ACT Networks Announces Availability of DynaStar 100E Platform.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000 NEBS-Compliant Multi-Protocol Gateway Combines Access, Routing, Switching, and Protocol Mediation for Communications Service Providers ACT Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:ANET) -- a leading provider of multi-service networking products -- today announced the general availability of its next-generation DynaStar(R) 100E Multi-protocol mediation platform. The Dynastar 100E offers service providers a cost-effective, multifunctional, easy-to-manage, NEBS-compliant solution which seamlessly connects Management Systems to local and remote Network Elements. "By allowing service providers to consolidate management information from the many different network elements located in their Points of Presence (POPs) into a central network management system, the DynaStar product line supports the service providers' need for consolidation of diverse equipment and protocols," said Dave Weisman, Vice President of Marketing for ACT Networks. "In addition to comprehensive protocol mediation, the DynaStar 100E combines multiple functionality, which is usually delivered on separate platforms, into a single box solution with a compact footprint -- including an integrated 12-port switched Ethernet hub, T1 CSU/DSU See DSU/CSU. CSU/DSU - channel service unit/digital service unit , and support for environmental and equipment dry contact alarms." The DynaStar 100E's extensive protocol support is the key to the platform's versatility: it can be deployed as a frame relay access device (communications) Frame Relay Access Device - (FRAD) Hardware and software that turns packets from TCP, SNA, IPX, etc into frames that can be sent over a Frame Relay wide area network. (FRAD (Frame Relay Access Device or Frame Relay Assembler Disassembler) A communications device that formats outgoing data into the format required by a frame relay network. It strips the data back out at the other end. ), a packet assembler/disassembler (PAD), an Access Router (IP, IPX (Internetwork Packet EXchange) The network layer protocol in the NetWare operating system. Similar to the IP layer in TCP/IP, it contains a network address and allows messages to be routed to a different network or subnet. , OSI (1) (Open System Interconnection) An ISO standard for worldwide communications that defines a framework for implementing protocols in seven layers. Control is passed from one layer to the next, starting at the application layer in one station, proceeding to the , OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) A routing protocol that determines the best path for routing IP traffic over a TCP/IP network based on distance between nodes and several quality parameters. ), an X.25/FR packet switch, and as a dial-in/dial-out access server. Moreover, since the DynaStar 100E can provide integrated functionalities otherwise achieved through multiple vendor products, service providers can streamline their procurement and support activities through a single supply relationship with ACT. The DynaStar 100E also provides a unique migration path for legacy protocol mediation over Frame Relay, XOT (X.25 over TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. ), X.25 over ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. in the B-channel and D-channel and X.25 over T1/E1 TDN TDN total digestible nutrients. facilities. The platform supports asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. traffic, X.25 switching, X.25 PAD, FRAD, IP and IPX Routing, Terminal Server (Async/Telnet), OSI protocol mediation and ATM Access. The DynaStar 100E is equipped with a wide range of management tools for local or remote management, including a built in protocol monitor that allows real time trace capabilities. Availability and Pricing The DynaStar 100E is shipping and available immediately with prices starting at $3,995 USLP USLP United States Libertarian Party USLP United States Labor Party . About ACT Networks ACT Networks develops, manufactures, and markets multi-service networking products which support a broad range of integrated voice, video and data networking applications. Service providers and enterprise customers use the Company's products to build bandwidth-efficient, cost-effective, easy-to-manage converged networks. ACT's award-winning NetPerformer(R) and ServiceXchange(TM) product lines incorporate advanced voice and data compression algorithms, enhanced switching and traffic management, and state-of-the-art telephony integration technologies that provide the highest voice quality solutions for voice-over-packet and data solutions. For more information about ACT Networks, headquartered in Calabasas, CA, visit the corporate website at http://www.actnetworks.com. This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding the Company's business, introduction of new products, the timing of new product introductions, capabilities of new products, customer prospects or other factors that may affect future earnings or financial results. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties which would cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements, including without limitations, the possibility that the proposed new products and new product features will not be released when anticipated or work in accordance with expectation. These and other potential risk factors are discussed in the Company's most recent 10K and 10Q filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: ACT Networks, DynaStar, and NetPerformer are registered trademarks and ServiceXchange is a trademark of ACT Networks Inc. |
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