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Product Realization Services
Case Study 1- Wireless ATM
Customer
US Research & Development division of an MNC.
Requirement
- Proof of concept: Mobility in ATM network.
- Implement proprietary mobility and call control algorithms.
Solution Framework
- Complete design and development of wireless ATM network using customer specific proprietary algorithms.
- Porting of ATM Stacks UNI, PNNI and ILMI to switch as well as end user machines.
- Provide end user mobility on ATM network.
- Development of switch controller, end user installations and wireless base stations.
- Development of Call control.
- Enhancement of stacks to support all the mobility functions.
- Onsite integration with wireless network and testing.
- End user mobility was demonstrated
Customer benefits
- Cost effective high-end technology prototyping.
- Parallel hardware and software development.
Case Study 2 - Service Gateway
Customer
A Dallas based Start-up company
Requirement
- Develop a DSL Residential Gateway
- Incorporate policy based services provisioning features
Solution Framework
- On-site requirement analysis and architecture arrival.
- Features accomplished by porting of Layer2 (Bridge, L2TP, PPP) and Layer3 (TCP/IP, IPSec) protocol stacks of Aricent and also some of the third party products like IPSec.
- Some of the proprietary modules were developed in total.
- Undertook responsibility for development from embedded drivers to GUI.
Customer benefits
- Enabled in-house resources to focus on product management and strategy
- Cost effective IP architecting skills
Case Study 3 - Multi Protocol Router (MPR)
Customer
- A major communication equipment manufacturer in the United States
Requirement
- Recommend and develop the feature set for the customer’s routers to enable the customer to enter the emerging router segment as an extension of the customer’s WAN products and enterprise networking solution offerings.
Solution Framework
- Conducting a market survey, identifying available routers and their features.
- Recommending the feature set for the customer’s routers
- Software development and porting of certain protocol source code baselines licensed from third-party vendors and us.
- Integration, performance engineering, interoperability with other market products and reliability engineering.
- Software developed for various versions of the router in terms of hardware interface. For instance, the Company developed a device with SNA connectivity options in the router.
- Customer simultaneously developed the router hardware based on Intel I960 processor and a VxWorks operating system.
- Router developed supported various LAN protocols, and WAN interfaces and was manageable through SNMP.
Customer Benefits
- Customer was able to enter the emerging router segment despite lack of prior in-house experience in the router segment.
- Several of these routers have been installed within the customer's existing client base, representing a substantial additional revenue source for the customer.
- The customer was able to cater to different segments of its client base using different versions of the router.
In 1995, the Tolly Group Industry Benchmark Report rated the product as "the best branch office solution for integrating SNA and IP traffic on networks that support mission critical applications", ahead of comparable products by other industry leaders.
Case Study 4 - IP suite implementation
Customer
- A major communication equipment manufacturer in Europe
Requirement
- Internet Protocol (IP) support in several of the customer’s existing and new telecommunications equipment.
Solution Framework
- Aricent IP protocols suite were found appropriate for customer’s requirements.
- Customer licensed our IP products and also started a Dedicated Facility with us for the IP porting efforts.
- Development and porting efforts involved almost all the IP related products.
- Host of upgrades done as per the latest IETF standards.
Customer Benefits
- Fast mover advantage due to a readily available IP protocol suite.
- Cutting edge products due to protocols conforming to latest IETF standards.
The customer was impressed with the our commitment to keep our products current and also started a Dedicated Facility with us
Case Study 5 - ATM switch platform
Customer
Chip manufacturer in the United States
Requirement
- Jointly design a software platform integrated closely with chipsets providing ATM services to applications in order to provide complete building block for an ATM network
Solution Framework
- ATM switch built using our UNI, PNNI and ILMI protocol stacks already developed by us
- Integrating of the ATM switch into the customer's hardware and device drivers.
- In addition to ATM signaling interface, the product also had integrated ATM applications like LANE, which gave a second interface point to build ATM application systems.
- The entire system was managed with SNMP V1 and V2 interfaces.
Customer Benefits
- Customer was able to make an attractive offering for OEMs designing new ATM access/switching network equipment
- Time to market due to readily available protocol stacks
Integrated offering was attractive for OEMs designing new ATM access/switching network equipment since they could use the chipset and the software platform in their targets and only needed to develop the application components above the ATM service platform.
Case Study 6 - PNNI product development
Customer
Self initiated Product development
Requirement
Development of a PNNI protocol based system (for handling routing of several hundred nodes in an hierarchical ATM network).
Solution Framework
- Building on our existing experience with ATM, Signaling and Routing technologies, we initiated development of a PNNI protocol based system (for handling routing of several hundred nodes in an hierarchical ATM network).
- The development and testing of this protocol stack involved significant challenges due to its complexity as well as concerns relating to scalability and stability
- Extensive simulation and test workbenches specifically developed for this purpose.
Benefits
- Scalable and stable product solution
- A front runner in the market developed
Case Study 7 - DVB-RCS Protocol Analyzer
Customer
A European Startup
Requirement
- To develop the DVB Forward Link and Return Link protocol analyzer
Solution Framework
- Support for online and offline analysis of Forward Link and Return Link Data
- Support for standard file formats
- Analyzer on windows PC
Customer Benefits
- One of the very first DVB analyzers to hit the market
- Cost effective implementation
- Customer able to access a huge market, considering the growing demands in satellite terminals and gateways and the associated service providers
Case Study 8- DVB-RCS based Satellite Interactive Terminal
Customer
A satellite OEM major in Europe
Requirement
- Software solution for Satellite Router Terminal for the new generation Satellite Interactive Network.
