IPDR.org Releases Public WLAN Roaming Specifications

The Internet Protocol Detail Record Organization (IPDR.org), an open consortium for interoperable service measurement and exchange, announced the public release of specifications for Public WLAN roaming and settlement. The documents, IPDR Supplier/Partner (S/PS) Settlement and IPDR Public WLAN Access Service specifications, enable inter-operator settlement for universal single-bill access to public WLAN (PWLAN) hotspots.



The IPDR S/PS Settlement specification resolves key technical limitations of cross-industry settlement interoperability. It provides an open, flexible and responsive technology enabling Supplier/Partner relationships to be practical and profitable. Its Wi-Fi use case standardizes settlement among hotspot operators and a variety of home service providers, and also supports native environments for every type of provider in the Wi-Fi value chain including GSM-, CDMA/TDMA-, WISP-, ISP- and wireline-operators.



The IPDR PWLAN Access Service Specification is a component of the set of IPDR specifications that describe business requirements and protocols for usage measurement and usage reporting for IP-based services. While the focus of this specification is exclusively on PWLAN usage accounting, the specified record format may also be used to facilitate retail billing. This document defines the business requirements, information models, and the XML schema for accounting for basic Public Wireless LAN (PWLAN) access and IP-based services delivered over the PWLAN radio interface, possibly involving service delivery platforms for complex services. http://www.ipdr.org

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Greenfield Networks Delivers GigE Edge Chassis

Greenfield Networks, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, introduced an edge chassis design with full IPv6 support based on its new Gigabit Ethernet switching silicon and ATCA (Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture). The Greenfield Networks reference design platform features 128 Gigabit Ethernet ports in 5 RU (rack units) of height. The reference design includes a supervisor engine that delivers all the management and control functions as well as low-cost Gigabit line cards featuring 32 GE ports. It supports control plane software from multiple third party vendors, featuring a variety of layer 2 and layer 3 protocols such as STP, RIP, OSPF, BGP and PIM. In addition, the design supports a variety of IPv6 routing protocols such as RIPng and OSPFv3 as well as MPLS protocols such as LDP. http://www.greenfieldnetworks.com

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LSI Logic Storage Systems to Become Engenio

LSI Logic Storage Systems will change its name to Engenio Information Technologies. Additionally, the company announced that it has filed an application for listing with the New York Stock Exchange to trade under the ticker symbol "NGE." These steps were taken in preparation for the previously announced initial public offering and separation from its parent company, LSI Logic Corporation. The IPO is anticipated to be completed in the first half of 2004.



The company is a provider of modular, high-performance, disk storage systems and sub-assemblies to server and storage OEMs. The products are offered as complete storage systems, or as sub-assemblies, configured from modular components, including storage controller modules, disk drive enclosure modules and related storage management software. http://www.lsilogicstorage.com/

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PCCW Launches Broadband Wireless Service in UK

PCCW has launched a UMTS TDD-based wireless broadband network in the UK using the 3.4GHz spectrum it acquired last year. Under its subsidiary UK Broadband, PCCW, one of Asia's leading integrated communications companies, is offering a high-speed wireless service to residential and business customers living in an area west of London at rates starting at only GBP 18 per month. The broadband wireless services uses a plug-and-play IPWireless modem available in high street shops or ordered over the Internet. Because the IPWireless UMTS TDD technology is wireless, subscribers can have a broadband connection in any room in the house. Subscribers will have an initial choice of a 512 Kbps or 1 Mbps services. http://www.ukbroadband.co.ukhttp://www.ipwireless.com

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