After the close:
December 14, 1998 16:55
Newbridge Networks and NYSERNet Inaugurate NYSERNet 2000 Network
NEW YORK, NEW YORK--Newbridge Solution Provides First Internet2 Point-of-Presence in New York State.
Newbridge Networks (NYSE: NN; TSE: NNC) and the New York State Education and Research Network (NYSERNet) today inaugurated the NYSERNet 2000 gigaPoP. The first stage of the network is based in New York City and links Internet2 traffic between Columbia and NewYork Universities. It is expected the network will connect all major education and research institutions in New York State by the end of 1999. This comes less than six months after Newbridge and NYSERNet formed an innovative alliance dedicated to pioneering newnetworking technologies.
Working in partnership with AppliedTheory Communications and IXC Communications, the NYSERNet 2000 network delivers routed IP networking services over a Newbridge supplied asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) infrastructure initially at OC 12 speeds (622 Mbit/s).
The NYSERNet2000 network is one of the largest statewide advanced research networks in the nation. NYSERNet2000 is being built with support from the New York State Science and Technology Foundation and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of next year.Extending from New York City to Buffalo, the network also providesa direct high speed (OC-3) link to universities and institutions participating in the Mid-Atlantic crossroads (MAX) Internet2 gigaPoP, which includes institutions like
Georgetown and George Washington Universities. Its multiple gateways out of New York State, through the existing and evolving high-performance networks, will allow for greater flexibility thannational research networks which require research activities to meet established acceptable use policies.
A gigaPoP exchanges Internet2 traffic with specified bandwidth and other Quality of Service (QoS) attributes. IP traffic can be exchanged with other Internet2 institutions that have a termination at the gigaPoP, eliminating the need for separate high-speed connections between the campus networks and other exchange points. GigaPoPs may link Internet2 campus networks to other metropolitan area networks (MANs) to provide advanced services, such as local distance education. Communication is also possible with other dedicated, high-performance WANs, such as those the government implements for its own research units.
"We view Newbridge's consistent ability to meet our aggressive schedule as a key factor in successfully developing next generation networks for New York State's higher education community, " said Dr. Timothy Lance, Chairman, Board of Directors,NYSERNet. "The Newbridge solutions provide the leading-edge technology needed to put New York State researchers and educators ahead of their counterparts nationwide."
The increasing demand by New York's research and educational institutions for an enhanced suite of network QoS attributes is stretching the capabilities of the network. The network must support an broad spectrum of applications, such as modeling of streaming telemetry data from radar sites, distance learning and data steering. To satisfy its needs, the NYSERNet 2000 project is testing and deploying the Newbridge Versatile IP suite of high quality Internet Protocol (IP) solutions.
"Newbridge offers the most scalable, flexible and manageable products available, making us the natural partner for providing high quality IP Virtual Private Networking (VPN) and public Internet services," said Peter Charbonneau, Vice Chairman, Newbridge Networks. "The Newbridge Versatile IP solutions reinforce this by capitalizing on the strength of a centrally-managed architecture and an ATM core network for delivering premium IP services with predictability, reliability, security, and quality of service (QoS)."
The carrier switched routing (CSR) solution, unveiled by Newbridge this October as part of its Versatile IP suite of solutions, supplies the NYSERnet2000 infrastructure. Built around the Siemens/Newbridge MainStreetXpress(tm) 36170 Multiservices Switch and MainStreetXpress 46020 Network Manager, the Newbridge(r) carrier switched routing solution marries the ease and ubiquity of IP routing with the performance, predictability, and QoS of connection oriented ATM switching to deliver routing intelligence at switching performance and cost levels. The resultant network emulates the functions of a conventional router or Layer 3 switch on a network-wide basis. The end solution functions as a single router capable of delivering both premium IP VPN services as well as public Internet services. Carrier switched routing incorporates a number of key existing and proposed industry standards, such as Carrier Scale Internetworking (CSI) and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS).
Founded in 1985, NYSERNet (www.nysernet.org) is one of the Internet's original not-for-profit pioneers. The world's first Internet service provider, it has consistently been on the Internet's leading edge, having upgraded its backbone to T1 (1.5Mbit/s) and to T3 (45 Mbit/s) years before these were widely deployed Internet access services. NYSERNet's mission is to lead the deployment of advanced networking services and innovative applications. Nearly two dozen of New York State's leading research and educational institutions are participating in the NYSERNet 2000 initiative, including New York University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Eastman-Kodak Research Labs, New York Public Library and the American Museum of Natural History.
Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services networking solutions to organizations in more than 100 countries. The Company leverages its relationship with a growing family of Affiliate companies and strategic alliances with Siemens and 3Com Corporation to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions. Newbridge customers include the world's 300 largest telecommunications service providers and more than 10,000 corporations, government organisations and other institutions. Founded in 1986, the Company employs more than 6,000 people on five continents. News and information are available at www.newbridge.com.
Newbridge and logo are registered trademarks of Newbridge NetworksCorporation.
MainStreetXpress is a trademark used by the Siemens / Newbridge alliance for comprehensive solutions in broadband communication. No agency relationship, partnership, or joint ownership of a legalentity is to be inferred or implied by the term alliance.
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And from Reuters before the close:
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December 14, 1998 14:19
IXC activates communications network
NEW YORK, Dec 14 (Reuters) - IXC Communications Inc., which provides long distance telephone and digital transmission services, said Monday it activated a coast-to-coast communications network that will carry traffic from both the commercial and research communities.
IXC said the network, named Gemini2000, will eliminate Internet congestion and backlog by offering high-speed communications that are 100 to 1,000 times faster than today's Internet.
The network is being reviewed as a potential backbone for the Internet2 project under development by the National Science Foundation.
The New York City, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco segments of the network have been activated and are carrying traffic. By the third quarter of 1999, the Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Newark, Del. segments will be brought on line, the company said.
The Gemini2000 Network is supported by technology from Cisco Systems Inc. , Newbridge Networks Corp. and Northern Telecom Ltd.
IXC said it also created the Gemini2000 Program, a multi-organization initiative to build advanced applications for the new Internet.
As part of the program, IXC is partnering with AppliedTheory Communications, which IXC invested in earlier this year. Together, the companies are engineering, and bringing to market a set of next generation products and services.
Shares of IXC hit an intraday high of 30-1/4 but settled to 28, up 1/2 by late morning >>>>
Lastly, from Dow Jones:
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Dow Jones Newswires
IXC Commun Confirms Activation Of Internet Backbone
Dow Jones Newswires
AUSTIN, Texas -- IXC Communications Inc. (IIXC) confirmed it has activated Gemini2000, its OC-48 Internet backbone network.
Monday's editions of The Wall Street Journal reported the company's plans to activate the network.
In a press release Monday, IXC Communications said Gemini2000 will carry both commerical and research community traffic.
The network, which is supported by technology from Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), Newbridge Networks Corp. (NN) and Nortel Networks, is segmented into eight regions.
The New York, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco regions are all activated and carrying traffic. IXC expects to bring Atlanta, Austin, Texas, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Newark, Del., on line by the 1999 third quarter.
IXC Communications provides telecommunications and network capacity services.
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