World Wide Packets Achieves Metro Ethernet Forum 14 Certification; Quality of Service Certification Further Validates World Wide Packets' True Carrier Ethernet Strategy.SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- Please replace the release dated June 20, 2006 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release should read: WORLD WIDE PACKETS ACHIEVES METRO ETHERNET FORUM The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) was founded in 2002. It is a non-profit international industry consortium, dedicated to worldwide adoption of Carrier Ethernet networks and services. 14 CERTIFICATION Quality of Service Certification Further Validates World Wide Packets' True Carrier Ethernet Strategy World Wide Packets, a provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions, today announced that its LightingEdge(R) products has received certification from the Iometrix test laboratory under the terms established by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF MEF Marine Expeditionary Force MEF Metro Ethernet Forum MEF Ministerio de EconomÃa y Finanzas (Spanish) MEF Mobile Entertainment Forum MEF Middle East Forum (think tank) ) for its MEF 14. The MEF 14 certification focuses on Carrier Ethernet traffic management capabilities, specifically, service performance and bandwidth profile rate enforcement. Multiple products within the World Wide Packets' LightningEdge family received MEF 14 certification for compliance with all three services defined by the Metro Ethernet Forum, including Ethernet Private Line (EPL 1. EPL - Early PL/I. 2. EPL - Experimental Programming Language. 3. EPL - Eden Programming Language. U Washington. Based on Concurrent Euclid and used with the Eden distributed OS. Influenced Emerald and Distributed Smalltalk. ), Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL EVPL Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library (Evansville, Indiana) EVPL Ethernet Virtual Private Line ) and 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. (ELAN). Specifically, the following LightningEdge products received certification: LE-135, LE-307, LE -310, LE-311, LE-311v, LE-327, LE-407 and LE-427. LightningEdge was tested by Iometrix test laboratory and has been certified to comply with the requirements established in the MEF 14 Abstract Test Suite for Traffic Management Phase 1. "Having achieved MEF 14 certification is validation for the work being done at World Wide Packets. It is further proof of our abilities to deliver the products and services needed to meet the needs and demands of the industry," said Dave Curry, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of World Wide Packets. "We are pleased to have achieved this certification and look forward to similar successes as our relationship with the MEF continues." About World Wide Packets World Wide Packets is a leading provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions that allow service providers, cable operators, emerging carriers and municipalities to realize a new level of speed and agility in the deployment of revenue generating Ethernet services. With World Wide Packets' LightningEdge(R) product family, carriers can address the demand with their growing subscriber base by fully leveraging the power, flexibility and low cost of Ethernet technology, while dramatically reducing the CapEx and OpEx of existing legacy networks. Only World Wide Packets offers the QoS, scalability, reliability and manageability necessary to making Carrier Ethernet services such as IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. , VoIP, mission critical data and wireless transport a reality. For more information on World Wide Packets, please visit www.worldwidepackets.com. Access Brilliance, Ethernet to the Subscriber, ETTS ETTS Eyes to the Sky (band) ETTS Emirates Technical & Thermal Systems Company, LLC ETTS Entry Tunnel Transfer System , Fiber to the Subscriber, FTTS FTTS Fly to the Sky (band) FTTS FIFRA/TSCA Tracking System (EPA) FTTS Future Tactical Truck System FTTS Future Train Traffic Control FTTS Factor-To-Target Sequence , LightningEdge, World Wide Packets and the World Wide Packets logo are trademarks of World Wide Packets Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. About The Metro Ethernet Forum: The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) is a global industry alliance comprising of 80+ members including telecommunications service providers A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. , network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. The MEF's mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide. For more information about the Forum, including a complete listing of all current MEF members, please visit the MEF web site at www.MetroEthernetForum.org. For photos and PPT presentation, please visit www.zonicgroup.com/press_resources/MEF |
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