AAA Radius and Diameter Server Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2009 to 2015

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1 AAA Radius and Diameter Server Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2009 to 2015 Authentication, Authorization, And Accounting AAA Radius and Diameter Servers Picture by Susie Eustis MOUNTAINS OF OPPORTUNITY WinterGreen Research, Inc. Lexington, Massachusetts

2 CHECK OUT THESE KEY TOPICS AAA RADIUS SERVER MARKET SHARES AAA RADIUS SERVER MARKET FORECASTS RADIUS AUTHENTICATION INTEGRATION AAA Radius ISP AAA Radius Carrier AAA Radius Hotspot Traffic Diameter WiFI AAA Radius Radius For Remote VPN Access Diameter Advances In Technology AAA Radius VoIP Over LAN AAA Radius Remote VPN Access AAA Radius Wireless LAN Switch Security AAA RADIUS MARKET DRIVING FORCES RADIUS IN THE HOTSPOTS BUSINESS CENTER TECHNOLOGY AAA RADIUS WIRELESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES AAA RADIUS WI FI ALLIANCE AAA RADIUS MEDICAL USES OF WI FI DIAMETER BROADBAND WIRELESS OSS DIAMETER HOTSPOTS DIAMETER WI FI MARKET SHARES AAA RADIUS WIRELESS OPPORTUNITY ABOUNDS WinterGreen Research, Inc. Lexington, Massachusetts

3 AAA Radius and Diameter Server Market Shares, Strategies, Forecasts, AAA Radius / Diameter is positioned to provide connections in the highly competitive remote access environment. Service providers and corporate enterprises need cost-effective tools that smooth the integration of the powerful new services that are constantly emerging. These tools must increase overall network efficiency and profitability through effective management and tracking of network access and usage. AAA software provides authentication, authorization & accounting management. Radius has a significant new generation of AAA server complemented by Diameter that merges all of these needs. It enables GSM operators to allow GSM mobile users to utilize their broadband network at home to initiate, accept and roam between their home and GSM networks seamlessly. The result is merged technologies with no dropped calls. Next generation AAA Radius and Diameter promise to coexist for a long time. AAA Radius is a well defined management software designed for authentication, authorization & accounting in a extensible format. Many vendors are able to create next generation AAA Radius products without moving to Diameter. Diameter has some advantages that are being adopted by other market segments. Diameter is a new framework in the Internet engineering task force (IETF) for the next-generation AAA server. Requirements for DIAMETER are being defined by the Mobile IP ROAMOPS (Roaming Operations) TR45.6 working group, as well as by other new-world technologies where there is a need to provide authentication or authorization to network resources or to capture accounting for billing of network resource usage such as a voice call. Radius is an authentication integration middleware that interconnects business rules to the network servers in the context of providing carrier and enterprise security. Markets will grow in tandem as mobile users create more diversity in networks. AAA Radius systems are used to gain real-time control over active subscriber sessions. Radius session control server provides granular, flexible interface to the business aspects of the network. Middleware is used to impose business rules on the network. Application authorization server benefits relate to the speed of time to market delivery of new applications.

4 Systems are used to control and manage user access to services at a more granular level. AAA Radius is an authentication integration middleware that provides for network flexibility and customization. Radius is expected to become the primary policy server for NAC/NAP networks, and coordinate policy between the Virus, spyware, and patch level systems because of the ability to serve as middleware between the network servers and the business application servers that implement rules. User authentication is based on the authentication scheme that is already in place on the enterprise network; security policy enforcement allows the administrator to block unauthorized access, establish secure wireless connections, only permit access during certain times of the day or from a certain location, permit access only to certain areas of the network. Hence the positioning of Radius systems is as middleware that provides flexible systems. Enterprise markets are set to grow as remote users become more diverse and access the enterprise network from a wider variety of access points supported by a wider diversity of client device types. AAA Radius solution market forecasts indicate that markets at $866.4 million in 2008 are anticipated to reach $1.7 billion by Companies Profiled Market Leaders Cisco Systems IBM Hewlett Packard Alcatel / Lucent Technologies Interlink IEA Software Bridgewater Systems

