|
| [July 10, 2008] |
 |
SMC Networks Achieves MEF Certification for New Cable Modem Gateway
IRVINE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- SMC Networks (www.smc.com) today announced that its SMC8014-TES Cable Modem Gateway has received MEF certification. Through the MEF Certification Program, testing performed by Iometrix, the designated tester for MEF, determined that SMC Networks' cable modem complies with MEF 9 EPL and EVPL and with MEF 14 EPL and EVPL. The SMC8014-TES DOCSIS 2.0 L2TPv3 Cable Modem Gateway is one of only two cable modem products currently certified as MEF-compliant.
MEF is a nonprofit organization that is attempting to accelerate adoption of carrier-class Ethernet. Its members include telecommunications service providers, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors vendors and testing organizations.
"We are pleased to see the successful certification of SMC Networks's SMC8014-TES at a time when Ethernet over DOCSIS is poised to significantly expand Carrier Ethernet service offerings in an already rapidly growing marketplace," said Bob Mandeville, President of Iometrix, MEF's authorized certification lab.
"We're thrilled to be part of the MEF family," said Todd Babic, SMC Networks Vice President of Sales, Broadband Business Development for North America. "MEF Certification is a wonderful accomplishment, and a testament to SMC's commitment to meeting market needs. Our valued customers, whom we actively consulted in the SMC8014-TES design, will be as excited as we are with this accreditation. In a single device, a cable modem gateway, we have delivered an end point that is as reliable and feature-rich as it is affordable and scalable."
The SMC8014-TES is a standards-based solution, giving MSOs the needed flexibility to support multi-vendor L2TPv3-compliant enterprise concentrators. This commercial-focused gateway supports multiple VPN scenarios, including branch offices, teleworkers, cellular backhauls, SOHO/Peer-to-peer mesh networks, and enterprises where the SMC8014-TES is installed at multiple sites and connect to a hosted VPN concentrator, enabling MSOs to deliver Ethernet over DOCSIS services to their business customers. SMC has joined the Metro Ethernet Forum and will deliver high-reliability solutions that meet all applicable standards, while adding enhanced capabilities to help the MSO differentiate their service offering and compete effectively. The MEF-Certified SMC8014-TES is available now to cable providers and MSOs through the SMC Networks Broadband Development Group.
About SMC Networks Broadband Development Group
SMC Networks, Inc. has been a leader in the field of standards-based networking for more than twenty years. Its Broadband Development Group focuses that experience and talent on the needs of the Broadband MSO market. Already an approved cable gateway vendor to eight of the top ten MSOs in the United States, SMC's success in today's highly competitive cable CPE market is based upon its focus on customer partnership and on product development that meets partner-customers' specific needs rather than delivering products driven by retail forces.
The cable/broadband provision business is a service business, and the best way to deliver service is to work with specialist partners who share the same commitment. As a result of its strong, talented development teams and customer focus, SMC developed a business model that enables it to offer niche products with a richness of features and value-adds for specific cable submarkets--products that deliver new revenue streams and stymie churn--without requiring huge volume buys. And it doesn't stop at the buy. SMC provides end-to-end support, including customized installation training guides, onsite train-the-trainer, 24x7 support, buffer inventory and dedicated Sales Engineers. Most importantly, SMC products are guaranteed to be as affordable as they are robust and fully supported. For more information about SMC Networks Broadband Development Group, contact SMC Networks at 800-SMC4YOU.
DOCSIS is a trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
[ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]
|
Find Solutions for Enterprises, SMBs & Service Providers at the INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference and EXPO West, September 16-18, 2008. Los Angeles, California.
