Tut Debuts Service Controller for Triple-Play, Increases Guidance

Tut Systems introduced a new platform designed to provide IP service management for video, voice, and data services across broadband networks. The new Astria SC provides session-based traffic classification up to and including Layer 7 for up to 100,000 individual service flows. Each service flow is identified, classified, and managed according to both pre-set service parameters and real-time network conditions. This enables the carrier to manage QoS parameters for each end-user, CPE device, application type, and protocol type on a session-by-session basis. The platform also offer virtual firewall and NAT capabilities on a per-subscriber basis. Tut's Astria SC is offered as a 21-slot chassis platform with an 88 Gbps switching fabric. The platform offers Gigabit Ethernet and ATM interfaces, and value-added processor blades that provide independent scaling of I/O, IP processing, and redundancy.



Tut Systems said the new Astria SC complements its existing AstriaContent Processor (CP) line of products. The Astria Content Processor, which serves as the core of the company's digital headend solution, provides real-time processing and conditioning of broadcast audio and video content for distribution over any ATM, IP, or RF broadband network. Astria CP functions include advanced video compression, video pre-processing, video transrating and de-jitter, digital program insertion, protocol conversion, and ConstantStream control for tight-tolerance, low-bit-rate video transmission.



Separately, announced that it is increasing its revenue guidance for the second half of 2004. The company currently expects revenue for the third quarter to be in the range of $6.2 - $6.5 million. The company also anticipates revenue for the fourth quarter to exceed its earlier guidance of $7.0 million.



"We believe that 2005 will be a significant year of growth for the switched digital video market. To date, Tut Systems has enabled over 90 service providers across the U.S. and internationally to deliver new revenue-generating video services across their DSL or fiber access networks," said Sal D'Auria, Tut Systems' CEO. http://www.tutsys.com