5 ActivCard Alcatel Alepo Ericsson Fujitsu Intel Cisco / Meetinghouse Nortel Rodopi Software Siemens UT Starcom Market Participants Advanced VoIP Pvt Ltd Blue Ridge Networks Bluesocket Funk Software Huawei Technologies Interlink Networks Microsense PEC CardSaver Software RSA Security Spotngo AAA Radius and Diameter Server Strategies and Forecasts, REPORT METHODOLOGY THIS IS THE 401ST REPORT IN A SERIES OF MARKET RESEARCH REPORTS THAT PROVIDE FORECASTS IN COMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THE INTERNET, COMPUTER, SOFTWARE, TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT, HEALTH EQUIPMENT, AND ENERGY. THE PROJECT LEADERS TAKE DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR WRITING AND PREPARING EACH REPORT. THEY HAVE SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE PREPARING INDUSTRY STUDIES. FORECASTS ARE BASED ON PRIMARY RESEARCH AND PROPRIETARY DATA BASES. FORECASTS REFLECT ANALYSIS OF THE MARKET TRENDS IN THE SEGMENT AND RELATED SEGMENTS. UNIT AND DOLLAR SHIPMENTS ARE ANALYZED THROUGH CONSIDERATION OF DOLLAR VOLUME OF EACH MARKET PARTICIPANT IN THE SEGMENT. INSTALLED BASE ANALYSIS AND UNIT ANALYSIS IS BASED ON INTERVIEWS AND AN INFORMATION SEARCH. MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS INCLUDES CONVERSATIONS WITH KEY CUSTOMERS OF PRODUCTS, INDUSTRY SEGMENT LEADERS, MARKETING DIRECTORS, DISTRIBUTORS, LEADING MARKET PARTICIPANTS, OPINION LEADERS, AND COMPANIES SEEKING TO DEVELOP MEASURABLE MARKET SHARE. OVER 200 IN DEPTH INTERVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED FOR EACH REPORT WITH A BROAD RANGE OF KEY PARTICIPANTS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS IN THE MARKET SEGMENT. WE ESTABLISH ACCURATE MARKET FORECASTS BASED ON ECONOMIC AND MARKET CONDITIONS AS A BASE. USE INPUT/OUTPUT RATIOS, FLOW CHARTS, AND OTHER ECONOMIC METHODS TO QUANTIFY DATA. USE IN-HOUSE ANALYSTS WHO MEET STRINGENT QUALITY STANDARDS. INTERVIEWING KEY INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS, EXPERTS AND END-USERS IS A CENTRAL PART OF THE STUDY. OUR RESEARCH INCLUDES ACCESS TO LARGE PROPRIETARY DATABASES. LITERATURE SEARCH INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF TRADE PUBLICATIONS, GOVERNMENT REPORTS, AND CORPORATE LITERATURE. YOU MUST HAVE THIS STUDY

6 AAA Radius and Diameter Server Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2009 to 2015 Table of Contents AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AAA Radius and Diameter Market Driving Forces AAA Radius Solution Market Growth Factors Diameter Protocol Diameter Increased Footprint As Components of 3GPP IP Diameter Framework AAA Radius Market Shares AAA Radius and Diameter Market Forecasts ES-1 ES-1 ES-3 ES-4 ES-5 ES-5 ES-6 ES-8 AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS 1. AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER SERVER MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS Diameter Protocol Diameter in IMS Diameter Framework Authentication and Authorization AAA in Diameter AAA Accounting Diameter Model Is A Base Protocol Diameter Relay Agent Open Access Mobile Networks Authentication And Authorization Combined In Radius Radius Server and AAA & Radius Billing Software Integrations Authentication/Integrity Hotspot Traffic Vulnerabilities Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) x Port-Based Access Control Mutual Authentication Secure Portal For Information Crossing Organizational Boundaries Airport Advances In Networking Service Provider Network Usage And Transactions Continue To Expand Moving Processes Online And Extending The Enterprise Boundary Identity Verification And Management VoIP over WLAN Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Remote VPN Access 1-34

7 1.8.1 Hosted RADIUS For Remote VPN Access Hosted RADIUS For Remote VPN Access Benefits Communication Between A Network Access Server (NAS) And A Radius Server Prepaid Calling Cards Authentication and Authorization Using Datametrics Service Accounting Impact Of Mobility On Enterprise Networks Wireless Data Security Implementation Of Broadband Wireless Access Standardization with Spectrum Diversification Fixed Wireless Applications Wireless Computing Wireless Lifestyle WLAN Service Providers Public WLAN Applications Mobile Hot Spot Deployment Market Driving Forces for Wireless Services Wireless Communications Market Trends Convergence Means That Voice Becomes Data In The Wireless Network Worldwide Wireless Communications Market Driving Forces Wireless Handset Go To Market Strategies Impact Of Voice Packet Architecture Broadband Fixed Wireless Access Advantages Wireless ISPs and Major Carriers Band Distinctions Satellite Downlink Hot-Spot Access Points Wireless Enhances Productivity A Mobile Notebook PC Wireless LAN Home Network Wireless Mobility For Small Business Wireless Networking Increased Productivity with Wireless Mobility Lower Total Cost of Ownership Reduced Administration Costs Reduces End-User Downtime Stable, Cost-Efficient Platform Wireless Networking Business Benefits Carrier-Grade Wi-Fi Services 1-77 AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS 2. AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS AAA Radius and Diameter Market Driving Forces AAA Radius Solution Market Growth Factors Diameter Protocol Diameter Increased Footprint As Components of 3GPP IP Diameter Framework Authentication and Authorization AAA in Diameter Diameter AAA Accounting AAA Radius Market Shares 2-9

