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Routing, Switching, MPLS, VPN

Aricent’s routing, switching, MPLS, and VPN solutions accelerate development of infrastructure products that enable telecommunications carriers to cost-effectively migrate telephony services from today's TDM world to future packet or cell-based networks.  

Aricent has extensive software engineering expertise for providing networking solutions. Our expertise is based on work with real-time kernels, building platforms for applications, implementing communication protocols, developing applications based on middleware like CORBA, and testing and integration of solution into networks. Aricent's investments in switching and IN domain research and development have positioned it well to build and offer expert solutions in new emerging technologies that can be leveraged for innovative, high-performance solutions.

Aricent Expertise

Aricent is a global leader in wireline and wireless technology innovations, with more than 2500 person-years of experience in working on switching and IN technologies and associations with more than 200 industry leaders. With a dedicated focus on communication software, we understand the unique requirements of different players across the telecom segment and assist them in fulfilling their needs.

Aricent’s switching solutions offer the flexibility to interoperate with existing network services and to address the full range of new convergence opportunities.

  • Aricent provides a one stop solution for telephony service providers and equipment manufacturers with a wide spectrum of outsourcing services spanning wireline,  convergence, broadband, network management, and testing domains
  • Aricent incorporates best practices and mature processes like SEI CMMI 5, TL9000, and Aricent’s Information Security Management System (ISMS) – ISO 27001
  • We maintain a strict focus on SLA compliance and security and IPR protection, and are BS 7799-2 certified
  • We have a wide breadth of expertise across domains, covering all aspects of switching
  • Aricent has proven project management capabilities, and the ability to quickly ramp-up dedicated pools of specialized, multi-disciplinary resources
  • Our synergistic building blocks can help reduce time to market

Services

Aricent service offerings range from working with the customers to re-engineer systems with feature additions as per their requirements, to providing maintenance and support services for their existing product lines. We have the engineering expertise for various switching network elements – from working with real time kernels, building the platform for the applications to implementing communication solutions for network infrastructure. We offer a single window for full life-cycle software development services, right from product/feature definition, requirements, system design, detailed engineering, implementation and testing, post delivery support and complete project management.

On the system level, Aricent has established itself in providing solutions in the following areas:

  • Next-generation convergent switching
  • TDM and packet interworking
  • ATM-based packet switching
  • Programmable softswitches
  • Carrier-grade LE and tandem switches
  • Protocol stacks (specification/implementation/porting/simulation/validation)
  • IN-based services
  • IN-IP convergent services
  • Network management solutions (Manager, Agent) for switching systems
  • Subsystem and System Level Testing

Protocol Validation and Test Tools

The service offerings range from working with the customers to re-engineer the system with feature additions as per their requirements, to providing maintenance and support services for their existing product lines. We have the engineering expertise for various switching network elements – from working with real time kernels, building the platform for the applications to implementing communication solutions for network infrastructure. We offer a single window for full life-cycle software development services, right from product/feature definition, requirements, system design, detailed engineering, implementation and testing, post delivery support and complete project management.

Products

Aricent offers the industry’s broadest portfolio of networking protocol stacks, security solutions, and solution frameworks. Our products support wireline and wireless network switching solutions across virtually every product category. Our products include:

  • Routing and switching protocol stacks (SS7, ISDN, MF-R1 / R2, V5.2, GR-303, ATM Signaling, IP -MEGACO, SIP)
  • Wireless LAN protocols (802.11i)
  • VPN and security solutions (SIP, etc.)
  • Network Management (SNMP/TL1/CMIP and web-based)

Key Benefits

Reduced risk to customer

Evolving technical specs and uncertainty over standards creates greater risks to vendors. Aricent has skilled technical resources in Switching, Messaging Based Applications, BSS/OSS Applications, and Content Applications and IN domain with deep understanding of the technical issues.

Faster Time-to-market

Faster time-to-market for TSP’s because of the available in-house Test Tools, dedicated Test Labs and experience in Switching and IN domain. Due to Aricent’s available resources, any project can be ramped up quickly and the turnaround time for resolving the technical issues are faster.

Power to lead the market

Close monitoring/contribution to international standards like ETSI/ITU-T, Bellcore, IETF

Customized business models

Offshore development centers, time and materials or fixed cost/turnkey projects