Thanks, your reply on the DLC was just as I thought. In this
case you're referring to the next gen integrated digital line
carrier or IDLC as specified below.
I mentioned the 303 spec in my last post. For others here
wishing more information on this, from the Bellcore site:
bellcore.com
What is GR-303?
Network providers are looking to deploy Next Generation Integrated
Digital Loop Carrier (NG-IDLC) systems that take advantage of leading
edge technology to help reduce operating and capital equipment costs
while delivering a full range of telecommunications services.
Bellcore's GR-303 family of requirements specifies a set ofNG-IDLC
generic criteria that creates an Integrated Access System, supporting
multiple distribution technologies and architectures (e.g., xDSL, HFC,
Fiber-to-the-Curb, etc.), and a wide range of services (narrowband and
broadband) on a single access platform.
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As for the ASND MultiVoice/MAX platforms, which is what
I think you were referring to, they present a weird sort of
conflict for LU, in that each the 5E and the latter have hooks
to the SS7 cloud and each can do the same thing (although
ASND's still has some proving out to do in many respects), I
agree.
It's awkward. I eval'ed the SS7 capabilities on some of their
gear, prior to their picking up Status. I thought that their path
was clear. More recently it's becoming obvious that most of
these functions can be achieved in flash/DSPs, which on the
surface may tend to characterize the 5E as a rather clunky
alternative in this day and age. Diversity, however, has its
many places in the universe.
I think that these, along with the other RAS platforms from
other vendors which incorporate SS7 functions will serve as
migration vehicles, until some variant of SS7 is incorporated
as a standard part of the stack at some point. Right now, most
of this stuff is proprietary to the individual box, however, |
