LAS VEGAS, NV -- 06/17/08 --
Soapstone Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOAP) today
announced that it is showcasing the PNC(TM) (Provider Network Controller),
its multi-vendor resource and service control plane software framework, at
NXTcomm in Las Vegas. Soapstone will be showcasing its PNC framework making
Carrier Ethernet resources service-ready in the largest multi-vendor
Carrier Ethernet demonstration at NXTcomm demonstrating standards based
integration from OSS to network equipment.
Service providers need to deliver a superior quality of experience to their
customers that is based on product as well as the ease of use for doing
business with the service provider. Service providers require precise
control over services which is achieved by reducing the variability in the
customer experience. This requires the implementation of continuous quality
improvement for products and touch to the customer. Carriers have realized
they need better network resources such as those offered by Carrier
Ethernet to achieve superior levels of quality. Carrier Ethernet provides
the predictability of circuits and rich OAM&P capabilities to support
service quality objectives as well as long term Opex reduction. Quality
also needs to be measured and control systems needed to reduce variations
in quality (between customer expectation and service definition and between
service definition and resource behavior). Service ready resources need to
be automated and integrated into service lifecycle management systems to
improve the quality of the customer touch by service providers.
The demonstration showcases Amdocs Cramer OSS taking apart a service into
its component resources, establishing quality criteria for resources and
passing the complete description to the PNC using TMF standards
implementing a NGOSS contract. Utilizing the NGOSS contract from Amdocs
Cramer, the Soapstone PNC identifies the appropriate network resources,
provisions the network resources to implement the contract, and maintains
them in real-time to ensure compliance of both availability and
performance. In the event of a failure, the PNC selects alternative
resources to restore the service. The Carrier Ethernet network is comprised
of ANDA Networks, Telco Systems, Cisco, Extreme Networks, Hammerhead, and
Nortel switches.
"We are very pleased to drive this demonstration because it shows the
service provider community how they can provide a quality experience to
their customers both in terms of the product quality as well as interaction
with their customers," said Esmeralda Swartz, SVP Marketing and Business
Development at Soapstone Networks. "We believe that delivering
pre-integrated components from the OSS to network equipment is key to
tapping the potential for NGN services."
The Soapstone PNC framework provides quality and capacity management for
transport resources. The tight coupling of fulfillment and assurance
results in a true control plane that creates and maintains resources
through active monitoring of network elements and provides uniform
reporting of performance, utilization, faults, and resource inventory. The
PNC supports provisioning, fault correlation, performance and monitoring,
capacity planning, and optimization as part of an overall integrated
management system. To learn more, visit Soapstone Networks at NXTcomm in
Las Vegas in Booth SU 8710.
About Soapstone Networks
Soapstone Networks is at the forefront of the movement to Carrier Ethernet
by delivering resource and service control systems that realize NGN
software-provisioned services in the new Carrier Ethernet transport
network. Soapstone's common control framework decouples services from
underlying network technologies. The Soapstone solution dynamically
provisions precise, SLA-quality services, continuously optimizing
utilization of network resources to bring orderly, predictable
business-driven behavior to service provider networks. Accelerating
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forward-looking statements.
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Soapstone Networks
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