8 2.2.1 Bridgewater AAA Service Controller Interlink Networks Cisco Cisco Secure ACS IEA Software AAA Radius Performance Testing Alcatel-Lucent VitalSuite Worldwide Internet Service Provider (ISP) AAA Radius Enterprise and Diameter Market Shares AAA Radius and Diameter Market Forecasts Carrier Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting AAA Radius Market Forecasts Internet Service Provider (ISP) AAA Radius Forecasts Enterprise and Diameter Market Forecasts AAA Radius Enterprise Solution Servers AAA Radius Pricing IEA Software AAA Radius Pricing AAA Radius Solution Carrier, Service Provider, ISP, and Wireless Service Provider Market Forecast Analysis Hotspots Access Control Privacy Fixed Wireless / WiFi / WiMAX Technical Challenges Fixed Wireless, WiMax, and WiFi Challenge and Opportunity WiMAX Opportunity Wireless LAN Market Driving Forces Business Model For Mobile Operators Wi-Fi Adoption Networking Campus, Airports, and Hotels Home Networking Campus: AAA Radius Regional Analysis Bridgewater Systems Regional Analysis 2-60 AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 3. AUTHENTICATION, AUTHORIZATION, AND ACCOUNTING AAA(RADIUS) AND DIAMETER PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Bridgewater Systems AAA Radius Bridgewater AAA Service Controller Bridgewater Systems Network Access Control Bridgewater Prepaid Integrator Bridgewater Revenue Collector and Formatter Bridgewater AAA Service Controller Interlink Networks Interlink Networks RAD-Series RADIUS Server Interlink Networks RAD-Series RADIUS Servers Interlink Networks Roles of the RAD-Series RADIUS Servers Interlink Networks Diameter Server Solutions Complements RAD-Series Authentication Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) RADIUS Server Interlink Networks Radius Server Performance Interlink Networks AAA RADIUS Server Interlink Wireless LAN Interlink Networks Securing Hotspots With RADIUS 3-35

9 3.2.9 Interlink Networks Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Interlink Networks WPA Security in a Hotspot Architecture Interlink Networks Securing Hotspots With RADIUS Interlink Networks Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Interlink Networks WPA Security in a Hotspot Architecture Cisco Systems Integrate Access Control, Enforce Network Access Policy Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) Cisco Secure ACS Features and Benefits Cisco Diameter Protocol Funk Software Enterprise Solution Description Funk Software Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius v Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius Functions Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius Allows Administrators To Centralize The Authentication Of All Users Funk Software 802.1X-Based Infrastructure Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius Features and Functionality Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius for Linux Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius Funk Software Odyssey Funk Software Endpoint Assurance Funk Software Carrier and ISP RADIUS/AAA Solutions Funk Software Solutions IBM Diameter Derived From RADIUS IBM WebSphere Diameter Component IBM WebSphere Diameter Enabler Base IBM Diameter Applications Web Services IBM AIX Radius Server IEA Software Emerald RadiusNT & RadiusX Emerald Professional Edition Features and Benefits Emerald Enterprise Edition Features and Benefits Emerald Management Suite IEA Software Emerald Suite Juniper Networks Diameter Base Platform Juniper Radius/Diameter Translation Juniper IMS AAA Server Protocol Translation for Requests Juniper Networks Diameter Base Platform Juniper Diameter-Based Network Juniper AAA Server Juniper Networks Policy Control, Identity Management & Multi-Layer Security ALEPO Alepo Reliability and Radius Server Scalability Alepo Platforms Alepo Web-based Administration Alepo Support for RADIUS RFCs Alepo Smart RADIUS Servers Alepo All-in-one RADIUS server Alepo Complete RADIUS Billing and CRM Alcatel-Lucent AAA Radius / Diameter Alcatel-Lucent AAA Radius IPSec Client Software ActivCard AAA Server ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server for Remote Access ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Strong

