BW1245 MAY 05,1998 7:18 PACIFIC 10:18 EASTERN
( BW)(LUCENT-TECHNOLOGIES-2)(LU) Lucent Technologies Announces
New Solution That Turns Existing Phone Line Into "Mini-Network" for Voice
and Data
Business Editors & High Tech Writers
NetWorld+Interop98 Booth No. 2023
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 1998--Lucent Technologies today announced that it
has developed a new solution that enables service providers to deliver high-speed data and voice
services over IP networks to turn a single existing phone line into a broadband "mini-network."
Called the WildWire(TM) IP ADSL Access System, Lucent's solution gives service providers the
ability to simultaneously deliver a second voice line and up to four data lines to their target small
office/home office, telecommuting and consumer markets.
Using an "always on" connection that eliminates dial-up problems like busy signals and
disconnections, the WildWire IP ADSL Access System reaches speeds more than 25 times faster than
today's fastest analog modems. For end users, the system provides fast, efficient downloads of large
files, no-wait Internet access and the required bandwidth to run two-way applications such as video
conferencing.
The WildWire IP ADSL Access System expands Lucent's already comprehensive portfolio of ADSL
solutions that gives service providers multiple options for cost-effectively integrating ADSL capabilities
into equipment already in their network or as part of new network builds. The existing portfolio includes
solutions for both Full-rate ADSL (up to 8 megabits per second) and ADSL Lite (up to 1.5 megabits
per second) over ATM networks.
The WildWire IP ADSL Access System represents the first IP over ADSL solution using
Discrete-MultiTone (DMT) line coding in the industry where a single vendor offers the ADSL equipment
for both the central office and the subscriber. As an end-to-end Lucent solution, the WildWire IP ADSL
Access System reduces the amount of time and expense required for system installation and testing and
eliminates the question of equipment interoperability between the central office and the subscriber.
"A significant number of our customers want an IP over ADSL solution so they can leverage the large
embedded base of IP networks and extend the broadband capabilities of their data network directly to
their subscribers," said Linda Manchester, director of DSL, Lucent Technologies. "The WildWire IP
ADSL Access System integrates seamlessly into existing IP networks and enables service providers to
deliver new revenue-generating data and voice services without having to make a huge capital
investment in their networks."
Developed by Bell Labs, the WildWire IP ADSL Access System was taken from concept to trial
product in six months. The WildWire IP ADSL Access System is scheduled to enter into production for
general availability at the end of 1998. The solution includes Lucent's Personal Media Router at the
subscriber's home or office and the company's Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) in
the central office. The DSLAM receives the subscriber's line and sends the voice traffic to the public
telephone network and the data to the subscriber's data carrier.
About the size of an external modem and as easy to install as plugging in a phone, Lucent's Personal
Media Router combines the functions of a modem, a second phone line and a router into a single piece
of equipment. The product has separate Ethernet connections for up to four PCs or peripherals, enabling
connected users to exchange files electronically and share hardware resources like a printer. The second
voice line has its own phone number, functions and sounds like a regular phone line and can be used
while subscribers are online, providing a second phone line that does not require any service provider
installation.
The WildWire IP ADSL Access System can be provisioned asymmetrically to support 1.5 megabits
per second downstream to the user and 384 kilobits per second upstream to the service provider, or
symmetrically with two-way 384 kilobits per second service. Even more important for service providers
looking to keep deployment costs down, the WildWire IP ADSL Access System does not require a
voice/data splitter to be installed at the customer site to separate the voice and data information.
The WildWire IP ADSL Access System is based on open, widely deployed IP standards and
Discrete Multi-Tone (DMT) ADSL line coding, the ANSI standard (T1.413). In addition, both the
DSLAM and the Personal Media Router incorporate the WildWire(TM) chip set from Lucent's
Microelectronics group and the ADSL magnetic components from Lucent's Power Systems group. The
WildWire chip set provides the crucial digital modem and line code modulation capabilities between the
Personal Media Router and the DSLAM and the magnetic components split the voice and data and
improve the modem performance through an innovative low-pass filter.
Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., designs, builds and delivers a wide range of
public and private networks, communications systems and software consumer and business telephone
systems and microelectronic components. Bell Labs is the research and development arm for the
company. For more information about Lucent Technologies, visit the company's web site at
lucent.com. |
