Allied Telesis Unveils New Layer 3/3+ Switches at Interop Las Vegas.Vegas Invites You to See What the Future of Gigabit Switching Has to Offer. 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. -- Allied Telesis Allied Telesis is a telecommunications company, formerly Allied Telesyn. Headquartered in Japan, their North American headquarters are in Bothell, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. Inc., a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet switching solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks, today announced the launch of its innovative AT-SBx908 and new addition to the x900 series switches at Interop Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . Allied Telesis will be releasing the SwitchBlade[R] x908 (AT-SBx908), an advanced Layer 3 modular switch that packs a punch with 640Gbps switching fabric in a compact three rack unit A unit of measurement of the height of a rack-mounted device. One rack unit, or RU, is 1.75". See rack mounted. high chassis, and the x900 series (AT-x900-12XT/S), an advanced Layer 3+ switch with 12 Gigabit 10/100/1000T or SFP SFP Small Form-factor Pluggable (optical transceiver module) SFP Société Française de Physique (French Physics Society; Paris) Sfp Svenska Folkpartiet (Finnish: Swedish People~s Party) combination ports and one 30Gbps expansion bay supporting a choice of modules, including 1 x 10GbE, 12 x 1GbE (SFP), 12 x 1GbE (RJ-45). Would you like to see for yourself what this switch can do? If so, you are invited to attend the AT-SBx908 and AT-x900-12XT/S preview event at: www.alliedtelesis.com/interop08 which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel from April 28-30, 2008 during the Interop show. Need for Speed "The release of these new switches in the Americas gives Allied Telesis the opportunity to mark our place in the Layer 3 switching market. We are already turning some heads based on the sheer power, flexibility and resiliency of these switches along with the low cost-to-serve price points," said David MacLeod David MacLeod (born 19 September 1988 in Greenock) is a Scottish footballer. He is currently playing for Greenock Morton in the Scottish First Division. MacLeod is a right footed full back who can play on both the right back and left back positions. , Senior Director, North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Enterprise Business at Allied Telesis. "We will let our products speak for themselves, as we are confident that our modular concept will revolutionize past switch purchasing patterns. The event at Interop Las Vegas will allow for partners of old and new to see first-hand how this modular switch methodology can change one's entire network dynamics. With overall product functionality combined with lower ownership costs, we are anticipating a new stream of revenue as we penetrate the SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. , Enterprise and Network Service Provider (NSP (1) (Network Service Provider) An organization that provides a high-speed Internet backbone to ISPs and other service providers. Sprint, MCI and UUNET are examples of NSPs. See Internet backbones. ) markets." Product Spotlight Allied Telesis will be launching these new products for Gigabit switching deployments during the Interop Las Vegas conference at the Mandalay Hotel from April 28-30, 2008. * The SwitchBlade x908 and x900 series are Allied Telesis' newest most advanced multi-layer 10 Gigabit series of switches. They provide fine service provisioning granularity, 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. , and advanced QoS. All these switches incorporate a switching core that yields wirespeed IPv4 and IPv6 routing. SwitchBlade x908 (AT-SBx908) Allied Telesis, a provider of IP/Ethernet access solutions, has launched the SwitchBlade x908, its new advanced Layer 3 modular switch. The SwitchBlade x908 incorporates the AlliedWare Plus[TM] operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , using an industry standard Command Line Interface (CLI (1) (Call Level Interface) A database programming interface from the SQL Access Group (SAG), an SQL membership organization. SAG's CLI is an attempt to standardize the SQL language for database access. ), facilitating effortless manageability. The SwitchBlade x908 delivers 640Gbps switching fabric with eight 30Gbps expansion bays supporting a choice of modules, including 1 x 10GbE, 12 x 1GbE (SFP), 12 x 1GbE (RJ-45), and 80Gbps rear stacking port for flexibility and application versatility. Combined with its advanced Quality of Service (QoS) features and PoE support, its power and flexibility make it ideal for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs), larger enterprises and Network Service Providers (NSPs). The SwitchBlade x908 with Virtual Chassis Stacking provides a highly available system where network resources can be spread out across a number of stacked nodes, thus reducing the impact of any one of the stacked nodes failing. Switch ports on different nodes across the stack can be aggregated together to provide excellent high availability characteristics. Excellent scalability can be achieved in that individual stacked nodes can be inserted into, and removed from, the stack as bandwidth and feature requirements in the network evolve. Two SwitchBlade x908 devices stacked together and linked through an 80Gbps stacking link provide an attractive core network option for organizations looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a highly redundant solution at an affordable price. This configuration delivers functionality equivalent to a dual-controller chassis solution at a much lower cost. The SwitchBlade x908 includes a wide range of QoS features. Two-rate, three-color metering is provided to ensure efficient scheduling and prioritizing of different types of traffic. It also supplies bandwidth resolution See spectrum analyzer. down to 1kbps. With support for Ethernet Protected Switched Ring (EPSR EPSR Ethernet Protected Switched Ring ), the device ensures failover in less than 50ms in the event of a link failure, essential for both enterprises and NSPs. The switch also includes dual hot swappable See hot swap. power supplies and fan modules to ensure