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To: lebo who wrote (6181)	4/29/1999 12:58:00 PM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9236

Lego, there are some unknowns associated with Aware and that makes me concerned but I wouldn't describe it as bad news. TXN/Amati has the patent on ADSL/DMT so where does g.lite fit into this picture? Can one consider that AWRE has some sort of patent on g.lite or simply a version of ADSL/DMT? Where does Alcatel fit here? There are also some announcements from Aware and TXN that I can't resolve. Most recent announcement from: TXN and Siemens: biz.yahoo.com Texas Instruments and Siemens to Cooperate on ADSL G.Lite New Solution Delivers World's Highest Port Density With Fewest Components NICE, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN - news) and Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group announced today the development of a highly-integrated line card for Siemens EWSD central office switches. The line card uses asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) G.Lite technology, which supports voice and data communications simultaneously in accordance with ADSL G. Lite specifications. Based on TI's TMS320C6000 digital signal processing (DSP) technology and G.Lite software, the Siemens line card implementation currently supports two subscriber modems per DSP, the highest density available in the industry today. It will allow service providers to equip their EWSD switching systems for DSL technology without having to fit extra racks or new cabling at the local exchange. Combining Siemens leadership position in switching with TI's leadership in digital signal processing solutions in this advanced implementation of G.Lite will enable high bit-rate access to the Internet while eliminating the need for a service splitter at both ends of the wire. The performance of TI's 'C6000 DSP allows cost-effective deployment with reduction of space, power and cost. TI's fully programmable chipset provides a future-proof solution that can be upgraded in the field via software download. The TI chip enables Siemens to accomplish the first fully integrated silicon G.Lite solution for the upcoming merger of voice and data into the media network. The G.Lite line card for EWSD supports eight subscriber access lines with voice and data interfaces, of which each two are realized in one TI DSP. The Siemens-TI G.Lite implementation allows fast access to the Internet without the need for a splitter (Network Termination, NT) at the two ends of the connection. ************************************************** Earlier announcement from: AWRE and Siemens: biz.yahoo.com Siemens Broadband Chipset Enables Highly Integrated DSL-Lite Line Card SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 1999--Siemens Microelectonics Inc. (Infineon Technologies Inc. as of April 1), a leading supplier in semiconductors for communication equipment, has unveiled a new splitterless voice/DSL-Lite central office chip set, B-MuSLIC (Multi-channel Subscriber Line Interface Concept). The chip set uses DSL-Lite technology from Aware (Nasdaq: AWRE - news) and is at the heart of a broadband DSL-Lite line card presented by Siemens Information and Communication Networks (ICN), one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of Central Office equipment. The new chip set was demonstrated at CeBit '99 in Hanover, Germany. The B-MuSLIC solution combines voice and broadband services in a highly integrated chip set and eliminates the discrete POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) splitter by using broadband SLIC technology. It tightly integrates DSL-Lite data technology into the analog line card architecture resulting in a very telephone company-friendly approach, enabling carriers to rapidly deploy DSL-Lite services through easy line card upgrades in existing switch and digital loop carrier equipment. In the B-MuSLIC prototype, Siemens has implemented essential DSL-Lite features, including DMT-based asynchronous data transmission, fast retrain, and always-on data connections. The prototype proves the concept that standard telephony and broadband data access can be integrated in a single, cost-efficient chip set. Aware's G.992.2 standard-compliant DSL-Lite technology, delivers data transmission speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps downstream and up to 512 kbps upstream at distances of up to 24,000 feet. Aware's DSL-Lite technology optimizes broadband data transmission over telephone lines without interrupting regular telephone service, enabling always-on data connections. While Siemens' final, fully standard compliant chip set will incorporate a low-power Siemens digital signal processor (DSP) with a 4-channel DSL-Lite data pump the prototype uses an off-the-shelf DSP together with the Siemens analog parts. **************************************************************** Its hard for me to believe TXN would pay royalties to AWRE. Is Siemens going with both? Perhaps the issue will be resolved by the standards body on G.lite which is going to be finalized in June. My assumption is that Alcatel is more closely aligned with the TXN/Amati perspective then they are with AWRE. All the best, Michael