10 Authentication Solutions ActivIdentity Authentication for Remote Access ActivIdentity Gemalto Solutions AdvancedVoIP Pvt Advanced RADIUS Server Advanced VoIP Billing System ARS Blue Ridge Networks Blue Ridge VPN Client Ericsson Access Solutions Ericsson s Revenue Management Solutions Ericsson s User Management Fujitsu WiMAX Solutions Huawei Technology Huawei Multiple Service Edge Router (MSR) AAA function Nortel Secure Network Access Switch Series Nortel Application Server Parwan Electronics (PEC) Parwan Electronics Web And CGI Application Server Parwan Electronics Billing Server Module CardSaver Parwan Electronics Website Store Front Rodopi Software Rodopi Broadband Wireless Solutions Rodopi Billing and Provisioning for Broadband Wireless / WIMAX Access Networks Rodopi Billing And Provisioning for Public WiFi and Hot Spots Rodopi Converged IP Billing & Provisioning Aradial Technologies NEC NEC Electronic Signature and Validation plus AAA Services NEC Voice Path Security AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER SERVER TECHNOLOGY 4. AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER SERVER TECHNOLOGY AAA and Diameter Diameter Nodes And Agents Diameter Message Is The Base Unit To Send A Command Alepo's Radius Server RFCs AAA and Network Security for Mobile Access: Radius, Diameter, IPSec, PKI and Mobile IP User Need To Access Diverse Computing Resources From Remote Locations AAA Process Radius in the Hotspot Key Success Factors When Implementing WPA In A Large-Scale, Public-Access Wireless Network x Device Connection To The WLAN Bandwidth Management Airlink Encryption Accounting and Billing Visitor Access To Websites Zero Configuration Wireless Network Technologies Packet Bursting Fast Frames Hardware Compression and Encryption 19

11 4.9.4 Multi-Channel Bonding Select Mode Connecting To Multiple ISPs Cisco Aironet WLAN Architecture Business Center Technology Multi-Service Access Platform Deployment Tailored To The Local Regulatory Constraints IEEE and IEEE 802.1X Wi-Fi Compliance d Non-Line-of-Site Point-to-Multipoint x WEP WHQL WPA Compliance LEAP Cisco Pre-standard TKIP PEAP with EAP-GTC Support Quality of Service (QoS) Fast 802.1X Reauthentication Radio Environment Reporting Access Point Specified Maximum Transmit Power WLAN Frequency Bands WiMAX Forum Multi-Access Broadband Strategy WiMax Technology GPRS Wireless Technology Standard Wireless Packet Radio Services Technology GPRS Support Nodes PacketGSM Technology GPRS Changing The Operator Business Environment Nokia GPRS Core Solution Medical Uses of Wi-Fi RFID Proprietary Wi-Fi Based RFID Tags RFID Hospital Transport Services InfiniBand InfiniBand (IB) Fabric Topology Infiniband High-Performance Interconnect Gigabit Ethernet 4-53 AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER SERVER COMPANY PROFILES 5. AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER COMPANY PROFILES ActivIdentity ActivIdentity Worldwide Locations ActivIdentity Customers ActivIdentity Partners and Industry Affiliations ActivIdentity Revenue Advanced VoIP Pvt Ltd Envoy Data Corporation / ActivCard Alcatel-Lucent Technologies Alepo Aradial Technologies Blue Ridge Networks 14

12 5.7.1 Blue Ridge Networks Secure Communications Blue Ridge Secure Thin Client Blue Ridge/Secure AppGuard Blue Ridge Secure AppGuard Stops Zero-day Malware Blue Ridge Applications Guarded by Default Bluesocket Bluesocket Positioned To Simplify WLAN and VoIP Technology Bluesocket Voice Ready WLAN Bluesocket Edge-to-Edge architecture Bluesocket Ready for Fixed Mobile Convergence Bluesocket Wireless LAN Solutions Seamless Enterprise Mobility Bridgewater Systems Bridgewater Systems Rapid Deployment Bridgewater Systems Carrier-Class Rapid Deployment Bridgewater Systems Customers Bridgewater Systems Revenue Bridgewater Systems Financial Review Bridgewater Partners Bridgewater Systems Regional Analysis Cisco Cisco Systems Acquires Meetinghouse Data Communications Cisco / Meetinghouse Ericsson Fujitsu Fujitsu OSS/NOS Funk Software Gemalto Huawei Technology Huawei Next Generation Broadband Access Network Huawei's Next Generation Broadband Access Network (NG-BAN) Solution Huawei Intelligent Terminals Huawei Broadband Multi-Service Access Devices Huawei Service Requirements IEA Software IBM Intel Intel WiMAX Technology Intel WiMAX Standards and Interoperability Interlink Networks Juniper Networks Microsense Nortel Secure Network Access Switch Nortel WLAN Application Gateway Nortel WLAN IP Telephony Manager Nortel Communication & Application Servers Portfolio Nortel Adaptive Application Engine Nortel Application Server Parwan Electronics (PEC) Rodopi Software Rodopi Solution Partners Rodopi VoIP Softswitches and Solutions Rodopi Cable, Satellite, Wireless Broadband Applications Rodopi Credit Card and Payment Processors Radius Servers Development Partner 75

