Advanced Switching Communications, Inc. (ASC)
"We chose Mentor Graphics' Nucleus PLUS real-time kernel because it was the best fit for the demanding technical requirements for our multi-protocol products. The Nucleus PLUS kernel, which came with source code, helped us reduce the risk and meet our aggressive schedules," said Rick Miller, Senior Software Engineer, Advanced Switching Communications, Inc. "It has proven to be the right decision." --Rick Miller, Senior Software Engineer, Advanced Switching Communications, Inc.
Mentor Graphics' Nucleus PLUS Chosen For ASC's RBOX Multi-Service Aggregator Family
Because of the flexibility and scalability of Nucleus PLUS, ASC implemented only the functions necessary to develop the RBOX family applications. This important choice gives customers the ability to stack the multi-protocol boxes as their company networks grow. In addition, Mentor Graphics' no-royalties business model allows ASC to lower the cost of market entry to pass along these crucial savings to RBOX customers.
Carriers and service providers will benefit from ASC's decision to implement Nucleus PLUS by experiencing the low cost, robust features and unique packaging of the RBOX Multi-Service Aggregator family. Mentor Graphics' source code, no royalties business model means that developers of multi-protocol applications will get their products to market quickly.
In addition, most of Mentor Graphics' software is developed in-house, capitalizing on the solidity of Nucleus PLUS and providing seamless integration between all of the products. Nucleus embedded software has been tightly integrated for the smallest memory size and the most effective communication between the intricacies involved in many types of networking applications. Whether a developer requires networking, Web, prototyping, RTOS, or a portable embedded GUI, the user has the confidence that all of these products were developed specifically for seamless software integration, quick time-tomarket, and for the lifetime of the application.
Advanced Switching Communications, Inc. (ASC), a communicationsequipment company based in Vienna, Virginia, recently introduced the RBOX family, a new generation of cost-effective and innovative Multi-Service Aggregator designed for carriers and service providers. Regardless of the size of the access network, the RBOX product family has a very affordable entry-level cost and nearly linear price/performance characteristics.