Alcatel Launches ADSL Over ISDN Software for the Market Leading DynaMiTe Chipset
BusinessWire, Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 08:29
RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999--Alcatel
Microelectronics, the microelectronics division of Alcatel (NYSE:ALA)
today announced it has launched and is shipping its ADSL over ISDN
software upgrade for the DynaMiTe(TM) ADSL chipset.
Alcatel has designed fully ETSI DTS/TM-06006 compliant software
to offer ADSL over ISDN on its market leading DynaMiTe ADSL chipset.
The standard allows ADSL services of up to 8 Megabits per second to
operate simultaneously with ISDN services on the same copper line.
The DynaMiTe chipset now supports all standard ADSL variants:
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-- ANSI T1.413 Issue 2
-- G.992.1 (G.dmt or full-rate)
-- ETSI TM 06006
-- G.992.2 (G.Lite)
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"Our ability to react fast to new standards is a major advantage
of the DynaMiTe ADSL solution," said Patrick Vankwikelberge, xDSL
Product Manager, Alcatel Microelectronics. "We have designed the
chipset with a built in, programmable processing core that allows
these software updates to take place quickly and painlessly for our
customers."
About DynaMiTe
Alcatel's DynaMiTe ADSL chipset has been installed by the
majority carriers in the U.S. and also has wide usage in the Customer
Premises Equipment (CPE) market with clients including Compaq,
Flowpoint, Efficient, Zyxel, Cayman Systems, Teles and many others.
DynaMiTe is also widely deployed in the test systems market.
DynaMiTe is multistandard compliant and features:
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-- ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, G.992.1 (G.dmt), G.992.2 (G.lite)
-- ETSI/TM-06006 standard ADSL over ISDN
-- PCI 2.2 interface supporting RFC 1483/2364 and PPP-over-ATM
(MTK-20141)
-- Full software configuration and control
-- Robust broadband connectivity up to 26 Kfeet on 24 AWG, 18 Kfeet
on 26 AWG
-- Full-rate ADSL transfer of up to 8 Mb/s down and 850 kbps up (on
26 AWG)
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The Complete Package
The "packaged modem" approach adopted by Alcatel gives clients a
flexible solution for ADSL. The DynaMiTe development kit includes the
chipset, evaluation boards for both Central Office (CO) and Client
Premises Equipment (CPE) modems, as well as reference designs, full
documentation, test and verification tools including Alcatel's
DeTONEator software and full specifications. This product package is
reinforced by global customer support from development to
productization.
Interoperability
"The DynaMiTe is the most integrated, powerful and established
ADSL technology on the market," commented Patrick Vankwikelberge, xDSL
Product Manager at Alcatel Microelectronics. "We have a customer base
spanning the CO, CPE and router segments and DynaMiTe's constant
development confirms our position as the world leader in ADSL and
underlines our commitment to this market."
About Alcatel
Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated
end-to-end voice and data communications solutions to established and
new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With
120,000 employees and sales of EURO 21.3 billion ($25.0 billion),
Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information,
visit our website at alcatel.com
Note to Editors: DynaMiTe(TM) is a trademark of Alcatel.
CONTACT: Alcatel Microelectronics
Mirella Kimpen, +32-2-718-1840
mirella.kimpen@mie.alcatel.be
or
Cain Communications, Inc.
Vishal Bali, 408/341-8975
vishal-bali@caincomm.com
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