Acclaim Communications breaks $1000 price barrier with introduction of high performance FRAR.SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1997-- Frame Relay router offers advanced features at unbeatable price Acclaim Communications Inc. Tuesday announced the 1900FR, a Frame Relay Router (FRAR FRAR Fonds Régionaux d'Amenagement Rural (French) ) for branch office routing environments. With its high-performance and manageability, Acclaim establishes a new model for frame relay routers. Features such as advanced packet filtering, an Internet Protocol (IP) address management, and the ability to create a hardware and software firewall between local and Internet traffic make the 1900FR an ideal Internet solution. The 1900FR can also be expanded with optional ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and T1 modules. "The robust IP address management capabilities of the 1900FR make this router an excellent, low cost alternative for Internet access," said Dirk Christiansen, vice president of marketing. "No other frame relay router at this price offers such advanced features with a migration path that addresses future growth." The 1900FR hosts a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol/Network Address Translation (DHCP/NAT) server, which allows the installation of a branch router on the Internet without the need to individually configure and manage IP addresses for networked PCs. The router supports unnumbered IP, as per RFC (Request For Comments) A document that describes the specifications for a recommended technology. Although the word "request" is in the title, if the specification is ratified, it becomes a standards document. 1812, which conserves IP addresses and simplifies configuration. It also eliminates the need for a separate proxy server. The 1900FR provides two Ethernet ports and one high-speed V.35 serial port that can support speeds as high as 2.048Mbps. The second Ethernet port can be configured as a hardware firewall to keep 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. traffic separate from Internet, WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. , and FTP traffic. Security is achieved through advanced packet filtering features that include in-bound and out-bound packet filtering, filtering on source and destination addresses, TCP port number filtering and TCP session based filtering. Acclaim's 1900FR is suitable for 56K, T1 or E1 markets since the DSU/CSU (Digital (or Data) Service Unit/Channel Service Unit) A pair of communications devices that connect an inhouse line to an external digital circuit (T1, DDS, etc.). is external to the product and can be attached at WAN wire speed. The frame relay protocol of the 1900FR is completely compatible with all frame relay framing formats (LMI, Annex A, Annex D) and has been certified in frame relay laboratories throughout the world. The 1900FR ensures easy configuration through multiple methods: (1) it uses an 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. serial, console port that can be accessed locally or remotely through an analog modem, (2) telnet, (3) third party SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. manager such as HP Open View, SunNet Manager etc., (4) Acclaim's SNMP manager WindowView or WebView that is bundled with the 1900FR. These network management tools provide a powerful user interface, which can be accessed from the console port or telnet, that provides complete configuration and management of performance and utilization statistics. The 1900FR is scheduled to ship on April 15, 1997 at a list price of $995. An optional T1 card with an internal CSU and ISDN module can be added. Acclaim Communications is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Santa Clara. The company provides end-to-end connectivity solutions that fuse the benefits of LAN switching and WAN routing, built on a highly integrated network architecture that provides scalability, performance and unified network management. For more information about Acclaim Communications, contact the company at 408/327-0100 x100 or at the URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.acclaiminc.com CONTACT: Precision Communications Marianne McCarthy, 805/565-7782 marianne@precisioncomm.com or Acclaim Communications Inc. Dirk Christiansen, 408/327-0100 x105 dirkc@acclaiminc.com |
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