president of Spirent Communications' Hekimian business unit. "Extensive testing with our customers has proved the TestDSL Prequalification OSS solution combined with CopperMax test units in the central office offer a more accurate, cost-effective solution than has previously been available in the industry." The TestDSL Prequalification solution is based on Spirent Communications' widely deployed REACT 2001 OSS and includes a newly enhanced TestDSL Prequalification module that can qualify thousands of lines per day for DSL service. For each prequalification test, the OSS checks line records in existing databases, gathers network status, and controls a variety of test units located in remote central offices to perform loop tests. These test units include Spirent Communications' CopperMax/RT and the new CopperMax/Nomad, a unique portable test unit designed to roll into central office locations on an as-needed basis. The TestDSL Prequalification module analyzes the resulting information and positively identifies lines that cannot support DSL services. About Spirent Communications Spirent Communications unites the best in performance analysis technology with network operations expertise. The company's award winning products and solutions enable customers to accelerate the development, deployment and assurance of next-generation network equipment and services worldwide. Spirent Communications designs and manufactures Adtech, DLS DLS abbr. Doctor of Library Science , Edgcumbe, GSS (storage) GSS - Group-Sweeping Scheduling. , Hekimian, Net-HOPPER, SmartBits, TAS TAS abbr. 1. telephone answering system 2. true airspeed and Zarak products. More than 2,500 of the world's leading network and terminal equipment manufacturers, network service providers, corporate enterprises and test laboratories rely on Spirent's first-to-market products to verify and measure the performance and services of networks and communications devices. For more information on Spirent Communications or its products, visit the web site at www.spirentcom.com or call +1 800.927.2660. Spirent plc is the parent of Spirent Communications. Spirent plc is quoted on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. , ticker SPT (Sectors Per Track) The number of sectors in one track. . The company operates a Level 1 American Depository Receipt American Depository Receipt n. called in the banking trade an ADR, it is a receipt issued by American banks to Americans as a substitute for actual ownership of shares of foreign stocks. program (ticker: SPNUY; CUSIP number CUSIP Number An identification number assigned to all stocks and registered bonds. The Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) oversees the entire CUSIP system. Notes: This system is used in the U.S. and Canada. : 84856M100). For information, contact Brian Heston, The Bank of New York The Bank of New York, abbrieviated to BNY, was a global financial services company that existed until its merger with the Mellon Financial Corporation on July 2, 2007.[1] The bank now continues under the new name of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. , American Depository Receipts, 101 Barclay St, 22 West, New York, N.Y. 10286, phone 212.815.3938, fax 212.571.3050, e-mail: bheston@bankofny.com, www.adrbny.com. Further information about Spirent plc can be found at www.spirent.com. Spirent and the Spirent logo are trademarks of Spirent plc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are held by their respective companies. All rights reserved. |
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