3Com said it will offer both an ATM architecture for core network access, as well as an HDLC-frame architecture. At Telecom Interactive '97, GlobeSpan Technologies brought together DSL equipment from more than a dozen manufacturers using its xDSL chipsets. The Strategic Networks evaluation report, carried out in conjunction with Scott Bradner and the Harvard Network Device Test Lab, provides methodologies and performance data for over ten critical tests. The extensive report is available for free on the Strategic Networks' Web site. Lucent said that an agreement among a number of companies that hold patents relevant to G.723.1 would simplify the licensing and distribution for application developers.
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