13 Bandwidth Management Devices Rodopi Domain Name Registrars Rodopi Solutions and Mail Servers Rodopi Hosting Automation and Web Hosting Rodopi Tax Solutions Rodopi Emergency Services Broadsoft-Rodopi Integrated Solution Spotngo UTStarcom UT Starcom Next Generation Networks (NGN) UT Starcom Broadband Enabling Personalized And Interactive Applications 5-81 List of Tables and Figures AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AAA Radius and Diameter Market Driving Forces AAA Radius Solution Market Growth Factors Diameter Protocol Diameter Increased Footprint As Components of 3GPP IP Diameter Framework AAA Radius Market Shares AAA Radius and Diameter Market Forecasts ES-1 ES-1 ES-3 ES-4 ES-5 ES-5 ES-6 ES-8 AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS Table Diameter Advantages Over Radius Table 1-1 (Continued) 1-6 Diameter Advantages Over Radius Table 1-1 (Continued) 1-7 Diameter Advantages Over Radius Table Diameter Base Protocol Table Benefits Of Diameter Table Diameter Framework Application Support Table 1-4 (Continued) 1-13 Diameter Framework Application Support Table Differences Between RADIUS and Diameter Table 1-5 (Continued) 1-15 Differences Between RADIUS and Diameter Table Authentication Security Issues Table 1-6 (Continued) 1-17 Authentication Security Issues

14 Table VoIP over WLAN (Voice over IP over Wireless Local Area Network) Issues Table 1-7 (Continued) 1-30 VoIP over WLAN (Voice over IP over Wireless Local Area Network) Issues Table 1-7 (Continued) 1-31 VoIP over WLAN (Voice over IP over Wireless Local Area Network) Issues Table 1-7 (Continued) 1-32 VoIP over WLAN (Voice over IP over Wireless Local Area Network) Issues Table VoIP over WLAN (Voice over IP over Wireless Local Area Network) Authentication Issues Table Hosted Radius For Remote VPN Access Benefits Table 1-9 (Continued) 1-37 Hosted Radius For Remote VPN Access Benefits Table 1-9 (Continued) 1-38 Hosted Radius For Remote VPN Access Benefits Table Interaction Between A Dial-In User And Radius Client And Server Table Radius Authentication And Authorization Sequence Table Impact Of Mobility On Enterprise Networks Table WLAN Market Participants Table Changes In Communications Competitive Environment Table Changes In Wireless Market Direction Table Issues In Wireless Services Markets Table Changes In Wireless Services Markets Table Principal Competitive Factors In Wireless Communications Markets Table Hot-Spot Access Point Services Table Wireless Productivity Enhancement Table Fixed Wireless Productivity Gain Benefits Table Wireless Networking Internet Locations Business Benefits Table Carrier-Grade Wi-Fi Services Functions

15 AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS 2. AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS AAA Radius and Diameter Market Driving Forces AAA Radius Solution Market Growth Factors Diameter Protocol Diameter Increased Footprint As Components of 3GPP IP Diameter Framework Authentication and Authorization AAA in Diameter Diameter AAA Accounting AAA Radius Market Shares Bridgewater AAA Service Controller Interlink Networks Cisco Cisco Secure ACS IEA Software AAA Radius Performance Testing Alcatel-Lucent VitalSuite Worldwide Internet Service Provider (ISP) AAA Radius Enterprise and Diameter Market Shares AAA Radius and Diameter Market Forecasts Carrier Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting AAA Radius Market Forecasts Internet Service Provider (ISP) AAA Radius Forecasts Enterprise and Diameter Market Forecasts AAA Radius Enterprise Solution Servers AAA Radius Pricing IEA Software AAA Radius Pricing AAA Radius Solution Carrier, Service Provider, ISP, and Wireless Service Provider Market Forecast Analysis Hotspots Access Control Privacy Fixed Wireless / WiFi / WiMAX Technical Challenges Fixed Wireless, WiMax, and WiFi Challenge and Opportunity WiMAX Opportunity Wireless LAN Market Driving Forces Business Model For Mobile Operators Wi-Fi Adoption Networking Campus, Airports, and Hotels Home Networking Campus: AAA Radius Regional Analysis Bridgewater Systems Regional Analysis 2-60

