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To: Chemsync who wrote (413)	12/23/1997 1:46:00 AM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 4400

[Ascend, 3Com and Bay & DSPs] Steve -- This is good press for both TI and SSPIF. I know Spectrum's got some dynamite solutions with their multiple modem V.34+ on the C6X, so once the chip's out, it's Kathy bar the door. Cheers! Pat

To: Chemsync who wrote (413)	12/27/1997 7:27:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4400

[And now the Network car. . .] Steve -- I skipped right over your article in the holiday rush and just now took the time to read it. All these technologies --- or most --- will be based on DSPs, as will the Network car mentioned in Monday's IBD. I'd provide a URL, but the online version doesn't include the story. It's on page A9: "Network Car Cruises the Info Highway," by Paul A. Eisenstein. When I envision what Internet-enabled cars could mean to the highspeed market, I admit I don't know how Spectrum fits in. In other areas it's easier. Their V.34 C6X-based chip, which supports multiple modems on a board, will play a significant role in places where Internet connections are needed but not necessarily at ADSL speeds --- airports and shopping malls and hotel lobbies, and any public place where an Internet kiosk would make sense. These access points won't be used for large files but for email and any data a person would want on the run. Telcos will need a corresponding modem for every Internet-enabled Kiosk so you can just begin to imagine what sort of CO real estate will be involved and how critical the multiple-modem solutions will be. Back to the network car, how does wireless work? Does it require a corresponding modem the same as copper and fiber? I ask b/c I think SSPIF's boards are for COs and not CPUs. I know they have solutions for base-stations but what exactly does this mean? I know next to nothing about wireless, so someone help me out. Just letting my mind explore possibilities. Hoping, too, to spark some dialogue. Cheers! Pat

To: Chemsync who wrote (413)	12/28/1997 3:51:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 4400

[Radio Signals. . .] In answer to my queries about Spectrum's position on the networked auto, I received a couple emails pointing me in the right direction. It only appears as though I'm talking to myself. If you've seen "Breaking the Waves," you'll know what I mean. :) From their homepage: spectrumsignal.com <<< Digital Radio Solutions Spectrum's digital radio product family is ideally suited for applications that require software / digital radio receivers. Its modular architecture (TIM-40 and I/O Daughter Modules) and the granular fashion in which the different receiver functions have been captured offer our customers a flexible and scaleable product offering that can be tailored to meet their exacting functional and cost needs. Incoming signals from an antenna system is digitized by our TIM-40 based A/D converter (the MD70MAI) and forwarded via our 1.4 Gbit/s G-Link network to one or more TIM-40 based receiver / DSP blocks (the MDC44DDC) for demodulation and analysis. The MDC44DDCs can be daisy-chained to form a true "one-tuner many signals" system. Both the MD70MAI and the MDC44DDC TIM modules can be mixed and matched on our CV4, QPC40/S and VX8 TIM carriers. The output of the MDC44DDCs can be forwarded to a speaker via our 50 kHz Analog Daughter Module (residing on our PC DMCB or VME DMCB boards) or to recorders and displays via the VME bus.>>>> Work with Nortel on Communicator: spectrumsignal.com <<< Los Angeles, CA, USA - March 4, 1997 - Spectrum Signal Processing (NASDAQ NMS: SSPIF / TSE: SSY) is today demonstrating an IBM Thinkpad and docking station running Nortel's "Communicator" product in their booth (#2056) at the Computer Telephony Show. Today's demonstration shows how Nortel's "Communicator" CTI solution for their Meridian 1 PBX systems enables notebook users with docking stations a full range of advanced CTI applications, previously available only to desktop users. The "Communicator" product technology was jointly developed by Spectrum and Nortel to provide new digital capabilities to desktop PC users in digital PBX enterprise environments. Nortel's product provides PC As Phone capabilities for Meridian 1 users and is available immediately from Nortel. Andy Thomas, Director of CTI Applications Technology at Nortel comments, "The Communicator will revolutionize the way you do business. Now you can manage all your voice, video, fax and data calls from your corporate desktop PC through existing digital connections. These sophisticated capabilities are simple to use and backed by the continuing development efforts of Nortel." "Spectrum's DSP, ASIC, and PC card design expertise complemented by Nortel's communication system expertise accelerated their time to market for this leading edge DSP-based, digital CTI solution for Meridian 1 PBX's," states Barry Jinks, Spectrum president and CEO.>>> And from Nortel's homepage: nortel.com <<<Nortel Communicator is easy to install and upgrade. There are no external jumpers to set and no complicated setup procedures. Communicator's DSP-based architecture allows for functionality enhancements through software upgrades. For example, development of 33.6 Kbps modem support is underway and expected to be available as a free software upgrade later this year. Communicator's fail-safe relay enables associated telephones to remain completely functional should a PC fail or lose power. <<<< Here's a more recent release from Nortel, again mentioning Meridian: nortel.com Not sure where this is going, but at least we've established a connection between Spectrum's DSPs and Nortel's Meridian-1 PBX. Sheesh, ADSL was a breeze to understand compared to this. Later -- Pat

To: Chemsync who wrote (413)	12/28/1997 9:16:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4400

[Nortel and PBX Meridian] nortel.com Begin at the beginning, if you want, but if you're pressed for time, click through the screens till you come to Chapter 5, Layer 1. It's a primer on the Information Highway ---- stuff you already know ---- but it takes on new meaning when you're reading it for clues to Spectrum's DSP solutions versus Amati's ADSL. I take no credit for finding this information. My thanks go to a long-time SSPIF shareholder who doesn't post here, at least not to my knowledge. <<< Remote access. This lets you tap into your local network, even when you're not located on-site. Whether you're telecommuting or working in a remote office, you can get the same features and capabilities you would enjoy in the physical enterprise. Remote access, whether dial-up or dedicated connection, will get faster, more reliable and more secure. Radio, Fiber and Ethernet. Exciting new capabilities in these areas will add new value to our local switching. In-building radio base stations and controllers are now capable of handing off calls to the cellular network. Optical carrier and Ethernet LAN technologies will let us downsize switchrooms and place more of our switching intersections throughout the enterprise--closer to our driveways. Think of data warehouses and data marts. Think of distributed processing. It's the same concept. . . . Wireless carriers. Wireless communications are changing rapidly too. Digital cellular, TDMA, CDMA, all of them give us significantly more possibilities. As more business communications are conducted on wireless clients, these wireless networks will become an integral part of our enterprise wide area access. How does the billing tie into a centralized call detail and call accounting system? How do we transfer calls between wireless and wireline callers? These are issues we are looking at today to enable the wireless networks of tomorrow. . . .>>> Okay, I've taken you down some side paths but now you'll have to be patient while I figure out how Spectrum ties in. I'm assuming they've chosen some lucrative markets. . . . Later -- Pat