Solution Framework
Satellite router software which provides Broadband Internet Access with return link data rate of 64Kbps to 2Mbps and forward link data rate of 40 MbpsSupport for standard router functionalities via satellite, with protocol support for DVB-S / DVB-RCS, IP, NAT, Firewall, TCP, HTTP, DHCP, PPPManagement support through SNMP, CLI and WebNMSupport for MulticastingMulticast FTP support for software downloads / upgrades - Flash based file systemCustomer benefits
- Solution Validation on Linux before migrating to MPC860 based target systems, to facilitate parallel development of the hardwarePhase-wise deliveries to ensure early demonstration of the work product in the market
- Early commercial release of Satellite Terminals
Case Study 9- Meshed Satellite Network
Customer
A satellite OEM major in Europe
Requirement
- Software solution for the network entities in the Proof of Concept meshed satellite network using On Board Processor
Solution Framework
- Enhancement of the Star Network Satellite Terminal for Meshed Network
- DVB-RCS Gateway implementation for the Network Test Bed
- Distributed system architecture for the Network Control Center
- Terminal Information base management through Oracle Database
- Support for Multiple process Instances, for dedicated Radio Resource management
- Hierarchical Management of the Network entities
Customer Benefits
- Proof of Concept and feasibility study of network in a cost effective way
- Validation of the On Board Processor using the Meshed Satellite Network entities
Case Study 10 - SS7 Implementation
Customer
Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer
Requirement
- Protocol stack licensing, porting and support for customer's Remote Access Server (RAS) system.
Solution Framework
- Licensed SS7, ISUP and MTP3 source code products for customer's Remote Access Server (RAS) system.
- Provided the customer team with training on the implementation and porting process.
- Provided advice on certain system architecture and RAS functionality.
- Onsite support to the customer during the system-testing phase.
Benefits
- Availability of stacks, training, engineers and support from a single source.
- Cost effective Outsourcing.
Case Study 11 -SS7 enhancements
Customer
A major Asian communication equipment manufacturer.
Requirement
- Develop a new system with additional interfaces and support for SS7 signalling components.
Solution Framework
- Components of our SS7 protocol suite suitable for requirements used.
- Porting of the protocols onto the new system.
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- The MFR-R2 signalling present in the old system also ported to the new system.
- Interworking between the old and the new systems had to be validated in order to permit the customer to demonstrate the SS7 interface to a PTT Operator in a very short time frame.
Benefits
- Time to market benefit in outsourcing this development.
- Achieving revenue growth that would otherwise not have been possible.
We were able to successfully execute the project within the tight schedule, permitting the customer to qualify and deploy the system to the PTT Operator, thereby achieving revenue growth that would otherwise not have been possible.
Case Study 12 - Mobility integration with ATM
Customer
- A large equipment manufacturer in the United States.
Requirement
- Build devices integrating ATM and mobility to provide high bandwidth access to wireless devices.
Solution Framework
- Implementation of a fully operational Wireless and ATM integrated network solution (25 Mbps shared bandwidth) for the customer.
- Licensing and extensive use of our ATM routing/routing stacks and certain proprietary extensions to handle mobility.
- Post primary delivery in January 1999, support for field trials at the customer's end-user sites in the United States and Europe.
Customer benefits
- Time-to-market advantage using off the shelf stacks.
- First of its kind solution launched in the market.
- Established dedicated facility for long-term use, recognizing our expertise in the area.
Case Study 13 - Wireless LAN
Customer
A major telecommunication equipment manufacturer in the United States.
Requirement:
- Security features for an IEEE 802.11 based product developed by customer for wireless LAN access inside an office or corporate environment.
The customer wanted to make a wireless LAN product by using PPP over Ethernet, which would provide secure connectivity for Wireless networks in public places such as airports, hotels and convention centres.
Solution Framework
- Initially developed a quick prototype, which was deployed successfully at a community in North America in mid-1999 in order to demonstrate proof of concept.
- Subsequently, software for the full-featured 11 Mbps shared bandwidth product implemented.
- Client component of the product, residing in laptops/desktops and access server functionalities including support for roaming developed.
- Licensing and porting of PPP and RADIUS Client software products on the Server component.
Customer benefits
- Cost effective prototype and actual solution.
- Solution offering highly secure connectivity for Wireless networks in public places available.
Case Study 14 - Network Management System (NMS)
Customer
A leading German network integrator.
Requirement
- Develop network management software to configure, control and monitor all customer's ISDN connectivity products.
- Customer leveraged the resources provided by us in the Dedicated Facility to develop network management software to configure, control and monitor all ISDN connectivity products.
- Creating an application that was portable across a variety of platforms including Windows 95, HP OpenView and IBS Netview. The package uses zAPP classes for this development.
- Module also had features to upload, download & distribute configuration and binary images of the software.
Customer Benefits
- Established dedicated facility for long-term use.
- Cost advantages from outsourcing of key network management software.
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