Telelogic AB and Ericsson Collaborate on AXE Switch Development

Strategic Insights -

Telelogic AB, the leading supplier of software development solutions for the communications industry, has announced a major collaboration with Ericsson, Ltd. on the adaptation of Ericsson's AXE switch for use in the British Telecommunications (BT) trunk network. This project utilizes Telelogic's Telelogic Tau development and testing tools, specifically the SDL (Specification Description Language) and MSC (Message Sequence Chart) capabilities of Telelogic's Telelogic Tau SDL Suite and TTCN Suite. The cooperation aims to leverage Telelogic's expertise in software development and testing to streamline the project lead-time and reduce costs for Ericsson.

Key Takeaways:

  • Ericsson has chosen Telelogic's Telelogic Tau development and testing tools for use in their Burgess Hill, England location, specifically the SDL Suite and TTCN Suite.
  • Telelogic's tools have significantly reduced project lead-time and costs for Ericsson, according to Colin Grealish, technical coordinator at Ericsson, Ltd.
  • The cooperation has enabled Ericsson to adapt Telelogic Tau to support the use of SDL as the basis for AXE design, utilizing full code-generation technology and tools for bringing legacy code to SDL.
  • Telelogic Tau is a comprehensive software development, simulation, and testing environment for real-time and communications applications, featuring tools for analysis, design, and testing of event-driven, real-time applications.
  • The Ericsson-Telelogic cooperation includes an adaptation of Telelogic Tau to support the use of SDL and MSC capabilities, as well as tools for bringing legacy code to SDL.
  • Telelogic's president and CEO, Anders Lidbeck, stated that Telelogic Tau is the "defacto standard for telecommunications companies the world over," highlighting the company's long-standing history of successes with Ericsson.
  • The project aims to replace BT's existing System X trunk switches with Ericsson's new state-of-the-art AXE switches, a significant challenge due to the need for installing the new switches into a live network without effecting service.
  • Telelogic Tau is comprised of tools for the analysis, design, and testing of event-driven, real-time applications, including support for SDL, MSC, and UML (Unified Modeling Language).
  • By leveraging Telelogic's expertise in software development and testing, Ericsson aims to reduce the time spent in each phase of the software development cycle, especially during target construction and test phases.

Statistics:

  • Ericsson has seen a reduction in costs and time-to-market of its AXE switches worldwide since implementing Telelogic Tau.
  • Telelogic Tau has enabled Ericsson to reduce project lead-time and costs, allowing them to respond more quickly to customer needs.
  • Telelogic is the world's leading supplier of visual software development and test tools for real-time communicating systems, with a global presence in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America.
  • Telelogic's customer base includes major telecommunications companies such as Alcatel, Cisco, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Nortel Networks, Siemens, and a number of universities and institutions worldwide.

Sources:

  • Telelogic AB press release
  • Ericsson press release
  • Anders Lidbeck, president and CEO of Telelogic
  • Colin Grealish, technical coordinator at Ericsson, Ltd.