Rhythms Details National Backbone Architecture with Cisco MPLS 6. Tyco Submarine Systems and Nortel Networks Reach Agreeement 8. Lucent Signs OEM Agreement for Efficient Networks' DSL CPE 9. Pirelli Tests its DWDM with Hitachi's OC-192 Transport 10. The Convergent architecture separates a Services layer from the Access and core Network layers, allowing services to be created and managed independently of the underlying access or transport technologies.
Gatekeepers provide call routing functionality.
Centralized application servers contain the subscriber database, administration, and call control logic. Cisco's ICM partners include eFusion, InfoInteractive and NetSpeak. Cisco said more than 100 charter program members are already active in the ecosystem, including Andersen Consulting, Comverse, Belle Systems, Bosch, Ciena, HP, IBM, KPMG, Microsoft, Motorola, PeopleSoft, Portal Software, Priority Call Management, Samsung, Sony, Tibco and Telcordia. Siemens recently signed a three- year OEM contract for the PathMinder software. TeraBridge is located just outside of Chicago in Gurnee, Illinois.