UNIVERSAL EDGE

HIGH SPEED, HIGH DENSITY CARRIER NETWORK ARCHITECTURE, AND NETWORK ACCESS EQUIPMENT, NAMELY, DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LOOP ACCESS MULTIPLEXERS, DIGITAL LOOP CARRIERS, LINE SHELVES, ASYMMETRIC AND HIGH SPEED DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINES, MODEMS, NARROWBAND AND BROADBAND INTERFACE EQUIPMENT, NAMELY, VOICE-OVER PACKET GATEWAYS, ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (ATM) BACKPLANES, GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK PROTOCOL (IP) BACKPLANES, MULTI-CIRCUIT LINE CARDS, SERVICE MODULES, ROUTERS, BRIDGES AND PROCESSORS; SERVER SOFTWARE, OPERATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS FOR VOICE-COMPRESSION, SILENCE SUPPRESSION, WEB CATCHING, ROUTER INTEGRATION, AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, FIREWALLS, VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS (VPN's), VIDEO CONFERENCING, STREAMING VIDEO CARRIAGE AND ELEMENT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE THAT PROVIDES VOICE, DAT, VIDEO, AND GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK PROTOCOL SERVICES ON A COMMON PLATFORM