Aricent Signaling Software Platform to Power Interphase High-Density SS7 Cards

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Aricent®, a global innovation, technology and services company focused exclusively on communications, today announced the availability of the company's Network-Proven Telecom Signaling Platform on several high-density Signal System 7 (SS7) plug-in modules from Interphase Corporation (Interphase®). The collaboration to provide pre-integrated solutions creates a proven, off-the-shelf signaling solution for Network and Telecommunications Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

Interphase delivers flexible, scalable and modular cutting-edge technology solutions. The company's overall portfolio includes appliances, blades and modules in various form-factors for interworking, connectivity and packet processing, in addition to engineering design and contract manufacturing services. The SS7 product line – based on signaling-optimized iSPAN® hardware platforms and the Interphase iWARE® Software Development Suite (SDS) – is now powered by Aricent's software including high-level protocol stacks, application software and rapid application development tools.

Specifically designed to accelerate service deployment, minimize costs and increase ROI, Aricent's Signaling Software Platform offers unmatched flexibility along with comprehensive manageability. Its comprehensive, easy to use application programming interface (API) can be quickly integrated with customer applications and offers simultaneous support for SS7 and SIGTRAN over Windows, Linux and Solaris platforms. Aricent's Signaling platform incorporates industry leading SS7 and SIGTRAN protocol stacks, which have been deployed by nearly 150 customers globally.  The solution has enabled a broad array of Telecom nodes such as SMS Router/Gateways, Signaling Gateways, Home Location Registers (HLR), Equipment Identity Registers (EIR) and a full complement of Value Added Service (VAS) applications – such as Messaging, Missed Call Alert applications, Roaming solutions, Unstructured Supplementary Services, Location Based Services and Ring Back Tone (RBT) services.

"The combination of Aricent's Signaling Software with our broad range of SS7 modules provides a tremendous advantage to our mutual customers," said Marc Orange, senior product marketing manager at Interphase. "This pre-integrated, optimized and integration ready multi-platform signaling solution enables telecom OEMs to begin their application development and integration a full step further into the cycle than using our existing robust development tools alone. This further reduces complicated, time consuming development and integration efforts and accelerates time to market."

Interphase SS7 iSPAN modules support the standard telecom server form-factors, including PCI/PCI-X, PCI Express® (PCIe), low-profile PCIe cards for rack-mount systems, and AdvancedMC™ (AMC) modules for AdvancedTCA® (ATCA) and MicroTCA™ (uTCA) systems. These high-density solutions are available with 4 or 8 T1/E1/J1 ports and support up to 248 Low Speed Links or 8 High Speed Links. Providing a common API and software environment across the iSPAN series, the iWARE SDS is an integrated set of embedded firmware, protocol layers (MTP1-2, AAL5, SSCOP, SSCF, etc.), APIs, host drivers, and utilities that accelerates the development of applications and eases the integration of iSPAN modules.

The challenge for telecom OEMs today is to enable providers to quickly develop and deploy new applications like messaging, charging, location based services and voice and video services. These solutions demand high flexibility and scalability along with simultaneously supporting SIGTRAN and SS7. Aricent's Signaling Software is an ideal building block for delivering these VAS solutions. The software suite features a comprehensive set of easy-to-use user APIs and a simple management interface. This helps VAS providers speed up application development and reduce the associated complexity. The solution's innovative distributed architecture makes it a highly flexible and scalable solution.

"Aricent is very pleased to be working with Interphase to deliver high performance, multi form-factor solutions for vendors who require production-ready transport signaling solutions," said C.P Murali, senior vice president at Aricent. "Aricent's joint offering with Interphase provides a valuable solution in today's VAS market where solution providers are competing aggressively to quickly develop and deploy differentiated carrier-grade offerings."

The pre-integrated SS7 signaling solution is now available, as respective components from Aricent and Interphase.  Equipment manufacturers may contact either Aricent or Interphase to get started with this development-accelerating solution.

Keywords & tags: Aricent, SS7, SIGTRAN, transport signaling, ATCA, ISUP, MAP, CAP, SCCP, MTP3, M3UA, SCTP, USSD, CRBT, SMS, HLR, EIR, Roaming, LBS, Messaging, AdvancedMC, AMC, PCI-X, PCI Express, PCIe, iSPAN, Interphase, iWARE

About Aricent

Aricent is a global innovation, technology and services company focused exclusively on communications. Aricent combines the leading innovation capabilities of frog design with unparalleled domain expertise in communications as a strategic supplier to the world's foremost infrastructure, application and service providers. The company's investors include Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Sequoia Capital, The Family Office and The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. For more information, visit http://www.aricent.com.

About Interphase

Interphase Corporation (Nasdaq: INPH) delivers solutions for LTE and WiMAX, interworking gateways, packet processing, network connectivity, and security for key applications for the Communications, Aerospace-Defense, and Enterprise markets. Founded in 1974, Interphase provides expert Engineering Design and Contract Manufacturing Services, in addition to its COTS portfolio, and plays a leadership role in next generation AdvancedTCA® (ATCA), AdvancedMC™ (AMC), PCI-X, and PCIe standards and solutions. Interphase is headquartered in Plano, Texas, with its European office in Chaville, France. Visit www.iphase.com.

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