Alantec delivers PowerHub 3150: a superior entry-level routing switch.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 1995--Alantec Corp., a pioneer of intelligent LAN switching
LAN switching is a form of packet switching used in local area networks. Switching technologies are crucial to network design, or to that minority of LANs that are used outside the home. , Friday announced the immediate availability of the PowerHub 3150, a full-function routing switch See layer 3 switch. providing 12 Ethernet segments, one FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. connection, comprehensive bridging and IP Routing at the groundbreaking price of $14,950. "The PowerHub 3150 dramatically lowers the entry price for the PowerHub family," said Paul Schaller, vice president of marketing for Alantec. "Customers who may have been considering less functional bridge-only or cut-through switching (networking) cut-through switching - The application of wormhole routing to packets in a packet switching system so that forwarding of a packet starts as soon as its destination is known, before the whole packet has arrived. Compare store and forward. hubs now can make a strategic investment in the powerful and flexible PowerHub architecture, at a price that's competitive with low-end tactical products." The PowerHub 3150 provides twelve full 10 Mb/s Ethernet segments, with a single 10BaseT connection into each, plus one 100 MB/s FDDI ring in a single integrated package. A second FDDI ring can be added at any time. An ATM interface will be available later this year. The 3150 runs the same powerful software system as the rest of the PowerHub family, providing multiprotocol routing, including TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , 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. , DECnet, AppleTalk and IP multicast A one-to-many transmission of data over an IP network. It is used for a myriad of purposes including updating routers, announcing and discovering services and streaming media. IP multicast saves network bandwidth, because packets are transmitted as one stream over the backbone and only protocols and full-featured bridging. Also included are advanced software-based features: Virtual LAN Also called a "VLAN," it is a logical subgroup within a local area network that is created via software rather than manually moving cables in the wiring closet. It combines user stations and network devices into a single unit regardless of the physical LAN segment they are attached to and , for logical workgroup creation, and Port Monitoring for analysis of an entire segmented 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. through one PowerHub port. As with all PowerHubs simple, intuitive management for the 3150 is available with Alantec's PowerSight SNMP-based network management software. The 3150 is particularly well suited to high-performance client/server workgroup applications. In a typical configuration, 12 client workstations, each with its own dedicated 10 MB/s Ethernet, are supported while the 100 Mb/s FDDI ring is used to provide a high bandwidth pipe into one or more server systems. The 3150 is also a good choice for hub-of-hub applications, where each of the 12 Ethernet segments can be assigned to existing wiring hubs, using the FDDI connection to attach to corporate backbones or to other PowerHub systems, such as the PowerHub 7000 FDDIswitch. The aggressively priced 3150 puts the unique PowerHub technology within reach of more customers than ever before. Market response has been strong, with units already installed and operating in customer sites in North America, including Bell Atlantic, Genentech, Honeywell, and Northrop. The PowerHub 3150 is priced at $14,950 and is available immediately. For more information or to reach Alantec sales, please call 800/ALANTEC of E-mail powerhub@alantec.com. Alantec Corp., based in San Jose, designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports intelligent switching hubs for Ethernet, FDDI and ATM local area networks. Alantec's PowerHub family of products increases network performance by reducing network congestion and increasing packet-forwarding capacity. The PowerHub family of products provide LAN managers with centralized network management tools, preserve the enterprise's investment in existing networking and information processing equipment and provides a foundation for evolving networking technologies. Alantec Corp.'s headquarters are located at 70 Plumeria Drive, San Jose, Calif. 95134. Alantec can be reached by telephone at 408/955-9000 or by fax at 408/955-9500. CONTACT: Alantec Corporation Paul Schaller, 408/944-2312 The Horn Group Inc. Marilyn Callaghan, 415/579-6400 |
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