Nortel Pursues Open Client Strategy for SIP

Nortel Networks launched a global initiative to enable third-party development and testing of SIP-based clients and terminals interoperable with Nortel Networks Multimedia Communication Server (MCS) 5100 and 5200 products.



Texas Instruments plans to adapt its VoIP reference designs for SIP-based customer premises equipment (CPE) such as terminal adapters, VoIP gateways and IP phones to achieve Nortel Networks MCS interoperability. In addition, third-party vendors Uniden America Corporation, i3 micro, and Polycom are developing or plan to develop MCS interoperable SIP clients and terminals in their consumer and enterprise products.



Nortel Networks also plans to provide vendors with a Theme Designer Kit (TDK) that will allow vendor participants to modify the look and feel of the MCS multimedia PC soft client. http://www.nortelnetworks.com