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CommWorks Corporation and Lucent Technologies to Conduct Interoperability Testing On Mobile IP Solution
URL(s): www.commworks.com
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., April 2, 2001--CommWorks Corporation, a 3Com
(NASDAQ:COMS) Company, today announced an interoperability testing agreement with Lucent Technologies designed to
deliver a Mobile IP, standards-based third-generation (3G) high-speed wireless network offering for service providers
worldwide.
The testing agreement is focused on cdma2000 1X networks, based on a 3G standard approved by the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU). This technology will enable Lucent cdmaOne(TM) service providers to deliver
simultaneous audio, video and text data services at rates of up to 144 kilobits per second, or twice as fast as today's dial-up
PC modems. It will also provide advanced packet data technology for enhanced network efficiency and allow service
providers to enjoy a nearly two-fold increase in wireless channel capacity.
The CommWorks 3G wireless solution for standardized cdma2000 networks serves as the next evolution of cdmaOne
digital cellular and PCS networks. Based on the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) standard, cdmaOne networks
today provide coverage in more than 40 countries and boast more than 71 million subscribers around the globe. (Source:
CDMA Development Group, October 12, 2000).
"Interoperability testing with Lucent's CDMA networks will provide network operators a proven path to 3G, at a pace that
matches their business needs and the demands of the market," said Irfan Ali, president, CommWorks Corporation. "Service
providers can selectively deploy 3G technology in areas where there is sound business justification, and use existing networks
to supplement 3G coverage for ubiquitous service."
Under the terms of the agreement, CommWorks and Lucent will conduct interoperability testing between Lucent's
Flexent(TM) CDMA network equipment and CommWorks' high-speed data solution, thereby affording Lucent's CDMA
operator customers a ready-made option for introducing an "always on" mobile Internet connection to mobile devices.
In a cdma2000 1X network, Lucent's base stations will connect directly -- via a new radio port (RP) interface -- to a
packet data serving node (PDSN). The PDSN will perform the traffic aggregation function, similar to that handled by circuit
switches today. The PDSN uses authentication, accounting and administration (AAA) servers for user authentication and
traffic management, then forwards traffic to a gateway router/home agent (GRHA) at the designated IP network.
As part of this offer to CDMA operators, Lucent will provide the radio access network equipment, including base
transceiver systems, base stations and switching controllers (Mobile Switching Centers) and its core data infrastructure. The
Lucent Core Data Infrastructure will also include the NavisRadius(TM) 3.2 AAA Server, an RFC compliant Authentication,
Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) solution for integrated remote access and security. It has a comprehensive feature set
and a flexible architecture enabling Internet service providers and carriers to define and deploy dial, broadband and mobile
data services quickly and efficiently.
CommWorks will provide access to Mobile IP Data infrastructure through its Total Control(R) 1000 3G Packet Data
Serving Node, an inter-networking device that connects CDMA wireless network infrastructure equipment to an IP network.
It will also provide the CommWorks(R) 4302 Foreign Agent Control Node, which provides the control mechanism for
managing multiples PDSNs.
CommWorks Corporation, a 3Com Company, supplies network service providers around the world with access
infrastructures and IP services platforms that open new business opportunities and help them establish unique positions in a
competitive marketplace. With flexible multi-service hardware platforms and modular software components, the
comprehensive CommWorks architecture makes it possible for service providers to integrate their existing infrastructures with
innovative technologies to deliver an array of next-generation IP-based enhanced services to their customers. For further
information, visit www.commworks.com
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