iMerge 3.0 increases call capacity for cable telephony networks.Lucent Technologies has released version 3.0 of the iMerge Network-based Call Signaling The call signaling protocol is one layer of the overall PacketCable suite of specifications and relies upon companion protocol specifications to provide complete end-to-end PacketCable functionality Gateway (NCSG NCSG National Chimney Sweep Guild NCSG National Congress of State Games (Colorado Springs, Colorado) NCSG North Carolina Sea Grant NCSG North Carolina Senior Games NCSG Newcastle Construction Safety Group ), an Internet protocol (IP) telephony solution that allows service providers to deliver multiple full-featured voice lines to customers who are currently limited to video and data services. It is now possible for multiple system operators (MSOs)--cable TV service providers that provide other services such as data or voice telephony--to deliver IP telephony services, including caller ID and call waiting, to an even larger subscriber base (more than 10,000 subscribers per platform) without additional equipment. In addition, it offers a fully redundant integrated Etherswitch with multiple network interfaces as well as enhanced maintenance and provisioning capabilities. Additional features of the iMerge NCSG include talking call waiting, talking calling name, message delivery, automatic recall with name, and call forwarding with audio name calling. Talking call waiting is all enhancement to the call-waiting feature where the beep is followed by the name of the calling party. Talking calling name enables residential subscribers to know the identity of callers and determine the appropriate call treatment. Message delivery allows a caller to leave a brief message in a busy or no-answer situation. Automatic recall with name provides the name of the last incoming caller when *69 is dialed. Call forwarding with audio calling name enables the user to direct calls to an alternate location. These full-featured voice services are deployed over a two way HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. infrastructure. The two-way infrastructure consists of a multimedia terminal adapter (MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. ) located at the customer premises, a cable modem termination system A cable modem termination system or CMTS is equipment typically found in a cable company's headend, or at cable company hubsite and is used to provide high speed data services, such as cable internet or Voice over IP, to cable subscribers. (CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) A computerized device that enables cable modems to send and receive packets over the Internet. It inserts IP packets from the Internet into MPEG frames and transmits them to the cable modems via an RF signal. ) located in the cable headend communicating over an HFC network, as well as the iMerge NCSG and class 5 switch. The iMerge NCSG and class 5 switch have the flexibility to be located with the CMTS at the cable headend or the central office. The iMerge NCSG, part of Lucent's Converged Network Solutions portfolio, is targeted to markets currently served by hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) or fiber-to-the-home (FITH FITH Fire in the Hole FITH Fiber-in-the-Home FITH Fear In The Heart (gaming) FITH Fever In The Head (Leo Asemota) FITH Fire in the Hole Technique FITH Flipped In The Head (polite form) ) networks, from which more than 70 million cable subscribers currently receive service. The product is currently deployed or in trials at several major service providers in North America. For further information call Lucent Technologies at (623) 581-4198, or visit their website at www.lucent.com |
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