TMCNet: RAD, Sandvine, and CenturyLink Will Conduct Application-Aware Networking with SLA Assurance Joint Proof of Concept at GEN 15 Conference

[November 16, 2015]

RAD, Sandvine, and CenturyLink Will Conduct Application-Aware Networking with SLA Assurance Joint Proof of Concept at GEN 15 Conference

RAD, the industry leader of Service Assured Access solutions and virtualization at the customer edge, in collaboration with Sandvine (News - Alert), (TSX: SVC) a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators and CenturyLink (News - Alert), a global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company, announced that they are conducting a joint Proof of Concept (PoC) demonstration at the 2015 MEF (News - Alert) Global Ethernet Networking (GEN15) conference and exposition here November 16-19.

The three companies will showcase application-aware service level agreement networking solutions, designed for communications service providers (CSPs).

RAD and Sandvine will demonstrate how their award-winning Service Assured Access and Cloud Services Policy Controller solutions are integrated in an application-aware networking architecture designed to help service providers, like CenturyLink, deliver highly reliable and intelligent business services.

In particular, RAD's programmable MiNID provides powerful SLA Assurance, application-aware networking, and packet capture capabilities in a convenient "plug wherever you need" SFP sleeve form factor that is ideal for introducing innovative service offerings into existing networks without the need for forklit upgrades.

"RAD's programmable, small form factor MiNID with SFP sleeve and bypass relay options is a highly attractive solution for us. It has proven valuable as an operations tool to support service activation testing, monitoring, and managing of our network connections, both on- and off-net, with minimal disruption and investment," said Drew Flechsig, Director Network Policy, Traffic and Security, at CenturyLink.

"Further, we like the programmable application-awareness capability that offers the potential to give us complete layer 2-7 performance visibility and control at the network, service, and application levels, to help deliver highly reliable and intelligent business, wholesale and managed services."

The PoC will demonstrate three powerful core capabilities, including assured connectivity for Carrier Ethernet and IP, as well as application-aware visibility and policy control.

"Application-aware Service Assured Access solutions create opportunities for differentiated value-added service offerings, improve network efficiency, and boost performance monitoring capabilities," said Ulik Broida, RAD's Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. "It equips CSPs with unique tools to strengthen brand awareness, increase loyalty, and grow revenue."

The integration between RAD's and Sandvine's solutions is featured in the PoC and is a finalist for the "Multi-Vendor Innovation" category of the MEF's Ethernet Excellence Awards. Winners will be announced at an awards dinner ceremony Tuesday.

"The Proof of Concept showcase gets to the heart of true innovation. We are pleased to see industry leaders RAD, Sandvine, and CenturyLink collaborating to support the MEF vision through the evolution and innovation of their POC," said Nan Chen, President of the MEF. "At this PoC showcase GEN15 visitors will be able to see first-hand how to deliver highly reliable and intelligent business services for a richer business application experience and greater operational efficiency."

The GEN15 conference and exposition is hosted by the MEF at the Omni Hotel here. In addition to participation in the joint proof of concept, RAD is hosting an exhibition booth and is participating on some of the conference panels.

ABOUT RAD

RAD is a global Telecom Access solutions and products vendor. Our Service Assured Access solutions for mobile, business and wholesale service providers are designed to improve the way they compete: service agility to minimize time to revenue, complete visibility of network performance for greater operational efficiency and better QoE to reduce churn. We are at the forefront of pioneering technologies, such as: Distributed NFV, MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0, Layer 2 and Layer 3 performance monitoring, hardware miniaturization, and timing synchronization over packets. Founded in 1981, RAD has an installed base of more than 13 million units, and works closely with Tier 1 operators and service providers around the globe. RAD is a member of the $1.2 billion RAD Group of companies, a world leader in communications solutions.

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