3COM Introduces Industry Leading Corebuilder 9000 Gigabit Ethernet-Based System.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1998-- Company readies customers for convergence while lowering today's cost of ownership Bolstering its overall leadership in the Ethernet networking market, 3Com(R) Corporation today introduced the packet switching A network technology that breaks up a message into small packets for transmission. Unlike circuit switching, which requires the establishment of a dedicated point-to-point connection, each packet in a packet-switched network contains a destination address. version of its CoreBuilder 9000 -- the industry's most powerful, scalable and reliable Gigabit Ethernet-based switch for local area and campus networking applications. This massive new system addresses the burgeoning demand for modular Ethernet local area network (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ) gear - a market growing from $4.3 billion in 1998 to $5.2 billion in 1999 (Dell'Oro Group). 3Com's CoreBuilder 9000 packet switching system delivers 4 times the capacity and performance of competing LAN core systems, enabling customers to fundamentally change the way they build networks to lower their overall cost of ownership. A new class of enterprise switch, 3Com's CoreBuilder 9000 switch is designed to ensure continuous operation and availability, along with leading performance and control. The CoreBuilder 9000 switch offers "PBX-quality" reliability, making it an ideal system for the next wave of business applications, which will be based on running voice and video over data networks. As the center of the network, the CoreBuilder 9000 switch aggregates traffic from traditional wiring closet The central distribution or servicing point for cables in a network. See MDF and wire center. and edge devices, including 3Com's market-leading SuperStack(R) II switches, delivering superior application performance to end users. The company also announced it has begun shipping the CoreBuilder 9000 packet-based system to customers in a variety of industries, including government, education, transportation, high technology, manufacturing and education. Examples include National Institute of Health, Air Canada, Harbinger Corporation, Total Oil Marine, Ohio State University's Fisher College Fisher College - Formerly known as Fisher Junior College, also known as The Fish or The Fishbowl, is a two-year college located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1903 as a girls-only business school. of Business and others. "This new class of system culminates our two-year plan to dramatically enhance our product, sales and customer support for the large enterprise market," said Clint Ramsay, vice president for 3Com's Enterprise Systems. "The CoreBuilder 9000 now leads our entirely new product line for this market, and already it is winning us key business worldwide." Michelle Rae McLean, senior research analyst, Global Networking Strategies, META Group said, "Many of our clients are selecting routing switches to anchor their next-generation campus backbones. The hardware-based routing they offer, combined with Gigabit Ethernet's faster transport speed, provides the scalability needed for the LAN core of large enterprises." Most competitive option for today's large enterprise networks The CoreBuilder 9000 packet-based system provides 100/1000 Mbps connectivity with advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching control, massive scalability and flexibility and high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. for the network's campus interconnect and data center. It can also be used in the wiring closet, delivering an unprecedented number of 10/100 connections within a single chassis system, plus the utmost reliability. The CoreBuilder 9000 packet-based system delivers more than 4 times the capacity and performance of competing products from Bay Networks, Cabletron Systems and Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. . Industry-leading features include: --560 Gbps of backplane An interconnecting device that has sockets for printed circuit boards to plug into. Passive and Active Although resistors may be used, a "passive" backplane adds no processing in the circuit. capacity --Support for 126 Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. ports and 504 Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. ports --Layer 2 switching rates of 188 Mpps and Layer 3 routing of 56 Mpps --Support for 9 groups of RMON (Remote MONitoring) Enhancements to the management information base (MIB) structure used by the simple network management protocol (SNMP). In 1991, RMON added comprehensive network monitoring capabilities. and 6 groups of RMON2 "3Com's CoreBuilder 9000 has enabled me to dramatically increase my network bandwidth, which has reduced my overall support costs and given me headroom for future applications," said Kurtis Lindemann, network specialist for Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business. "By