16 AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Table Bridgewater AAA Service Controller at a Glance Table Bridgewater AAA Features and Benefits Table AAA Service Controller Features Table Bridgewater AAA Service Controller Installation Features Table Interlink Networks RAD-Series RADIUS Server Benefits Table Interlink Networks RAD-Series RADIUS Server Architecture Table Interlink Networks RAD-Series RADIUS Software Competitive Advantages Figure Interlink Networks Carrier-Class RADIUS Server Reliability Base Table Interlink Networks Modules Table Interlink Networks AAA Server Modular Architecture Table Interlink AAA RADIUS Server Functions Table Interlink RAD-Series Features Table 3-12 (Continued) 3-28 Interlink RAD-Series Features Table Interlink RAD-Series Benefits Table Interlink RAD-Series Advanced Control Flexibility Table VoIP Billing Features Table 3-15 (Continued) 3-32 VoIP Billing Features Table 3-15 (Continued) 3-33 VoIP Billing Features Table 3-15 (Continued) 3-34 VoIP Billing Features Table Cisco Secure Access Control Server Integration Benefits Table 3-16 (Continued) 3-41 Cisco Secure Access Control Server Integration Benefits Table Cisco Secure ACS: Key features of Central Management of Access To Network Resources

17 Table 3-17 (Continued) 3-42 Cisco Secure ACS: Key Features of Central Management of Access To Network Resources Table Cisco Secure ACS Concurrent Access Scenarios Table 3-18 (Continued) 3-45 Cisco Secure ACS Concurrent Access Scenarios Table 3-18 (Continued) 3-46 Cisco Secure ACS Concurrent Access Scenarios Table Key Features and Benefits of Cisco Secure ACS Table Funk Software Network Access Security Solutions Key Features Table 3-20 (Continued) 3-52 Funk Software Network Access Security Solutions Key Features Table Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius Solution Network Functions Table 3-21 (Continued) 3-55 Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius Solution Network Functions Table Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius Functions Table Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius Features Table Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius Functions Table 3-24 (Continued) 3-62 Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius Functions Table Funk Software Solutions Table 3-25 (Continued) 3-67 Funk Software Solutions Table IBM WebSphere Diameter Enabler Components Table IBM WebSphere Diameter Enabler Table IBM WebSphere Diameter Channel Framework Architecture Table IBM AIX Radius Server Functions Table IBM AIX Radius Server Features Table IBM RADIUS Server Password Hiding Algorithms Table Key Features Of IBM AIX Radius Server Table IEA Software Product Versions Table IEA Software Selected AAA Radius and Account Management Features Table IEA Software Selected AAA Radius Marketing Features

18 Table IEA Software Selected CRM/Incident tracking features Table IEA Software Selected Customer Self-Management And Signup Table IEA Software Selected Network traffic accounting (EmerNet) Table IEA Software Selected Real-Time Usage Rating Table IEA Software Selected Reseller Billing Table IEA Software Selected Prepaid Card Accounts Table IEA Software Selected Credit Card and ACH/EFT processing Table IEA Software Selected Reporting Table IEA Software Selected Audit and Logging Table IEA Software Selected Provisioning Table IEA Software Selected Security Features Table IEA Software Selected RadiusNT/X Version 5 Features Table IEA Software Selected RadiusNT/X Enterprise features Table Juniper Networks Diameter Base Platform Functions Table IMS AAA Server Protocol Translation Functions Figure Juniper Protocol Translation for IMS AAA Server Requests Figure Juniper Dynamic Authorization Message Translation Table Juniper Diameter Base Platform Benefits Table Juniper Networks Diameter Base Functions Table Juniper s Diameter Base Platform Benefits Table Juniper Diameter-Based Network Specifications Table Juniper IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) AAA Server Table Alepo RADIUS Server Solutions Functions Table Alepo RADIUS Server Solutions Services Figure Alepo RADIUS Supported Operating Systems: Table Alepo All-In-One RADIUS Server Solution

