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Wednesday October 22 12:09 PM EDT
Company Press Release
Siemens / Newbridge MainStreetXpress 36190 Core Services Switch Wins
IEC InfoVision 97 Award
CHICAGO, Oct. 22 /CNW-PRN/ - The International Engineering Consortium has awarded the world's first Terabit-class
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch, the Siemens / Newbridge MainStreetXpress(TM) 36190 Core Services Switch,
with the 1997 InfoVision Award. The award recognizes significant innovations in new products and services, as well as the
companies and professionals responsible for their development.
The MainStreetXpress 36190 Core Services Switch offers carriers an efficient means of building reliable, high-performance
ATM core networks. Its node architecture can scale from relatively low-capacity requirements to greater than one terabit
(Tbit) per second on a single platform. The switch offers carriers a complement of features for high availability, including full
fault tolerance through fully redundant shared subsystems and interfaces, as well as ongoing intelligent diagnostics. The
MainStreetXpress 36190 switch fulfills core network requirements for signaling systems (SS7/C7, ISDN, ISUP), operational
support systems and billing. Complying with internationally accepted standards, it is designed to incorporate ATM Forum and
ITU-derived standards.
In a joint announcement, Jeff Matros, vice president of marketing and business development for the Broadband Networks
Business Unit of Siemens Telecom Networks (formerly Siemens Stromberg-Carlson), and Ken Davison, vice president, carrier
marketing and solutions for Newbridge Networks Corporation said they were pleased that the award recognizes the
coordinated efforts of more than 1,700 engineers at Siemens and Newbridge and the product's ability to provide carriers a
clear migration from narrowband to broadband architecture.
Introduced in January by the Siemens / Newbridge Broadband Networking alliance, the MainStreetXpress 36190 Core
Services Switch was awarded the ComNet '97 New Product Achievement Award for best new product in the infrastructure
category.
The Public Communication Networks Group of Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) and Newbridge Networks (Kanata,
Canada), two of the world leaders in ATM, formed a strategic networking alliance in 1996 to provide carriers worldwide with
the most comprehensive and advanced ATM solution set. With this agreement, the two companies have unified their ATM
product lines under the MainStreetXpress brand and assembled the most extensive ATM research and development operation
1,700 engineers in five countries. In North America, Siemens serves the public network through its subsidiary, Siemens
Telecom Networks (Boca Raton, Fla.). Siemens / Newbridge alliance web site: www.mainstreetxpress.com
MainStreetXpress is a trademark used jointly by Siemens AG and Newbridge Networks.
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Tom A.
SOURCE Newbridge Networks Corporation |
