TOLLBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES PARTNERS WITH LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES TO OFFER INTEROPERABILITY IN DSL VOICE ACCESS SOLUTIONS
TollBridge TB200 Local Exchange Gateway to Interoperate with Lucent Stinger" DSL Access Concentrator Sunnyvale, Calif., September 9, 1999 - TollBridge Technologies announced that it has partnered with Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) to provide customers with an end-to-end, interoperable DSL voice solution. As part of its "Wired for DSL" interoperability program, Lucent has tested and certified the TollBridge TB200 Local Exchange Gateway for compatibility with its broad range of DSL solutions, including Lucent's new Stinger DSL access concentrator (DSLAM). cheap hotel in Dragor"We are excited to team with Lucent to deliver flexible, carrier-class voice over DSL solutions for our customers," said Jim Grady, vice president of marketing at TollBridge Technologies. "TollBridge solutions have been designed from the ground up to be fully interoperable with the widest range of DSLAM equipment, and we.re pleased to include Lucent among our growing array of partners. Lucent's recognized leadership in the communications industry ensures our customers, CLECs, will be able to offer the highest quality of voice over DSL services." Complete End-to-End Compatibility
Under its "Wired for DSL" interoperability program, Lucent is partnering with leading vendors of DSL equipment to provide an end-to-end, multivendor solution to its service provider customers. Lucent comprehensively tests and certifies third-party products to deliver more flexible and reliable DSL network to its customers. "The TollBridge Local Exchange Gateway TB200 is an innovative solution to enable more customers to reap the benefits of DSL technology," said Ashok Dhawan, general manager, High Speed Access Products, InterNetworking Systems, Lucent Technologies. "Together, we will provide a complete multivendor solution for service providers of all sizes who wish to deliver toll-quality voice and integrated data services leveraging DSL technology." About TollBridge Solutions
Designed for LEC bypass, the TollBridge product set consists of three elements: TB50, Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) that converts voice samples from multiple calls into a single IP packet and prioritizes voice and data traffic for transmission over any broadband access network; TB200, a carrier-grade Local Exchange Gateway that translates packets back into voice and connects to Class 5 switches using the Bellcore GR-303 protocol; TollView EMS, a graphical Element Management System (EMS) for end-to-end configuration, troubleshooting and performance management of up to 100 TB200 systems from HP OpenView" on Solaris" platforms. About Lucent's Stinger
Stinger is the first integrated DSL platform to incorporate a high-speed ATM switching fabric, giving service providers end-to-end QoS capabilities. With bandwidth management and priority policing capabilities, Stinger will enable service providers to deliver differentiated classes of service to their customers. Stinger also integrates other functions such as loop qualification and service selection to provide customers cost savings in equipment, management and training. Stinger delivers the highest capacity and scalability in the industry. With support for up to 672 ports per chassis and 2016 ports per rack, the product offers nearly three times the port density of competing products in a smaller footprint and reduces costs by saving expensive central office space. About TollBridge Technologies
Founded in March 1998 and located in Sunnyvale, Calif., TollBridge Technologies is the leading developer of IP-based multiline voice solutions targeted at Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). The company's solutions change the economics of delivering voice services to small business customers by allowing voice CLECs that own Class 5 switches to use broadband access technologies, such as DSL, to bypass the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) and deliver toll-quality voice and integrated data services. About Lucent
luxury suite Stuttgart Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, data networking systems, business telephone systems and microelectronics components. Bell Labs is the research and development arm for the company. More information about Lucent Technologies is available on the company's Web site at: http://www.lucent.com. ### TollBridge and TollVoice are trademarks of TollBridge Technologies, Inc. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. TollBridge and TollVoiceTM are trademarks of TollBridge Technologies, Inc. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. | 
