MAHWAH, N.J., and SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- RAD Data Communications, a leader in unique access solutions, today announced three new major interworking capabilities (Frame Relay, HDLC, and transparent LAN), alongside existing voice/TDM and native ATM capabilities of the company's top-of-the-line ACE-2002 Multiservice ATM Access Concentrator. The ACE-2002, a member of RAD's ACE product family of NTUs and ATM access concentrators, is fully modular and can be used as a carrier-owned demarcation device or as a corporate concentrator connected to the public ATM network. "The enhanced unit provides complete integration and concentration of data and voice requirements into an ATM access network," said Motty Anavi, director of product management at RAD Data Communications, Inc. "In making these improvements to the ACE-2002, RAD essentially added the last cornerstone of interworking support, with the end result proving to be a premier solution for interworking with ATM networks. The ACE-2002 can fully support all services that carriers provide to their business customers." In a separate release: RAD Data Communications, a leader in unique access solutions for service providers and enterprises, today announced the completion of interoperability testing of RAD's TDMoIP (Time Division Multiplexing over IP) technology and Cisco's Spatial Reuse Protocol (SRP). SRP is the basis for Cisco's Dynamic Packet Transport (DPT) technology used to IP-optimize optical transport for metro networks. The combination of RAD's and Cisco's technologies offers service providers a solution for traditional voice and leased line services over simple, cost-effective and scalable Metro IP network infrastructures. The low latency and transparent nature of TDMoIP gateways, joined with the high performance and SONET-like restoration (under 50 milliseconds) attributes of DPT, ensures PSTN-quality circuits for voice, data and video, irrespective of protocols and signaling. "This very simple solution affords Metro IP carriers the opportunity to offer traditional T1/E1 and T3/E3 leased line services while taking advantage of the cost savings inherent in an IP-based transport infrastructure," said Eitan Schwartz, vice president and general manager, TDMoIP technologies at RAD Data Communications, Inc. "By performing interoperability testing with Cisco Systems, we provide a more integrated solution. The complementary nature of our products ensures that customers enjoy the benefits of new service revenues with fast deployment and lower operational costs."RAD Data Communications Ltd.Cisco Systems Inc.