Siemens, Seabridge Intro SOA for DSL

ATLANTA -- Siemens Carrier Networks LLC and SeabridgeLtd. announced that the XpressPass™ multi-service broadband concentrator expanded aggregation features with the introduction of Service-optimized Aggregation (SOA) for DSL networks. The SOA feature is based on a unique patent-pending Multi-layer Aggregation (MLA) mechanism that enables dynamic bandwidth and end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) allocation per user session for optimized delivery of vertical IP services. The XpressPass™ offers an intelligent IP service-aware aggregation bydynamically enforcing differentiated, end-to-end, QoS levels in DSL accessnetworks. MLA ensures service resilience for redundant service routers andperforms dynamic, on demand Service Level Agreement (SLA) enforcement. Italso dramatically simplifies and speeds the provisioning process,consequently eliminating bottlenecks by separating the user’s networkprovisioning from the service provisioning. The XpressPass™ allows effectiveISP selection for wholesale environments and provides a future-readymigration path to multi-protocol label switching (MPLS). “MLA enables network operators to leverage their existing infrastructures tominimize capital expenditure and reduce operational costs, whileimplementing and delivering vertical services to generate new revenuestreams,” said Aharon Aharon, CEO of Seabridge Ltd. “Today, ATM aggregationfor DSL networks (performed by ATM switches) is static and cannot meet thegrowing need for service-on-demand. The XpressPass™ MLA transforms theexisting ATM access network into an IP intelligent, service-optimizedenvironment that provides the desired QoS treatment dynamically andon-demand.” Siemens AGSeabridge Ltd.