PLIANT SYSTEMS

Integrated telecommunications equipment for transporting signals in local access networks, namely, an integrated access platform comprising communication controllers and access nodes, and computer hardware and software for communication element management and network interface, which combines digital loop carrier with digital subscriber line access multiplexer features to enhance performance of an existing telecommunications access network infrastructure, for use in asynchronous transfer mode, fiber optic and digital subscriber lines for enabling transmission of both voice and escalated data over a single platform