Within the increasingly standards-based realm of telecommu-nications networks, makers of carrier-grade servers are touting both protocols and positioning as they expand their product lines. This week, Sun Microsystems Inc. will unveil plans for a line of carrier-grade servers compliant with the new ATCA (Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture) specification. The ATCA standard allows carriers to buy off-the-shelf blade servers for high-bandwidth applications such as VOIP (voice over IP), 3G (third-generation) mobility services and network authentication.
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