Nortel Networks has added IP network support to its Succession Media Gateway 9000, its next generation access platform that already supported ATM. The Succession Media Gateway 9000 enables subscriber lines to connect directly to an ATM/IP packet backbone for delivery of switched services such as POTS and non-switched services such as ADSL. It supports standards-based control protocols and next generation DSP technologies. The platform can be deployed at all point of presence locations, including wire centers, co-location cages, outside plant enclosures, and customer premises. The Succession Media Gateway 9000 also has the ability to host existing TDM peripherals and industry-standard DLCs, providing an upgrade path for both DMS and third-party switching centers to packet capability.
Nortel Networks has been delivering Succession Media Gateway 9000 lines since Q4 2002. The company expects to have more than 150,000 lines in-service on the Succession Media Gateway 9000 by the end of 2003.
CODETEL, the incumbent carrier in the Dominican Republic, will be the first service provider to deploy new IP capabilities on Nortel Networks Succession Media Gateway 9000. CODETEL will deploy Succession Media Gateway 9000 onto the IP network to transition its voice traffic onto the packet network.