19 Table Alcatel-Lucent AAA Radius / Diameter Benefits Table Alcatel-Lucent AAA Radius / Diameter Features Table Alcatel-Lucent AAA Radius / Diameter Features for AAA Requirements Table Alcatel-Lucent AAA Radius / Diameter Support For Applications Table Alcatel-Lucent AAA Radius / Diameter Third-Party Vendor Support Table Alcatel-Lucent AAA Radius / Diameter Application support Table Alcatel-Lucent AAA Radius Benefits: Table Alcatel-Lucent IPSec Client Functions Table Alcatel-Lucent IPSec Client Security Features Table Alcatel-Lucent Centralized Security Management Server (LSMS) Table Alcatel-Lucent IPSec Client implementation Aspects Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Key Features Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Implementation And Administration Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Secure Web Access Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Benefits Compelling ROI Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Components Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Interfaces and APIs Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Security services Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Authentication Options Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Compliance With Industry Standards Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Compatibility Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server System Requirements Administration Console Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Authentication Server

20 Table ActivIdentity 4TRESS AAA Server Web Access Agents Table ActivIdentity Strong Authentication for Remote Access Table ActivIdentity Strong Authentication Features and Benefits Table ActivIdentity Certifications Table ActivIdentity Standards Compliance Table ActivIdentity Supported VPN / Dial-up products Table ActivIdentity Products Used In Solution Table ActivIdentity Supported Web Products Table ActivIdentity Supported Remote Applications Figure Advanced Radius Server (ARS) Functions Table Advanced RADIUS Server (ARS) VoIP Benefits Table Blue Ridge AAA VPN Key Features: Table Ericsson s Revenue Management Solutions Software Development Kit Features Table Ericsson s User Management Products Table Ericsson s User Management Key features Figure Fujitsu WiMAX Solutions Leverage AAA Radius Table Nortel Network Access Control (SNA) Functions Figure Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 Table Nortel Application Server 5300 Key Features: Table Parwan Electronics Billing Server Module CardSaver Figure Rodopi OSS Billing and Provisioning - Figure Rodopi Hosted Services - EasyOSS Figure Rodopi VoIP Core System Table Rodopi Wireless / WIMAX Broadband Networks Table Rodopi OSS, WIMAX and Wireless Broadband Solution

21 Table Rodopi Features For Public WiFi and Hot Spots Table Rodopi OSS, Public WiFi Operator Benefits Table Rodopi Broadband Wireless OSS Features: Table Rodopi Broadband Service Provider OSS features: Table Aradial Radius Features Figure AAA Security Access Flow AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER TECHNOLOGY Table Alepo's Radius Server RFCs Compliance Table AAA Authentication Accounting Fundamentals Table Large-Scale, Public-Access Wireless Network WPA Key Success Factors Figure Adaptive Multimode Modulation Table Quality of Service (QoS) Service-Level Agreement (SLAs) Support Table 4-5 (Continued) 4-32 Quality of Service (QoS) Service-Level Agreement (SLAs) Support Table GPRS Wireless PC Card Functions Table Wireless GPRS Features Table InfiniBand (IB) Fabric Topology Table 4-8 (Continued) 4-52 InfiniBand (IB) Fabric Topology AAA RADIUS AND DIAMETER COMPANY PROFILES Table Advanced VoIP Pvt Ltd AVPL Target Market Sectors Table AVPL Domains Of Telecom Market Positioning Table Blue Ridge Networks Extranet Solution Functions Table Blue Ridge Networks Secure Thin Client Components Table Blue Ridge Secure AppGuard Complements Existing Security Software

22 Table 5-6 (Continued) 5-19 Blue Ridge Secure AppGuard Complements Existing Security Software Table Blue Ridge Workload Reduction Impact Table Blue Ridge Non-Intrusive Protection Table Applications Automatically Guarded When Blue Ridge Secure AppGuard Is Installed Table Bluesocket Solution Benefits: Table 5-10 (Continued) 5-25 Bluesocket Solution Benefits: Table 5-10 (Continued) 5-26 Bluesocket Solution Benefits: Table Bridgewater Systems Comprehensive Service Control Portfolio Features: Table Bridgewater Systems Comprehensive Service Control Portfolio Features: Table Cisco solutions For Business Security Table Cisco Key Features: Table Ericsson Network Equipment Table Nortel WLAN IP Telephony Manager Key Features: Table Rodopi Software Key Solutions for Broadband Table 5-17 (Continued) 5-72 Rodopi Software Key Solutions for Broadband Table Rodopi Software Key Market Segments: Figure UT Starcom Next Generation Networks (NGN) Architecture Figure UT Starcom Broadband Architecture

