Cabletron Delivers High Density Enterprise Switching for the MultiSwitch 900 Platform; New Solution Offers 10/100 Switching and Gigabit Uplinks At Affordable Price Points - Cabletron Systems' MultiSwitch FE Switch 924TXG and MultiSwitch FE Switch 916TXG - Product Announcement

Cambridge Telcom Report, Nov 15, 1999

Cabletron Systems Monday announced it has added two new members to its MultiSwitch family - the MultiSwitch FE Switch 924TXG and MultiSwitch FE Switch 916TXG. These new solutions maximize the benefits of the MultiSwitch platform by delivering 24 and 16 ports of 10/100 Fast Ethernet and modular Gigabit Ethernet ports to provide affordable, high-density Layer 2 switching for large or small enterprise networks.

The MS924TXG and MS916TXG offer easy, plug-and play installation and the flexibility to function as either a standalone solution (using the DEChub One) or as a modular solution (using the MultiSwitch 900 chassis), making it an ideal solution for growing networks. These new switches combine wire-speed performance and a full set of industry standard features for networks that require high performance switching to drive bandwidth-intensive applications and provide high volume data transfer.

"With the MS924TXG and MS916TXG, MultiSwitch customers can now expand their network with switched 10/100 to the desktop and Gigabit Ethernet to the backbone," said Chris Birtwell, Cabletron's MultiSwitch Nproduct marketing manager. "The switches also offer a full set of standards- based features, providing customers with true investment protection and demonstrating Cabletron's continued commitment to Digital-branded switching solutions."

In addition to supporting 12,000 MAC addresses, the MS924TXG and MS916TXG offer industry-standard 802.1q VLANs and 802.1p Priority Queuing. For more information on MultiSwitch 900 solutions, visit Cabletron's web site at www.cabletron.com/digital.>

Part Number Description                      U.S.   Availability
                                             List Price
DFETX-MA MultiSwitch 924TXG, 24 10/100       $ 4995.00  Dec., 1999
         switched Fast Ethernet ports and 1
         Gigabit Ethernet port.  -Requires
         separate Gigabit Interface
         Converters (GBIC).

DFETX-MB MultiSwitch 916TXG, 16 10/100       $ 3995.00  Jan., 2000
         switched Fast Ethernet ports and 2
         Gigabit Ethernet ports.
         -Requires separate Gigabit
         Interface Converters (GBIC).

Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of world-class networking solutions, delivers reliable network access and communications to millions of people worldwide. With scaleable products designed for Global 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron is the e-business communications specialist in the Internet economy. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange for more than a decade under the symbol CS, Cabletron is an S&P 500 index company. Cabletron's web site can be reached on the Internet at http://www.cabletron.com.