This Powerful Software Update to Motorola's CMTS Platform Delivers Greater
Network Performance While Enabling Virtual Private Networking, Video
Conferencing, Gaming, and Commercial Service Applications
HORSHAM, Pa., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT)
today announced that the company has released software version 4.1 for the
Motorola Broadband Services Router 64000 (BSR 64000) CMTS/Edge Router. The
largest release of features for the BSR product line, this software will
enable cable operators to seamlessly deliver voice, video, and data
applications to their customers.
Cable operators will benefit from support in software release 4.1 for
tripled upstream bandwidth, advanced spectrum management, virtual private
networking, and dynamic voice and data traffic balancing. The software release
also adds support in the Motorola BSR 64000 for PacketCable(TM) Multimedia
services within DOCSIS(R) 2.0, a qualification received from CableLabs(R) in
the recently completed Certification Wave 34.
Part of Motorola's suite of next-generation IP solutions for the cable
industry, the Motorola BSR 64000 is a proven cable modem termination system
(CMTS) providing IP services for cable operators around the globe.
"Software release 4.1 is a key building block of Motorola's seamless
mobility vision, enabling service providers to deliver always-on, always-
connected multimedia applications and services to customers in and around
their homes," said Charles Dougherty, corporate vice president, Motorola
Connected Home Solutions business. "This new software release taps the
powerful capabilities of the Motorola BSR 64000 platform, and provides cable
operators with enhanced tools to deploy and manage these next generation
solutions."
Features of the Motorola BSR 64000 software release 4.1 include:
-- DOCSIS(R)/EuroDOCSIS 2.0 Support - Includes support for both A-TDMA and
S-CDMA with logical channels, and provides up to three times the
upstream bandwidth for increased delivery of high-speed commercial
services.
-- 2:8 Advanced Spectrum Management with 9th Receiver - Enables operators
to better manage their RF network, potentially reducing maintenance
costs and improving service uptime.
-- Operator-Defined MAC Domains - Creates the ability to configure
upstream and downstream channel combinations to help meet new service
requirements.
-- Dynamic Upstream and Downstream Load Balancing - Allows operators to
more efficiently utilize bandwidth and serve larger populations of
voice and data customers.
-- DOCSIS(R) Set-Top Gateway Support- Simplifies control of video networks
by allowing operators to control set-tops using an embedded cable
modem.
-- PacketCable Multimedia Support - Enables operators to offer new
services such as video telephony and gaming with the required quality
of service (QoS) to enable high-quality service.
-- BGP/MPLS Virtual Private Network (VPN) Support - Gives operators a
cost-effective solution for providing commercial customers with secure
virtual private networks that connect multiple locations with the high
bandwidth and QoS required.
Motorola will demonstrate the capabilities of the BSR 64000 software
release 4.1 at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Booth #6086, 14-17 June 2005 at the Henry
B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, TX.
About Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides
seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems
and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in
between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and
information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless mobility harnesses the
power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective
and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004.
For more information: http://www.motorola.com/ .
MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent &
Trademark Office. DOCSIS is a registered trademark and PacketCable is a
trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. All other product or service
names are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Motorola, Inc.
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