First uncompressed real-time gigabit HDTV transmission across wide area IP network by Tektronix, U of Washington, USC/ISI, and Level 3

November 15, 2001

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DENVER -- Working in collaboration with the University of Washington, the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute (USC/ISI) and Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:LVLT), Tektronix, Inc. (NYSE:TEK), a market leader in video and telecommunications test equipment, last night successfully demonstrated the first transmission of uncompressed real-time gigabit high-definition television (HDTV) signals over an Internet Protocol (IP) optical network. The demonstration was conducted as part of SuperComputing 2001 at the National Coordination Office for Information Technology Research and Development booth. The HDTV transmission demonstration proved that Universal Network Access System (UNAS) technology has met the critical requirements to distribute challenging high-speed streaming data (which requires that the entire data stream be sent together), such as uncompressed HDTV signals, over IP networks. Although large amounts of data are sent over proprietary or ATM networks today, IP transmission is expected to be the preferred method of delivery as it becomes the most cost-effective method of rapidly sending information - including voice, video and data - over the Internet. The UNAS project is supported by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency Information Technology Office's (DARPA/ITO) Next-Generation Internet (NGI) program. "By participating in the Universal Network Access System project, Tektronix is not just enabling, but also creating next-generation Internet technologies," said Rick King, vice president, Optical Business Unit, Tektronix, Inc. "This successful demonstration incorporates Tektronix-developed technologies that are a springboard to the measurement and monitoring tools needed for tomorrow's optical networks and the Internet."Tektronix Inc. Level 3 Communications Inc.

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