Tekelec provides General Packet Radio Services -GPRS- testing on MGTS i3000.MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1999-- Tekelec (Nasdaq: TKLC) announced today a GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. testing solution on MGTS MGTS Message Generator Traffic Simulator MGTS Message Generation Test System i3000(tm), a complete diagnostic system for 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. technologies. GPRS enables Global System for Mobile Communications (communications) Global System for Mobile Communications - (GSM, originally "Groupe de travail Sp?ciale pour les services Mobiles") One of the major standards for digital cellular communications, in use in over 60 countries and serving over one billion subscribers. (GSM) service providers and operators to offer data service without completely upgrading existing networks. Initially deployed in Europe, GPRS is now being deployed in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "GPRS will allow digital cellular network operators to provide end-to-end packet-switched mobile data services by off-loading packet data to the new GPRS node types and freeing cellular resources so they can be dedicated to voice traffic," explains Dan Bantukul, senior product manager at Tekelec. "The ability to test GPRS is imperative because it is the next-generation technology in the GSM marketplace. GPRS is expected to help create new revenue-generating Internet-based services and applications, including mobile office, e-commerce, and Internet and Intranet access." Bantukul adds, "Tekelec supports GPRS testing with the new MGTS i3000, which features high-speed link capabilities. MGTS i3000 tests all GPRS interfaces, including the Abis interface, and the dynamic channel assignment of attached GPRS devices. It provides testing of the highest load rates in the industry and supports testing of protocols layer by layer or via complete stacks. MGTS i3000 supports simulation of all new node types in the GPRS network and testing of existing circuit switched-based GSM nodes. It tests GPRS protocol standards, generates signaling traffic across the network, tests the control [signaling] plane and the user [data] plane, and generates bearer traffic and quality of service measurements." Tekelec, a leading supplier of signaling and control systems, develops innovative network switching and diagnostic solutions that enable the convergence of traditional and converged wireline, wireless and IP voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. networks. The company also provides products and solutions for call centers and other telecommunications markets. Tekelec has its headquarters in Calabasas, California, and divisions in Morrisville, North Carolina Morrisville is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,208 at the 2000 census. A Special Census was conducted by the United States Census Bureau in March 2004, when the population was enumerated at 11,915. , and Richardson, Texas. For more information, please visit http://www.tekelec.com. The Tekelec logo is a registered trademark of Tekelec, and MGTS i3000 is a trademark of Tekelec. |
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