10th Oct 2006 08:45
Spirent Communications (NYSE:SPM) (LSE:SPT), a global provider ofperformance analysis and service management solutions, today announcedit will contribute expertise, test solutions and methodologies toevery test scenario at five locations across three continents for theMultiService Forum's (MSF) Global MSF Interoperability (GMI) event.This event will demonstrate multi-vendor interoperability of FixedMobile Convergence (FMC) services using the IMS framework. The resultsgathered during GMI 2006 will provide tangible proof of multi-vendorinteroperability for carrier class, QoS enabled, end-to-end voice andmultimedia services originating and terminating on fixed or mobile IMSnetworks. £ GMI 2006 will be the catalyst to move IMS beyond the hype and intoactive deployment. Five of the world's top carriers are collaboratingwith the MSF to host this globally networked test event that spansthree continents. Today, Spirent solutions offer the industry's mostcomprehensive test platform available for IMS performance andinteroperability evaluation. £ "Spirent is the only test equipment vendor with the solutions andexpertise to contribute on every test scenario and at every locationof this ground-breaking event," said Andy Huckridge, Director of IMSSolutions, at Spirent Communications. Huckridge also chairs theInteroperability Working Group within the MSF. "Our IMS solutions willallow GMI participants and our customers to evaluate all scenariosassociated with IMS service rollout prior to real-world deployment." £ During the GMI 2006 event, Oct. 16th - 27th, SpirentCommunications is providing experts, test equipment and advanced IMStest methodologies to facilitate the stringent testing requirements ofMSF Release 3 implementation at all five carrier sites. This involves200 next-generation network (NGN) elements tested against carrierdefined test scenarios. Spirent's support involves test coverage forall portions of the IMS network: £ -- IMS Access Network - Spirent provides real-world traffic models to evaluate wireless core packet data network elements associated with FMC applications. £ -- IMS Core Network - Spirent simulates UE (User Element) traffic and emulates all the core network elements. £ -- PSTN Network - Spirent emulates end to end traffic and all PSTN network elements. £ Investment in ground breaking events like GMI 2006 andrelationships with Service Providers and Vendors pursuing their IMSroadmaps have given Spirent an unparalleled depth and breadth oftesting and implementation expertise. Service Providers and Vendorsare partnering with Spirent to accelerate from design to revenue byassuring IMS implementations are ready for deployment, before they areactually deployed. More information about the MSF GMI event can befound at www.msforum.org. £ About Spirent Communications £ Spirent Communications, www.spirentcom.com, is a global providerof integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems thatenable the development and deployment of next-generation networkingtechnology such as Internet telephony, broadband services, 3Gwireless, global navigation satellite systems, and network securityequipment. Spirent Communications' solutions are used by more than1,700 customers in 30 countries, including the world's largestequipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises andgovernments. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Spirent Communications has 1,800employees worldwide. 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