Ishoni First System-on-Chip Solution to Interoperate With Multiple Voice Gateways At OpenVoB's CallFest II
Ishoni First System-on-Chip Solution to Interoperate With Multiple Voice Gateways At OpenVoB's CallFest II
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2001--Ishoni Interoperates with Equipment from Accelerated Networks, General Bandwidth and MetaSwitch; Qualifies to Participate in OpenVoB's VoDSL Interoperability ShowCase
Ishoni Networks today announced that its DV2000 Gateway-on-a-Chip(TM) solution for broadband CPE was the only single-chip solution to successfully complete OpenVoB's(TM) CallFest(TM) II multi-vendor interoperability testing. As a result, Ishoni will participate in OpenVoB's VoDSL Interoperability ShowCase at this week's DSLcon Spring.
Ishoni's DV2000 successfully interoperated with equipment from Accelerated Networks, General Bandwidth and MetaSwitch to deliver toll-quality Voice-over-DSL (VoDSL) telephone calls. Participants were judged objectively according to voice quality, round-trip signal delay, and plug-and-play interoperability.
Ishoni proved interoperable with Accelerated Networks' AN3200 voice services gateway, General Bandwidth's G6 VoBroadband voice gateway and MetaSwitch's VP3000 Integrated Broadband Voice Platform.
"The Ishoni DV2000's interoperability with these leading broadband gateway vendors demonstrates our commitment to provide manufacturers with the most flexible and reliable CPE platform," said William Lee, president and CEO of Ishoni Networks. "We are looking forward to demonstrating the power and flexibility of our fully interoperable solution to DSLcon attendees."
"General Bandwidth's interoperability with IAD platform solutions like Ishoni's is a clear sign that VoDSL is now a ready-for-prime-time service," said Ken Cavanaugh, Director of Business Development at General Bandwidth. "Service providers can rest assured that companies like General Bandwidth and Ishoni have the technology and the ability to scale that are required before a new service can be deployed."
"MetaSwitch sees single-chip standards-based solutions such as Ishoni's DV2000 as a key factor in driving down deployment costs and increasing acceptance of Voice over Broadband," added John Lazar, MetaSwitch's Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
The official verification was achieved March 26-30, 2001, at the University of New Hampshire's Interoperability Laboratory. CallFest II tested interoperability among multi-vendor broadband gateways and IADs using OpenVoB's Implementation Guide adhering to the ATM Forum's Voice-over-AAL2 Loop Emulation Service (LES) using CAS. Successful participants qualified for OpenVoB's inaugural VoDSL (Voice-over-DSL) Interoperability ShowCase this week at DSLcon Spring at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver (Booth No. 535). Ishoni will also demonstrate the capabilities of its family of Broadband Engines at its own booth at DSLcon (Booth No. 735).
About OpenVoB
OpenVoB was formed in May 2000 to meet the expressed needs of service providers planning to deploy voice over broadband services by facilitating multi-vendor, system-level interoperability of packetized voice services based on existing and emerging industry specifications. The group leverages a cooperative engineering approach to create deployment models and test plans that enable and promote the development of valid implementations of interoperable gateways, IADs and other VoB products from multiple equipment vendors.
Members of OpenVoB have drafted a white paper that outlines the pressing need for this organization and presents a road map detailing the steps the group is taking to reach its primary objectives. The white paper can be found on the OpenVoB Web site (www.openvob.org), which also hosts a wealth of information about the OpenVoB organization, FAQs, online technical discussion groups and other resources. For more information about becoming a member of OpenVoB, please contact Michael Ares (michael.ares@openvob.org).
About Ishoni Networks
Ishoni Networks builds Broadband Engines for the New Internet(TM) that allow OEMs to offer residential and business customers secure voice and Internet services over a single broadband connection. Ishoni offers OEMs a silicon and software solution that allows them to more quickly, more easily and more affordably build broadband gateway products offering voice, data and security services. Ishoni was founded in May 1998 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with a development site in Bangalore, India. Additional information about Ishoni is at www.ishoni.com.