Telecom White Papers

Systems

• 3G to 4G Core Network Migration

  Discussion about the shift of existing 3G infrastructure to 4G, and the benefits and impact of ATCA on the wireless core network.

• Load Balancing Between Server Blades Within ATCA Platforms

  Discussion of how various load balancing solutions can be implemented.

• High Availability - Issues and Challenges when Designing an ATCA System

  Describes the factors involved in designing for, and calculating, the availability of a carrier-class telecom system. The analysis focuses on ATCA platforms, but the facts can be extended to other types of platforms and environments.

IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)

• Evolving in an Era of Consolidation

  Third IMS white paper in a series of three. New rules and roles for TEMs as IMS network convergence intensifies.

• Successful IMS Implementation Methodologies

  Second IMS white paper in a series of three. When navigating the platform infrastructure value line, one should "buy below, innovate above". By focusing on the uppermost application layer, TEMs offer carriers the greatest value while still meeting accelerated time-to-market goals.

• Transforming Network Architectures

  First IMS white paper in a series of three. Addresses the real-world challenges of deploying or upgrading to IMS. Covers key business and technology drivers plus insights on why old business models are giving way to new ones.

• Getting to IMS: Migrating the HLR to the HSS

  Paper that identifies and helps clarify the key issues likely to be faced in the process of deploying one of the most critical nodes in the IMS network — the Home Subscriber Server.

Trillium

• Trillium Third Generation (3G) Wireless Software

  White paper presenting an overview of technology trends in the wireless market, including an examination of how the communications industry plans to implement 3G wireless standards.

• Trillium DFT/HA Systems

  White paper providing an overview of Fault-Tolerant / High Availability (FT / HA) and patented Distributed Fault-Tolerant / High Availability (DFT / HA) architectures and implementations.

Reference

• Glossary of Networking Terms
  

  Comprehensive list of common networking acronyms and terms used in the telecom industry.

Technology

• Femtocell Network Architecture and Signaling Protocol Options NEW!

  As a technology, a femtocell is a fairly simple concept of extending the 3G/2G wireless last mile into the indoor arena, through which current wireless infrastructure - base-stations and/or Node Bs - finds it difficult to penetrate.

• Memory Architectures for High Performance Packet Processing Solutions
  

  This white paper focuses on one critical architectural element of the multi-core processor: the memory subsystem.

• A Better Architecture For High Availability
  

  White paper outlining the data replication requirements necessary for assuring high availability (99.999% uptime).

• 3G, 2.5G, 2G Wireless Network Protocol Stack Comparison

  Table comparing the essential protocol stacks involved in the core network, the radio access portion, and other areas of the three network categories.

• Wireless Network Evolution

  Concise yet informative description of the essential differences between three generations of wireless network technology.

• FT/HA and DFT/HA

  Targeted explanation of Fault Tolerant, High Availability and Distributed Fault Tolerant systems and how to deliver them.

• Platform Outsourcing: Faster Time to Market, Higher Availability

  Concise explanation of the business case for outsourcing platform development to a horizontally-integrated firm specializing in telecom infrastructure.

• Telecommunications Platforms: Evolution and Revolution

  Brief overview of the essential differences between three generations of telecom platform infrastructure.

Hardware

• Flex21 — The Intelligent CompactPCI Platform

  Product brief containing a detailed description of how Flex21 is a highly available, fully manageable, and easily serviceable intelligent platform for CompactPCI-based solutions.

• CompactPCI without PCI: Heresy or High Availability?
  

  White paper describing alternate CompactPCI platform architectures and the tradeoffs associated with guaranteeing high availability (99.999% uptime).

• CompactPCI: Infrastructure Platform Evolution

  CompactPCI led the evolution of reliable communications platforms for many years. One of the greatest strengths of cPCI has been its adaptability, as described in this piece.