p2pnet - rss feed: Packeteer for VoIP
p2p news / p2pnet: As of next month, Packeteer’s PacketShaper will have two new modules - Xpress TCP to improve file transfers, and Xpress HTTP acceleration for web applications.
"In addition, the new release 8.0 features strategic voice and video quality monitoring and real-time compression technologies that will enable customers with converged networks to handle increasing volumes of voice and video traffic between sites without the need to add costly bandwidth," says the company.
Release 8.0 features new voice and video quality-monitoring functions that examine Real Time Protocol (RTP) traffic for jitter, delay and packet loss, says Packeteer, going on:
"As a result, Packeteer is extending its suite of application service level agreement statistics to include IP telephony and IP video-conferencing applications."
It also has new real-time traffic compression to expand bandwidth capacity for increasing voice and video traffic loads and, "The new compression technique intelligently groups voice and video data packets into ’superpackets’ that allows the network to accommodate more calls or video sessions without the need to increase bandwidth," rthe company promises. "To free up additional bandwidth, customers can selectively employ PacketShaper compression on or restrict recreational applications to a smaller portion of the link."
The Acceleration Module with Xpress TCP and Xpress HTTP/XML, available for PacketShapers on release 8.0, starts at $250 US MSLP.
Other release 8.0 features are available as free upgrades to customers with a PacketCare support contract and Packeteer’s release 8.0 software will be generally available starting in May.
Also See:
Packeteer - Packeteer Launches Highly Anticipated Operating Software Release Supporting Acceleration and Convergence, April 17, 2006
