Latest LAN/WAN products - News Briefs

Communications News, August, 2000

ADSL router

ADVANCED NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND FIREWALL features provide an easy-to-set-up-and-manage ADSL solution. The Instant Access Model 2221 is an intelligent ADSL router featuring easy setup. Built into the Model 2221 is a four-port 10 Base-T Ethernet hub, full IP-protocol support, network address translation and an integrated DHCP server for easy PC client configuration. The unit supports both full rate G.DMT and G.Lite ADSL connections. The Model 2221 also features Motorola's Activator, an autosensing service-management software that allows remote management of up to one million users. This feature allows automating the installation procedure and maintenance of the router, helps manage service-delivery levels, and monitors network usage and bandwidth needs.--Motorola

www.motorola.com/instantaccess Circle 308 for more information

Internet traffic offload

LIGHTEN THE LOAD ON VOICE CIRCUITS by switching Internet traffic to other transport methods. The Sonus System 9200 is a turnkey solution to handle the increasing amount of modern-originated Internet traffic traversing voice networks. The System 9200 is designed to offload traditional circuit switches of Internet traffic, enabling improved network performance and reducing operating costs. Additionally, the 9200 allows the creation of enhanced voice and data services.--Sonus Networks

www.sonusnet.com Circle 311 for more information

Videoconferencing

HIGH-QUALITY VIDEOCONFERENCING over T1/E1 is available in an easy-to-use and cost-effective package. The Model DVM360 is a fully contained MPEG-2 Codec and network-interface system. It features automatic fallback from dual T1/E1 mode to single T1/E1. A built-in T1/E1 inverse multiplexer doubles the data rate of a single encoder/decoder by using two T1 or E1 carriers.--Optelecom

www.optelecom.com Circle 313 for more information

Rackmount servers

LARGE ENTERPRISE NETWORKS need a variety of rackmount server chassis and redundant power supply systems. APPRO offers a series of solutions, ranging from the 1U ATX Server with a 600 Mhz Pentium III processor to a 4U High-Density Server with dual 700 Mhz processors. All APPRO chassis are constructed from high-quality components to ensure durability. Some model options include full-size ATX motherboard support, room for hot-swap SCSI drive carriers, removable intake filters and 400 W ATX hot-swap redundant power supplies. The APRE-2002HX-6 model also uses Iockable doors on the front of the unit to limit unauthorized or accidental access.--APPRO

www.appro.com Circle 307 for more information

Frame-relay monitoring

ENSURE QUALITY OF SERVICE STANDARDS meet service-level agreements for enterprise wide area network communications. Agilent Internet Advisor 11.4 allows network managers and technicians to automatically detect frame-relay network problems. The system provides the ability to monitor and analyze the committed information rate of every user channel in the link and simulate controlled traffic as specified in the service contract. Network managers can then increase or decrease bandwidth to meet exact customer requirements. The system helps test physical errors, equipment interoperability and traffic problems.--Agilent Technologies

www.agilent.com/comms/onenetworks Circle 312 for more information

Network switch

NETWORK TEST-ACCESS SYSTEM provides local or remote test access between test equipment and any number of network segments. The UTP-hopper Model E100 switch offers maximum speed and port density in Fast Ethernet environments. The E100 supports one diagnostic tool and up to 144 networks, or four diagnostic tools and up to 72 networks. Administrators can monitor and test network elements with point-and-click control software that depicts the network topology and allows test equipment to target specific network segments. Support for 10 Base-T is also included, and token ring can be accommodated with an adapter cable. Additional models provide similar connectivity for DS1, DS3 and Gigabit Ethernet.--NetHopper Systems

www.net-hopper.com Circle 309 for more information

Wire-speed switch

LAYER 5 SWITCH provides timely delivery of video and audio information. The 1600 QoS IP MAN switch prioritizes video and voice traffic to enable multimedia-streaming applications at the enterprise level. Each packet up to Layer 5 is examined at wire speed. Less sensitive data is interleaved between time-sensitive video and voice packets to ensure the most effective use of bandwidth. Compatible with H.323 gateways, 802.1 P and 802. 1q packets, the unit provides automatic multi-link channel aggregation to provide the required bandwidth by bundling uplink ports together. The 1600 QoS IP MAN switch comes with a choice of built-in ISDN, xDSL, T1/E1-T3/E3 interfaces and integrated MAN functions, such as billing data collection, SNMP-based management, firewall, NAT, trunking and routing.--VIPswitch

www.vipswitch.com Circle 310 for more information