Adax, Inc., the world's leading supplier of signaling controllers and software for telecommunication networks, has been awarded a contract by Santera Systems, Inc. to provide signaling solutions for Santera's Media Gateway Controller.

Santera Systems, Inc., a pioneer in the development of next-generation switching products, is using Adax Signaling solutions in its Media Gateway Controller to provide data, voice and media services. Each Santera Media Gateway Controller incorporates two Adax High Density Channelized (HDC) cards and performs essential signaling tasks ranging from platform and configuration control to call processing. Two of the applications in the MGC are the SS7 Signaling Gateway and the External Serial Gateway.

Santera selected Adax to run the lower layers of the SS7 stack and X.25 in parallel because of the superior performance of the HDC solution in processing multiple protocols, dynamically allocated over 128 channels. With the processing of the MTP2 protocol "pushed down" to an on-board 233 MHz processor, the HDC board achieves efficient and fast SS7 processing with minimal overhead on the Gateway CPU. The HDC board is capable of handling up to 32 SS7 links or 128 channels of HDLC-type protocols, or a combination of SS7 and other protocols, running over four software-configurable T1 or E1 R145 network connectors.

About Santera

Santera Systems, Inc., located in Plano, Texas, offers a multi-service next generation switching system with Class 4, Class 5, VoDSL and Data services over legacy and next generation interfaces enabling true circuit to packet migration. Supported interfaces include: SS7, PRI, GR303, ATM, Frame Relay, IP and others. The founders of next generation pioneers such as Cascade, Shasta, Ardent adn Arris created Santera in 1998. More information can be obtained at www.santera.com , or by calling either 972-461-6300 or toll free 1-866-519-9000.