To: peter a. pedroli who wrote (811 ) 4/16/2001 10:03:46 PM From: peter a. pedroli Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 825 greg touched on this in the last CC and i wrote on it before that. i also posted last week on COTS regarding VME. all on yahoo board... ----------------------------------------------- The robust nature and high performance of CompactPCI is making it attractive to developers of telecom and telephony equipment at a time when they are moving away from a vertically oriented, "make-everything-in-house" mindset towards outsourcing. ----------------------------------------------- motorola has listed 9 telecom controlers and 1 entia WAN product here. mcg.mot.com . 65333333 notice market segment-- Commercial Off the Shelf (cots) Telecom Solutions Product Family A Single Source Partner for Carrier-class Telecommunications I/O An exploding demand for fast Internet access, enhanced and innovative new services, and wireless communications including cellular telephony, fax and paging are driving today’s public network. Deploying next-generation systems that provide more bandwidth, rapid scalability and enhanced functionality is absolutely critical for telecommunication providers. And to remain competitive, time-to-market is everything. Interphase offers a complete range of high-performance communications controllers that can dramatically speed up time-to-market for OEMs and system providers delivering telecom systems for applications including third generation (3G) wireless, broadband Internet access and ATM connectivity into the wide area network. Based on open system standards, Interphase controllers provide fast and reliable I/O communication links for CompactPCI, PMC and PCI-based system platforms. With robust software development tools, a standardized protocol API across products, and high-performance architectures based on the most advanced communication microprocessors available, Interphase controllers shorten the learning cycle, simplify integration and offer the advanced functionality needed for the new public network. 4531 PMC ATM over DS3 Adapter Interphase Corporation 4532 ATM Over OC-3/STM-1 PMC Comm. Controller Interphase Corporation 4534 PMC Quad Port Serial Communication Controller Interphase Corporation 4535 PMC T1/E1 Communications Controller Interphase Corporation 4537 PMC Multiprotocol T1/E1 Comm. Controller Interphase Corporation 4575 PMC ATM Adapter Interphase Corporation 5575 PCI ATM Adapter Interphase Corporation 6535 T1/E1/J1 CompactPCI Comm. Controller Interphase Corporation 6575 CompactPCI ATM Adapter Interphase Corporation in the last CC i asked greg about remote access and if there was any hope of blowing off the dust on the Entia products. remote access is growing in Europe but has not caught on in the US. the 5535 has several configurations,both motorola and ibm have worked with these products. ENTIA Solutions High Performance Remote Access and WAN Connectivity Leading telecom manufacturers, enterprise network managers and high-end integrators around the globe depend on Interphase communication links to power their next-generation telecommunication applications. Known for innovation, superior performance and outstanding reliability, Interphase communication controllers have become the standard against which other products are measured. Simply put, when mission-critical telecommunication platforms require the industry’s best I/O connectivity, there is no better choice than the Interphase advantage! The ENTIA RAS and WAN product family from Interphase allows you to connect your small and medium enterprise data and telephony applications to Wide Area Networks utilizing a number of reliable, cost-effective interfaces ranging from ISDN PRI, ISDN BRI, T1/E1, Synchronous and digital modem connectivity. Based on an open systems architecture, ENTIA is a flexible and efficient solution for connecting regional/brand offices, modem users on the road, telecommuters working from home or remote sites, and customers or business partners who need access to your enterprise network. 5535 Multi-Port PCI WAN Controller Interphase Corporation