uilds an entirely new network, 5ESS-2000 Switch is an ideal choice. As the most cost-effective, flexible switching platform on the market today - and the only switch to offer AnyMedia capability - it can meet short-term market needs while providing a solid foundation for long-term business growth. With this unrivaled AnyMedia Platform flexibility and modular, distributed architecture, the 5ESS-2000 Switch is being used throughout the United States and internationally. In fact, all major U.S. telephone companies and many emerging Service Providers have placed 5ESS-2000 Switch and its product family at the heart of their new flat, more flexible networks.RELIABILITYThe AT&T 5ESS Switch can do multiple functions that offer a lot to subscribers, but what good is it if the system is not reliable. Residential and business customers expect that their telephone services will be consistently up and running, under any conditions short of the occasional catastrophic natural disaster that destroys the actual facilities that deliver their service. The phone is now perceived as more than a convenience. Network reliability has become the industry watchword - and with good reason. A series of lengthy and extensive outages in 1991 led the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to scrutinize the reliability issue more closely. AT&T 5ESS Switch system reliability is achieved by complete duplication of all critical system hardware and software elements. The FCC quality monitoring process has shown the 5ESS Switch is highly reliable, in fact the 5ESS-2000 switch is four times more reliable than its nearest competitor. Today the 5ESS switch is considered the workhorse of the public telecommunications network in the United States with its lower life cycle costs and its proven record of reliability. CONCLUSIONToday's digital switches have allowed telecommunications to meet the demands of both residential and business customers. No longer is telecom...
