Tdsoft, Polycom Extend Partnership to Bring Voice Over DSL Products to International Market.Business Editors/High Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif. & HERZLIA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2001 Successful Interoperability With BLES-CCS/ELCP Standard-Based VoDSL Offering Allows Carriers to Choose Best-of-Breed VoDSL Equipment and Speed Up Deployment Polycom(R), Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :PLCM PLCM Product Life-Cycle Management PLCM public long code mask PLCM Public Land Code Mask ), a worldwide leader in broadband communication solutions, and Tdsoft Ltd., a leading provider of Voice over Next Generation Access (VoNGA) solutions, today announced that Polycom has successfully completed the integration of Tdsoft's ELCPCore(TM) standards-based BLES-CCS/ELCP signalling software stack, and carried out ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and POTS Voice over DSL (VoDSL) interoperability with Tdsoft's VoNGATE Voice Access Gateway. The successful completion of interoperability will help bring VoDSL services to businesses globally by allowing carriers to choose best-of-breed VoDSL equipment and speed up deployment. ELCP ELCP Emulated Loop Control Protocol ELCP Extended Linear Complementarity Problem (Emulated Loop Control Protocol) is a message-based protocol that was approved by the ATM Forum in June 2000 (AF-VMOA-0145) and relies on the ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. V5.2 standard. This protocol specifies the mechanism where V5.2-based signalling messages are exchanged between the VoDSL Gateway and IAD (Integrated Access Device An IAD is a customer premises device that provides access to wide area networks and the Internet. Specifically, it aggregates multiple channels of information including voice and data across a single shared access link to a carrier or service provider PoP (Point of Presence). ) to support both POTS and ISDN voice over ATM. The standards-based ELCP offers significant advantages, including dynamic bandwidth allocation Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (DBA) is a technique by which traffic bandwidth in a shared telecommunications medium can be allocated on demand and fairly between different users of that bandwidth. and concentration capabilities, support for POTS and ISDN over ATM, support for national parameters, and reliable connectivity between the VoDSL Gateway and IAD. These advantages make ELCP the signalling protocol of choice for carriers around the world who are deploying robust and feature-rich Voice over DSL services to their business and residential customers. "The joint Tdsoft-Polycom achievement will enable carriers to choose best-of-breed equipment based on open solutions, and to speed up the interoperability that is key for large-scale commercial VoDSL service deployment," said Eytan Radian, president of Tdsoft Communications Inc. "The extensive experience with V5 software and VoDSL Gateways positions Tdsoft as the best vendor to bring an advanced standard-based ELCP signalling software stack." "Our relationship with Tdsoft allows us to further simplify the IAD product deployment process for our customers by providing them with a standards-based IAD product that supports seamless interoperability with leading V5.2 voice gateway vendors such as Tdsoft," said Hans Schwarz, senior vice president and general manager of network access products for Polycom. "The successful interoperability represents the debut of Polycom's G.SHDSL A DSL technology from the ITU (G.991.2) that provides symmetric transmission from 192 Kbps to 2.3 Mbps using a single copper pair, depending on distance from the central office (from 20,000 ft. to 6,500 ft.). With two wire pairs, 384 Kbps to 4.6 Mbps can be achieved. G. and BRI NetEngine IADs in the international market, which will help bring the advantages of VoDSL to a larger, global market." The interoperability testing involved Tdsoft's VoNGATE Voice Access Gateway and Polycom's NetEngine(TM) 6504 and 6508 G.SHDSL IADs and 6104i and 6504i Basic Rate Interface (BRI)-enabled IADs, which offer enhanced VoDSL connectivity and enable significant cost savings for small and medium-sized businesses. Tdsoft's VoNGATE Voice Access Gateway Tdsoft's VoNGATETM is a versatile voice access gateway that enables incumbent and emerging carriers and telecom service providers to provide high-quality voice services over a variety of broadband access technologies such as xDSL, Cable, and Wireless. Being an open platform, VoNGATE is capable of supporting a combination of PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. switch interfaces, access infrastructures and access technologies at the same time. VoNGATE is the only commercial V5 gateway in the marketplace today. It supports V5.2, GR303, TR 008, CAS or proprietary voice switch interfaces and Next Generation Access Networks based on Cable, xDSL or Broadband Wireless infrastructure using ATM, IP and TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. access technologies. Currently, Tdsoft's VoNGA partner program includes 30 industry leading Telecom vendors that