LAN Media Corp. Earns Solaris Ready Status for High Performance WAN Adapters; New HSSI WAN Adapters Approved for Sun Microsystems's Ultra PCI Platform

Business Wire, April 5, 1999

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 1999--LAN Media Corp. (LMC) today reported that its LMC5200 High Speed Serial Interface (HSSI) WAN Adapters for PCI have been verified, through the Sun Microsystems Solaris Ready program, for use in Sun Ultra SPARC Computers with PCI bus.

According to Sun Microsystems, the Solaris Ready program grants qualified vendors the right to use the Solaris Ready logo, and signifies to users and integrators that third-party products have been independently tested in the Sun Solaris environment, having met comprehensive standards of interoperability and functionality.

Sun states that the purchaser of a product with the Solaris Ready logo can be assured that: 1) the product ships with tested SPARCstation systems and Solaris operating environment device drivers, 2) the software drivers can be easily installed and uninstalled, and 3) the product meets established performance standards.

LMC5200 HSSI WAN Adapters for PCI provide high performance WAN access using the industry standard HSSI link in com bination with a Digital Service Unit (DSU) at speeds up to 52Mbps. The adapter connects servers, routers or switches to a DSU via a standard HSSI cable. HSSI is widely used for a variety of high-speed connectivity alternatives including inverse multiplexed, fractional T3/E3, and full T3/E3 configurations.

LMC states their unique and highly integrated WAN adapter design provides customers with numerous benefits. All LMC5200 HSSI WAN adapters for PCI feature scatter/gather bus master DMA, and perform all HDLC functions in hardware for lower latency and faster throughput. A wide range of software protocols and applications is provided via a DLPI programmatic interface.

Furthermore, the overall design reduces part count and power consumption to increase reliability. All LMC HSSI WAN adapters are fully compatible with PCI SIG Version 2.1 bus specifications and have been tested with industry-leading DSU equipment makers including ADC Kentrox, Digital Link, and Larscom.

"LMC's HSSI WAN adapters, coupled with Sun's Ultra SPARC computers, represent the perfect combination for achieving true high speed WAN connectivity on a global basis," stated Dave De Puy, LMC's chief operating officer.

"With speeds up to 52Mbps, the LMC5200 is the logical extension to Sun's existing 4 port, 8Mbps, HSI adapter. Together, we can satisfy a full range of customer requirements on a worldwide basis. This combination of alternatives provides the performance to enable the most demanding WAN based applications from firewalls to bandwidth management, and the flexibility to do so on a scalable basis."

LMC's Solaris Ready HSSI WAN Adapters are available in three models including LMC5200P-S for "classic" PCI, LMC5200M-S for PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card), and LMC5200C-S for CompactPCI. All three are priced at $2995, U.S. list, and include Solaris Ready software drivers. Units may be ordered from LAN Media Corp. (LMC) of Sunnyvale, Calif.

LMC is a leading developer of high performance WAN technology and products based on industry standard bus architectures for the next generation of WAN solutions. The company is located in Sunnyvale.

For additional information, contact:

LAN Media Corp. 686 West Maude Avenue, Suite 102

Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA 408-991-7200 (telephone) USA 408-991-7230 (fax) Email: marketing@lanmedia.com

Visit LMC on the Web at www.lanmedia.com

Note to Editors: Solaris and Solaris Ready are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. ADC Kentrox is a registered trademark of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Digital Link is a registered trademark of Digital Link Corp. Larscom is a registered trademark of Larscom, Inc. LMC is a trademark of LAN Media Corp.