Trillium Announces Integrated SS7 Source Code Software Solutions On Force Computers Hardware Platform;.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 1998-- Trillium-Force Integrated Solutions for Windows NT and Solaris Environments Trillium Digital Systems, Inc., a leading provider of communications software solutions, today announces the seamless integration of its Signalling System 7 (SS7) source code software with Force Computers hardware platforms. These powerful off-the-shelf integrated SS7 solutions are available for Solaris and Windows NT environments. For products using SS7 and Intelligent Network (IN) applications, these flexible and reliable platforms enable computer and communications equipment manufacturers to speed time-to-market. Trillium's integrated SS7 source code software provides distinct advantages over binary software, delivering near turnkey solutions for popular platforms while still enabling computer and communications equipment manufacturers to customize the software for their proprietary applications. By integrating Trillium SS7 software on Force Computers hardware, Trillium helps manufacturers who select the Force platform to reduce time-to-market and costs. "Force Computers CompactPCI(R), PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. (PCI Mezzanine Card (hardware) PCI Mezzanine Card - (PMC) A family of low profile mezzanine cards for VMEbus, Futurebus+, desktop computers and other computer systems with logical and electrical layers based on the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) specification. PMC is defined in IEEE P1386. ) and VMEbus boards and systems have been embraced by large original equipment manufacturers in the telecommunications market," said Chris Williams, vice president of marketing at Force Computers. "The integration of Trillium's widely deployed SS7 protocol stack on our real-time processing boards will provide an ideal platform for networking applications in the IN and the wireless infrastructure market." Trillium Chief Technology Officer Larisa Chistyakov said, "Combined with the recent introduction of our INAP (Intelligent Network Application Part) An IN (Intelligent Network) protocol used in a European SS7 network to query databases for a variety of functions not related to call setup and tear down. INAP uses the ASN.1 standard for defining message content. See SS7 and ASN.1. [Intelligent Network Application Part] product, our SS7 software integration with Force Computers' hardware will enable manufacturers to quickly introduce products for the rapidly expanding IN market. We have created both Solaris and Windows NT solutions to afford our customers the ability to choose the platform that best suits their product development needs." About Trillium's Integrated SS7 Software Trillium's SS7 source code software seamlessly integrates with Force's VME-based and CompactPCI-based single-board computers with support for high speed T1/E1 links. This integration will enable manufacturers to develop IN and wireless infrastructure products, such as Service Switching Points (SSPs), Service Control Points (SCPs), Mobile Switching Centers (MSCs), Base Station Controllers (BSCs) and Intelligent Peripherals (IP). Trillium's Windows NT - CompactPCI Solution In the Windows NT environment, Trillium's integrated solution consists of Force Centellis(tm) system with a Pentium-based CPCI-720 host processor board. Multiple E1/T1 lines are provided via 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 companion boards, each with two PMC slots, populated with the PMC/860 controller board. Each PMC/860 provides up to two E1/T1 channels, offering a total of up to four lines per I/O slot in the chassis. Trillium's SS7 protocol stack may be either a complete or partial stack consisting of Mobile Application Part (MAP), Intelligent Network Application Protocol (INAP), Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP (Transaction Capabilities Application Part) The protocol used in an SS7 network for sending database queries to a service control point (SCP). The SCP provides the interface to local and remote databases that contain subscriber and routing information. ), ISDN User Part The ISDN User Part or ISUP is part of the Signaling System #7 which is used to set up telephone calls in Public Switched Telephone Networks. It is specified by the ITU-T as part of the Q.76x series, ANSI (T1.113-YEAR) and Telcordia former Bellcore GR-246 series. (ISUP (ISDN User Part) See SS7. ), Telephone User Part (TUP (Telephone User Part) See SS7. ), Signalling Connection Control Part (SCCP (Signaling Connection Control Point) A layer 3 protocol in an SS7 network that routes a message to the appropriate database. SCCP is used in conjunction with the TCAP protocol for sending queries to databases. See SS7 and TCAP. See also SSCP. ), Message Transfer Part (MTP (1) (Message Transfer Part) See SS7. (2) (Media Transfer Protocol) A Microsoft enhancement to the picture transfer protocol (PTP), starting with Windows Media Player 10 in Windows XP. ) Level 3, MTP Level 2 and MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 860 driver software. Trillium's protocol stack can run in the User and/or Kernel space of Windows NT. Trillium's Solaris - VME (Virtual Machine Environment) An operating system from Fujitsu Services (formerly ICL) that runs on its Series 39 mainframes. Introduced in 1975, VME is a comprehensive product that provides a variety of utilities for datacenter operations. Solution In the Solaris environment, Trillium's integrated solution consists of a Force VME system with a SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill host-processor board. Multiple E1/T1 lines are provided by the PowerCore PowerPC-based companion boards, each with two PMC slots, populated with the PMC/860 controller board. Each PMC/860 provides up to two E1/T1 channels, offering a total of up to four lines per I/O slot in the chassis. An UltraSPARC IIi-based CompactPCI version for the Solaris environment will be made available in the near future. Trillium's SS7 protocol stack may be either a complete or partial stack consisting of MAP, INAP, TCAP, ISUP, TUP, SCCP, MTP Level 3, MTP Level 2 and MPC860 driver software. Trillium's Upcoming Integrated SS7 Solutions Trillium's future plans include integrated SS7 solutions for additional CompactPCI and PCI-based platforms for both the Solaris and Windows NT environments. Trillium software is licensed separately from Force Computers hardware products. The Trillium Solaris - VME solution will be available for shipment in June 1998. The Trillium Windows NT - CompactPCI solution will be available for shipment in August 1998. Trillium Digital Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of communications software solutions for computer and communications equipment manufacturers. Trillium develops, licenses and supports standards-based communications software solutions for Signalling System 7 (SS7), Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM), V5, Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. ), Frame Relay, Internet Protocol (IP) and X.25/X.75 technologies. Trillium is also developing solutions for fault-tolerance/high-availability, interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. , wireless, mobility, Software on Silicon, Java and other emerging technologies. Trillium has licensed its source code software to more than 200 companies worldwide for use in a broad range of switching, network access, service platform, operating system and test equipment products. Trillium provides its products in the C programming language, along with documentation, training and support as standard deliverables. Trillium was founded in 1988 and is commemorating its 10th anniversary. Additional company and product information is available on the Web at http://www.trillium.com. Note to Editors: Trillium and Trillium Digital Systems are registered trademarks of Trillium Digital Systems, Inc. Software on Silicon is a trademark of Trillium Digital Systems, Inc. Other trademarks are trademarks (registered or otherwise) of the respective trademark owners. For more information on Force Computers, contact Mia Bradway, Public Relations for Force Computers, at 408-369-6276 or Mia.Bradway@fci.com.
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