PARIS -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that Shanghai Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom has deployed it’s VitalQIP® DHCP & IP Address Management software for the carrier’s IPTV service, which is the largest in mainland China. The contract was won by Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent’s flagship company in China.

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and IP Address Management software tools help streamline and increase the ability and capacity of the core network to dynamically assign IP addresses and convert domain names into IP addresses, thus enabling more efficient use of network resources. Alcatel-Lucent’s VitalQIP could provide IP addresses assignment and management service for applications such as broadband network and IPTV. Alcatel-Lucent’s VitalQIP is one of the fastest DHCP solutions in the world andthe speed could reach over 1000 DHCP/s. This is the first application of Alcatel-Lucent’s VitalQIP® DHCP & IP Address Management software in China.

As one of China Telecom group’s IPTV demonstration projects, Shanghai Telecom is the first operator using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) technology in an IPTV network. Under the terms of the contract, Alcatel Shanghai Bell provides VitalQIP software and related services, which include consulting, implementation, management and maintenance as well as a training program to Shanghai Telecom to help set up the carrier class DHCP platform. At present, a total of 300,000 Shanghai Telecom subscribers could have distributed IP addresses utilizing this platform.

“As a flagship subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, Alcatel Shanghai Bell can fully utilize the company’s international resources to ensure that Shanghai Telecom’s IPTV service best serves Chinese customers and makes this first DHCP project in China’s carrier market a success.” said Frederic Rose, President of Alcatel Shanghai Bell and Alcatel-Lucent’s Asia Pacific activities.“Moreover, the project could be an important demonstration to China Telecom’s next generation transformation of metro area network.”

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