Wednesday March 3, 8:04 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Southern California Edison Purchases TTC's
Centralized Test System
TTC Systems and Software Solution Will Support SCEnet Remote
Circuit Testing
GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 1999-- TTC today announced the sale of centralized test
management systems and software to Southern California Edison (SCE), the nation's second largest investor-owned electric
utility.
Under terms of the sale, valued at nearly $1 million, TTC will provide SCE with CENTEST remote test units and NetAnalyst
test OSS software for SCE sites across southern California.
The TTC test equipment and software will perform DS0 and DS1 testing on 18 DACS across the SCE network as the utility
deploys SCEnet, a fiber-based SONET infrastructure that is used to support Edison's electrical grid network. Currently, SCE
maintains 1,500 miles of optical fiber and 246 SONET nodes operating at OC-3, OC-12 and OC-48 rates.
SCE's service territory is 50,000 square miles within southern California.
''SCE expects to realize measurable benefits from the CENTEST 650 and NetAnalyst offerings as the SCEnet deployment
progresses,'' said Leo Corona, SCE senior communication engineer. ''The systems approach promises to save SCE technicians
time and effort as they test our DS0 and DS1 circuits.''
''TTC is pleased to accept the challenge of applying our systems solution to benefit SCE's network roll out,'' said Jim Shea,
TTC director of marketing, Systems and Software Group. ''SCEnet represents the state of the art for process improvement in
electric utilities.''
TTC's system solution for network testing includes:
CENTEST 650 - a remotely deployable, centralized test unit that allows communications service providers to troubleshoot
wide area networks from one location. The centralized nature of the CENTEST 650 reduces costly dispatches, streamlines test
processes and ensures network reliability.
NetAnalyst - test OSS software that manages the CENTEST 650 and TTC portable test devices on one software test
platform, enabling intrusive and non-intrusive testing through a simple point-and-click graphical user interface. NetAnalyst
software automatically learns the TTC test resources on the network and displays the appropriate test-head-specific options to
the user. The software is designed with an open, scaleable architecture and is TMN based.
Southern California Edison is one of the nation's largest electric utilities, serving more than 11 million people in a
50,000-square-mile area within central, coastal and Southern California.
TTC is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of test products, test systems, software and support services
that enable communications providers and users to more efficiently install and maintain successful networks.
Known for its T-BERD and FIREBERD analyzers and CENTEST centralized test systems, TTC provides testing solutions for
ATM, ISDN, frame relay, wireless, DSL, SDH and SONET technologies. TTC provides testing solutions for ATM, ISDN,
xDSL, frame relay, wireless, SDH and SONET technologies.
TTC also meets customer needs through an extensive array of professional support programs that include training, technical
assistance and consulting services. Headquartered near Washington, D.C., in Germantown, TTC has offices and distributors
worldwide, and is accessible via the Internet at www.ttc.com, or by calling toll-free at 800/638-2049 (U.S. and Canada only),
or 301/353-1550.
TTC, T-BERD, FIREBERD and CENTEST are registered trademarks of TTC, a division of Dynatech, LLC. Glossary: ATM
- asynchronous transfer mode; ISDN - integrated services digital network; OSS - operations support systems; SDH -
synchronous digital hierarchy; SONET - synchronous optical network; TMN - telecommunications management network.
Customer and product-related inquiries should be directed to 800/638-2049. Inquiries from the media and industry analysts
should be directed to Alice Ducq (ducqa@ttc.com) at 301/353-1560, ext. 3153.
Contact:
TTC, Germantown
Alice Ducq, 301/353-1560 ext. 3153
ducqa@ttc.com
or
Southern California Edison
Clarence Brown 626/302-7945
brownc@sce.com |