23 ABOUT THE COMPANY WINTERGREEN RESEARCH, HAS A UNIQUE RESEARCH STRATEGY THAT RELATES TO IDENTIFYING MARKET TRENDS THROUGH READING AND INTERVIEWING OPINION LEADERS. BY READING THE ELECTRONIC EQUIVALENT OF 40 FEET OF PAPER, WINTERGREEN RESEARCH SENIOR ANALYSTS CAN LEARN A LOT MORE ABOUT MARKETS, A LOT FASTER THAN CAN BE LEARNED THROUGH EXPENSIVE SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS. THINKING ABOUT MARKET TRENDS IS A HIGH PRIORITY AT WINTERGREEN RESEARCH. AS WITH ALL RESEARCH, THE VALUE PROPOSITION FOR COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS COMES FROM INTELLECTUAL INPUT. WINTERGREEN RESEARCH TEAM WORKS TO GATHER PRIMARY INFORMATION FROM FROM INTERVIEWS, IN DUSTRY MATERIALS, AND COMPANY DOCUMETNS TO WRITE MARKET RESEARCH STUDIES FROM AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE. THE ABILITY, TO THINK ABOUT MARKET TRENDS IS ENHANCED BY DOING IT OVER AND OVER FOR MANY DIFFERENT MARKETS. THAT IS WHAT WINTERGREEN RESEARCH IS ALL ABOUT: READING AND THINKING IS AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS. TALKING TO OPINION LEADERS IS AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF PRODUCING GOOD, RELIABLE, INDEPENDENT DATA. WINTERGREEN RESEARCH, FOUNDED IN 1985, PROVIDES STRATEGIC MARKET ASSESSMENTS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, HEALTH CARE, INTERNET AND ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY. INDUSTRY REPORTS FOCUS ON OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXPAND EXISTING MARKETS OR DEVELOP MAJOR NEW MARKETS. THE REPORTS ASSESS NEW PRODUCT AND SERVICE POSITIONING STRATEGIES, NEW AND EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES, AND TECHNOLOGICAL IMPACT ON PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND MARKETS. MARKET SHARES ARE PROVIDED. LEADING MARKET PARTICIPANTS ARE PROFILED, AND THEIR MARKETING STRATEGIES, ACQUISITIONS, AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES ARE DISCUSSED. THE PRINCIPALS OF WINTERGREEN RESEARCH HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ANALYSIS AND FORECASTING OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY MARKETS FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

24 ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL AUTHORS ELLEN T. CURTISS, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, CO FOUNDER OF WINTERGREEN RESEARCH, CONDUCTS STRATEGIC AND MARKET ASSESSMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY BASED INDUSTRIES. PREVIOUSLY SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF ARTHUR D. LITTLE, INC., FOR 23 YEARS, MOST RECENTLY AS VICE PRESIDENT OF ARTHUR D. LITTLE DECISION RESOURCES, SPECIALIZING IN STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. SHE IS A GRADUATE OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND THE PROGRAM FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AT HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. SHE IS THE AUTHOR OF RECENT STUDIES ON WORLDWIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS, THE TOP TEN INTERNET EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, THE TOP TEN CONTRACT MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, AND THE TOP TEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECASTS. SUSAN EUSTIS, PRESIDENT, CO FOUNDER OF WINTERGREEN RESEARCH, HAS DONE RESEARCH IN COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS. SHE HOLDS SEVERAL PATENTS IN MICROCOMPUTING AND PARALLEL PROCESSING. SHE HAS THE ORIGINAL PATENTS IN ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES. SHE HAS NEW PATENT APPLICATIONS IN FORMAT VARYING, MULITPROCESSING, AND ELECTRONIC VOTING. SHE IS THE AUTHOR OF RECENT STUDIES OF THE SERVICES ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE, CONTENT MANAGEMENT, MID SIZE BUSINESS MIDDLEWARE, WORLDWIDE ENERGY MARKETS, SOLAR UTILITY MARKETS, SOLAR TECHNOLOGY MARKETS, THIN FILM BATTERY MARKETS, WEBCAM MARKETS, REGIONAL BELL OPERATING COMPANIES' MARKETING STRATEGIES, INTERNET EQUIPMENT, BIOMETRICS, A STUDY OF INTERNET EQUIPMENT, WORLDWIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, TOP TEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, DIGITAL LOOP CARRIER, WEB HOSTING, WEB SERVICES, AND APPLICATION INTEGRATION MARKETS. MS. EUSTIS IS A GRADUATE OF BARNARD COLLEGE.

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