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NTT Com to Test IPv6 System for Secure Remote Assistance
2009-01-16
January 14, 2009 - TOKYO, JAPAN - NTT Communications Corporation (NTT
Com) announced today it will begin field testing its IPv6-compatible Secure
Remote Assistance System at the Support Center of Yamada Denki Co., Ltd., a
major consumer electronics retailer, from January 17 to March 1.
The Support Center will remotely assist users in configuring their PCs for IPv6
and using related applications, with the results to be used in both evaluating
and confirming the system’s technical and operational viability. The test will
comprise 1,000 monitors who purchase PCs from Yamada Denki and sign up for
support service. Dedicated software will be installed on the users’ PCs to
enable the service.
IPv6, the next-generation Internet protocol with a massive capacity for new
addresses, will enable PCs and a broad variety of other devices to connect
ubiquitously to the Internet. Switching from the conventional IPv4 protocol to
IPv6 requires, however, new methods for configuring devices and preventing
viruses and information leaks, procedures that are generally beyond the
abilities of typical Internet users. NTT Com’s Secure Remote Assistance System
will solve these problems on the network side, thereby alleviating users of the
burden.
The system provides quick, secure and safe remote assistance via a dedicated
application capable of "machine to machine" (m2m-x) support for end-to-end
communication management based on the IPSec security and SIP IP telephony
protocols. The use of m2m-x enables real-time bidirectional communication with
networked PCs and other terminals, including household appliances and control
devices, in a safe, simple, and low-cost manner. Authentication and encryption
of the communication channel ensures remote access only with trusted users.
The Secure Remote Assistance System also features a Diagnostic Code function
based on OPTiM Corporation’s Optimal Code technology, which enables the center
to remotely and securely diagnose a customer’s PC using Japanese hiragana or
alphanumeric encoding.
The system is compatible with IPv4 and works with NTT Com’s commercial IPv6
Internet access service, which uses tunneling technology to encapsulate IPv6
packets inside IPv4 packets for easy deployment of an IPv6 environment within an
existing IPv4 environment.
NTT Com developed its Secure Remote Assistance System under a
government-sponsored national research project that the Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Communications is conducting to promote secure, ubiquitous
connectivity within the emerging IPv6 environment. After reporting the results
of its field test to the ministry, NTT Com will consider commercialization of a
service based on the Secure Remote Assistance System.
About NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Com delivers high-quality voice, data and IP services to customers around
the world. The company is renowned for its diverse information and communication
services, expertise in managed networks, hosting and IP networking services, and
industry leadership in IPv6 transit technology. The company’s extensive global
infrastructure includes Arcstar™ private networks and a Tier 1 IP backbone
(connected with major ISPs worldwide), both reaching more than 150 countries, as
well as secure data centers in Asia, North America and Europe. NTT Com is the
wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, one of
the world’s largest telecoms with listings on the Tokyo, London and New York
stock exchanges. Please visit www.ntt.com.
For more information
(Ms.) Yasuko Oka or (Mr.) James Corbett
NTT Communications
Public Relations Office
Tel. +81 3 6700 4010
Click here for more information
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