interoperate with the VoNGATE. Polycom NetEngine 6504 and 6508 -- G.SHDSL Integrated Access Devices Polycom's G.SHDSL IADs enable international small and medium-sized businesses to integrate voice and data services over a single SHDSL SHDSL Single-Line High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line SHDSL Symmetrical High-Density Digital Subscriber Line SHDSL Symmetrical High Bitrate Digital Subscriber Line (Ericsson) SHDSL Symmetrical Highspeed Digital Subscriber Loop line and realize substantial telecommunications cost savings. The NetEngine 6504 (four port) and the NetEngine 6508 (eight port) enable customers to realize the full benefit from the higher connection speeds and greater reach made possible by the G.SHDSL protocol using standard POTS phones. Polycom NetEngine 6104i and 6504i -- BRI Integrated Access Devices Polycom's NetEngine 6104i and NetEngine 6504i address the widespread use of BRI-based telephones in European countries. These devices provide small and medium-sized businesses throughout Europe with IADs that are interoperable with the popular BRI phone system. NetEngine 6104i and NetEngine 6504i offer four BRI ports with ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line and G.SHDSL WAN interfaces respectively. Polycom's NetEngine IADs feature toll-quality voice, a 10/100 BaseT Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. interface, complete routing and bridging, integrated firewall capabilities, NAT and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Software that automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to client stations logging into an IP network. It eliminates having to manually assign permanent "static" IP addresses. DHCP software runs in servers and routers. , all of the necessary domestic and international approvals, and the broadest interoperability in the industry with leading DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. and Voice Gateway providers. Polycom's NetEngine Integrated Access Devices As the industry's largest supplier of DSL-based IADs to telecommunication service providers and equipment manufacturers, Polycom's NetEngine IADs offer the broadest interoperability with industry-leading DSLAMs and voice gateways. IADs, located at the customer's facility, enable the transmission of both voice and data onto high-speed broadband networks from the existing copper pair wiring that is in almost every home and office. The NetEngine family of broadband access equipment is designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as the small office/home office See SOHO. (SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. ) and telecommuter markets. About Tdsoft Tdsoft designs, develops, markets, and sells Voice Access Gateways and Access Concentrators for the Telecommunications industry. Tdsoft is known as the world leader in telecom products using V5 protocol, the predominant standard for the interface between access equipment and Telecommunications voice switches. Tdsoft's open solutions enable service providers to add voice services over broadband access infrastructure (Cable, xDSL, and Wireless). Tdsoft products demonstrated interoperability with more than 70 access equipment vendors and 16 voice switches in 25 countries. Tdsoft's systems provide voice services to hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Established in 1994 Tdsoft is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. financially backed by leading US and international venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] . Tdsoft Ltd. is headquartered in Israel with offices in Germany, Texas (USA), Benelux, Spain, and Hong Kong. For more information, please consult the Tdsoft site at www.tdsoft.com. About Polycom Polycom, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a full range of high-quality, easy-to-use and affordable voice and video communication endpoints, multi-network gateways, multi-network conferencing, video management software, and network access solutions. Polycom's integrated communication solutions enable business users to immediately realize the benefits of video, voice and data over rapidly growing converged networks. For additional information, call 1-800-POLYCOM (765-9266) or +1-408-526-9000, or visit the Polycom web site at www.polycom.com. Polycom and the Polycom logo are registered trademarks and NetEngine is a trademark of Polycom in the U.S. and various countries. (c)2001, Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about Polycom, Inc. These statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including potential fluctuations in results and future growth rates, the market acceptance of the company's products, possible delays in the development and shipment of new products, risks related to the market acceptance of distributed VoDSL broadband access solutions and commercial deployment of VoDSL on a global scale, and risks associated with changes in general economic conditions. Further risks are detailed from time to time in Polycom's SEC reports, including the Form 10-K, for 2001, and subsequent Form 10-Q filings. |
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