Laurel Networks, Inc. will demonstrate its new "drop-in" IP Video Routing Solution ^TM at its Supercomm booth, June 6-9, McCormick Place, Chicago. Designed for DSL access providers who want to increase average revenue per user (ARPU) by offering video services, Laurel's IP Video Routing Solution enables highly-reliable broadcast IPTV and VoD (Video on Demand) services alongside high-speed Internet and voice services. Note: Laurel recently announced its pending acquisition by ECI Telecom. Laurel will become the Data Networking Division of ECI Telecom.

Laurel's Supercomm booth demonstration will illustrate video delivery over both ATM-and Gigabit Ethernet based DSL aggregation networks. Featuring Laurel's widely deployed ST200 ^TM broadband services router, the IP Video Routing demo will highlight Laurel's sophisticated subscriber management features. The demonstration will also feature the ECI Hi-FOCuS RAM (Remote Access Multiplexer), ECI B-FOCuS residential gateways, and products from Minerva Networks, and Agilent Technologies.

As the foundation for the new "drop-in" IP Video Routing Solution, Laurel's ST200 broadband services router provides the high scalability needed to reliably meet the bandwidth demands of delivering video services. Laurel has enhanced this platform with a new Ethernet-optimized network processing blade that can deliver 10 gigabits per second of wire-speed performance and a complementary high-density 10-port gigabit Ethernet physical interface card.

As DSL access networks transition from ATM to IP, Laurel's gigabit Ethernet port density will allow direct connectivity to new Ethernet-based DSLAMs as well as provide high-speed connectivity to the IP backbone. For service providers who want to consolidate their networks immediately, the B-RAS capabilities of the Laurel platform allow it to be deployed as a combined video router/Internet service platform.

The Supercomm demo will also feature the latest release of Laurel's ShadeTree ^TM system software. Included in the new ShadeTree 3.2 release is support for automated discovery, authentication, and network configuration of Ethernet home media devices such as IPTV set-top boxes. These enhanced subscriber management features are designed to simplify video delivery to the home. They also allow service providers to easily migrate Internet subscribers and other services onto a converged broadband services router.

The Ethernet-optimized network processor blade (NPB-E), 10-port Gigabit Ethernet physical interface card, and Shadetree 3.2 trials are scheduled in 2Q, with general availability scheduled for 3Q 2005.