maximizing the productivity and performance of our network, we are delivering top-notch services to our faculty and students." Next-generation architecture with field-proven Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching To ensure customers long-life use of the system well beyond the turn of the century, the CoreBuilder 9000 switch's highly-redundant, star-wired backplane scales up to 560 Gbps of capacity. The CoreBuilder 9000 packet-based system's initial Gigabit Ethernet switching fabric capacity starts at 48 Gbps, with planned extensions in excess of 140 Gbps. The system's PBX-like reliability is based upon complete hardware redundancy (i.e. fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. ) as well as advanced software redundancy to ensure uninterrupted, failsafe processing. This ultra-reliability is required for running converged voice/video/applications, such as LAN telephony An IP telephony system that is contained within a local area network (LAN). See IP telephony and voice capable Ethernet switch. , video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. and other real-time multimedia applications, now on the horizon. CoreBuilder 9000 Layer 2 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet switching modules are based on 3Com's state-of-the-art Switching Architecture for Gigabit Ethernet (SAGE) ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. technology, also used in 3Com's SuperStack II Switch 3900 and SuperStack II Switch 9300 systems. Layer 3 switching modules for the CoreBuilder 9000 packet-based system are based on 3Com's Flexible Intelligent Routing Engine (FIRE) ASIC chip set, also found in the CoreBuilder 3500 high-function Layer 3 switch, to provide maximum flexibility and control for Layer 3 networking. Layer 3 switching cost-effectively replaces LAN routers and boosts network efficiency. Advanced management with policy and control The CoreBuilder 9000 switch supports policy-based management See policy management. and VLANs through industry-standard protocols 802.1p(1) and 802.1Q also found in 3Com SuperStack II switches and 3Com Ethernet network interface cards with DynamicAccess(R) software. Combining extensive QoS/CoS features and these protocols, the CoreBuilder 9000 switch delivers ultimate control and availability for the network core. The CoreBuilder 9000 switch also supports 3Com's policy-powered network framework, which comprehensively enforces information access (security), information delivery (class/quality of service), and network equipment monitoring and configuration actions according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. business rules (i.e., policies). Policy-powered networks offer the control required for next-generation converged voice/video/data networks. Pricing and Availability: Base package U.S. list pricing for the CoreBuilder 9000 packet-based system is $35,800 with a 2-Port 1000Base-SX Gigabit Ethernet module priced at $3,950. Both are available now. Additional modules announced today include: --48 Gbps Switching Fabric: U.S. list price $12,950. Available now. --2-Port 1000Base-LX Gigabit Ethernet module: U.S. list price $5,950. Available now. --20-Port 10/100Base-TX module: U.S. list price $7,950. Available now. --10-Port 100Base-FX module: U.S. list price $9,950. Available now. --12-Port 10/100Base-TX Layer 3 module: U.S. list price $14,950. Scheduled availability: December 1998. --10-Port 100Base-FX Layer 3 module: U.S. list price $19,950. Scheduled availability: December 1998. --36-port 10/100 Base-TX: Approximate pricing is $9,000. Scheduled availability: December 1998. --9-Port Gigabit Ethernet module: Approximate pricing is $14,000. Scheduled availability: Q1CY99. (1) now officially standardized as part of IEEE 802.1D 802.1D is the IEEE MAC Bridges standard which includes Bridging, Spanning Tree, interworking for 802.11 and others. It is standardized by the IEEE 802.1 working group. VLANs (virtual LANs) are not part of 802.1D, but specified in 802.1Q. About 3Com 3Com Corporation enables individuals and organizations worldwide to communicate and share information and resources at anytime from anywhere. As one of the world's preeminent suppliers of data, voice and video communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry , 3Com has delivered networking solutions to more than 200 million customers worldwide. The company provides large enterprises, small and medium enterprises, carriers and network service providers, and consumers comprehensive, innovative information access products and system solutions for building intelligent, reliable and high performance local and wide area networks. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at http://www.3com.com or the press site at http://www.3com.com/pressbox. 3Com, DynamicAccess EtherLink and SuperStack are registered trademarks and CoreBuilder is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. |
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