Article Mentions Trial w/ Com21 VPN QoS, more.
Evening, Pat.
Almost, as if on queue, I came across an article in this month's tele.com magazine which touched upon our recent discussion here on the CMTO thread.
Regarding the VPN market: "The demand issue won't be a problem if current VPN trends continue. The market will increase from $500 million this year to $4 billion next..."
But I get ahead of myself. Here's the beginning of the article:
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Taking Work Home
IXC Communications tests cable-based VPNs for telecommuting
By Carl Weinschenk. Carl Weinschenk is executive technology editor for tele.com. He can be reached atcweinsch@cmp.com
Today marks the cable industry's entry into the widely pursued market for virtual private networks (VPNs). Four companies--IXC Communications Inc. (Austin, Texas), Cisco Systems Inc. (San Jose, Calif.), high-speed data provider The ISP Channel (a subsidiary of San Francisco-based SoftNet Systems Inc.) and cable operator Cablevision of Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)--are scheduled to launch a telecommuting trial today, using Internet protocol (IP) technology over cable infrastructure.
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The goal of the trial is to set up VPNs between homes and offices, via the cable headend and IXC's wide-area network (WAN). Cablevision of Lake Travis uses modems from Com21 Inc. (Milpitas, Calif.). Packetized voice will be handled by Cisco's IP phones at the customer premises. The public switched telephone network (PSTN) will be reached via a gateway at IXC headquarters. A Cisco call manager will provide gatekeeper functions designed to control packet delivery and not overwhelm the system. The companies intend to implement IP Security (IPSec) encryption later in the trial.
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FULL TEXT @
teledotcom.com
Later,
Steve |
