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News Release from: Performance Technologies | Subject: SEGway 6200 Mini-STP
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 May 2004
Device cuts infrastructure costs
The SEGway 6200 Mini-STP aims to reduce telecomms operators' infrastructure costs by allowing them to manage and take control of their SS7 network.
The SEGway 6200 Mini-STP aims to reduce telecomms operators' infrastructure costs by allowing them to manage and take control of their SS7 network to reduce the requirement for costly, leased SS7 links Performance Technologies' SEGway 6200, equipped with the latest Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Sigtran protocols, operates with existing circuit-switched SS7 networks while facilitating the transition of SS7 signaling to next-generation Internet protocol (IP) networks
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Deploying a SEGway 6200 allows the numerous domestic and international Tier2/Tier3 wireline and wireless carriers to reduce SS7 link leasing costs by consolidating traffic onto fewer, more efficiently used SS7 links and operating within their own regional networks.
"Traditionally, STPs have been prohibitively expensive for all but the largest carriers to purchase.
Additionally, costs associated with leasing SS7 links are high", said Deb Brunner-Walker, Product Manager for Performance Technologies.
"For smaller volume Tier2/Tier3 telecomms operators, an investment in smaller scale equipment presents a much more compelling business case.
The SEGway 6200 Mini-STP is ideally scaled and priced for these small-to-medium size operators".
Performance Technologies' SEGway SS7/IP signalling products are equipped with the company's popular distributed software architecture, which distributes the SS7 and SCTP protocol stacks across two units.
When deploying platforms in a distributed configuration, each signalling device is capable of handling the full load of message traffic should the other go out-of-service, ensuring reliable operation of the system as a whole.
Performance Technologies' Mini-STPs provide superior carrier-grade reliability, comparable to fault-tolerant "five nines" systems.
SEGway SS7/IP signalling products have been deployed by OEMs and carriers in wireless and wireline configurations both internationally and domestically.
SEGway Mini-STPs can contain multiple coresident stacks conforming to ANSI and ITU-T.
Additional protocol variants are available on request.
The SEGway 6200 Mini-STP is available immediately.
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