uninterrupted operation if one fan or power supply unit should fail. With full IPv6 capability as well as comprehensive multicast support at wirespeed, this device is ideally suited to the provision of Triple Play services within the enterprise or by the NSP. Support for multiple fiber interface speeds make the product ideal for aggregation of high capacity uplinks and for use from the edge to the core of military networks, where data security is paramount. The Best of Both worlds, Stacking and Chassis in One Architecture "The SwitchBlade x908 provides users with unprecedented performance and expandability along with lowered total cost of ownership. Allied Telesis has combined the attribute of traditional stacking with expandability of chassis to create new flexible architecture. Virtual Chassis Stacking (VCS (1) (Verilog Computer Simulator) See Verilog. (2) (Version Control System) See version control. ) will be the new future-proof architecture of choice," said Philip Jopa, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Allied Telesis. "With VCS, Allied Telesis has given network engineers a Swiss army knife solution for their networking needs." x900 series (AT-x900-12XT/S) The AT-x900-12XT/S has flexible deployment options that are ideal for networks that only require a small number of mixed fiber and copper links and eliminate the need for a media converter A device that converts from one type of media to another. It typically refers to a hardware device that connects different transmission media; for example, from twisted pair to coax or from twisted pair to optical fiber. to use both interfaces on the same switch. To further reduce the cost of the AT-x900-12XT/S, Allied Telesis provides a fixed AC power supply with the device instead of the dual, hot swappable units delivered as standard with the other members of the x900 series. Allied Telesis' new AT-x900-12XT/S is delivered with a range of low latency Low latency allows human-unnoticeable delays between an input being processed and the corresponding output providing real time characteristics. This can be especially important for internet connections utilizing services such as online gaming and VOIP - VOIP is not as important as QoS features operating at wirespeed. These include flow-based traffic management with configurable classification, prioritization, traffic shaping and minimum/maximum bandwidth profiles. Time-sensitive services like voice and video take precedence over non-critical activities, such as file downloads. With these features, the AT-x900-12XT/S is ideal for customers wanting to guarantee the performance of their key business services such as VoIP, and increase the reliability and responsiveness of their most important enterprise applications. In addition, service providers benefit from these features by being able to offer bandwidth and performance profiles tailored to each customer's precise needs. The AT-x900-12XT/S incorporates the AlliedWare Plus[TM] operating system, using an industry standard Command Line Interface (CLI), facilitating effortless manageability. The AT-x900-12XT/S delivers flexible extension options with a 30Gbps expansion bay that can be populated with a range of different modules, including: * AT-XEM-12S 12 x 1000X SFP XEM XEM New Richmond, Quebec, Canada - New Richmond / via Rail Service (Airport Code) module * AT-XEM-12T 12 x 10/100/1000T RJ-45 XEM module * AT-XEM-1XP 1 x 10GbE XFP XFP 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable Module XFP Extra-Fine-Pitch XFP Ten Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable XEM module * AT-XEM-STK stacking module Using the stacking modules, customers can stack multiple switches. The AT-x900-12XT/S, with full non-blocking switching on all ports, enables IPv4 Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing to operate at wirespeed, making it ideal for high-end server deployments. Like the other switches in the x900 series, the new device uses the newest switch silicon including hardware-based IPv6, effectively future-proofing it for Small to Medium-sized Businesses. Marking Territory on Performance and Price Point "Our launch of the AT-x900-12XT/S proves once again that Allied Telesis continues to deliver the best possible performance at a very cost-effective price point," said Phil Jopa. "The Americas market has true need for a high-end Layer 3+ switch that provides a 10 Gigabit uplink with a mix of 12 copper and fiber ports. Combined with its sophisticated QoS features, the AT-x900-12XT/S provides superior value and performance to our enterprise customers and service providers alike." About Allied Telesis Founded in 1987, Allied Telesis is a member of the Allied Telesis Group, a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet access solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks over copper and fiber access infrastructure. Our POTS-to-10G iMAP integrated Multiservice Access Platform and iMG intelligent Multiservice Gateways, in conjunction with advanced switching, routing, IPv6 compliant and WDM-based transport solutions, enable public and private network operators and service providers of all sizes to deploy scalable, and carrier-grade networks for the cost-effective delivery of packet-based voice, video and data services. Visit us online at: www.alliedtelesis.com About Interop Las Vegas Technology is more critical to your business than ever before and Interop is the best place to learn how to spend your IT budget more wisely. This leading business technology event will take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center The Mandalay Bay Convention Center is one of the largest privately owned and operated convention centers in the world. The 1 million square foot facility is owned by MGM Mirage. It is attached to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and adjacent to the Mandalay Bay Events Center. from April 28 to May 2, 2008. Come meet with more than 500 exhibitors and check out live demos of tomorrow's business solutions. Visit online at: www.interop.com/lasvegas Images of the products can be downloaded at www.eml.com/images/ats010.jpg (X900) and www.eml.com/images/ats011.jpg (X908). |
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