Allied Telesyn's Newest Gigabit Switches Relieve Network Congestion for Workgroups.BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1999-- Highly affordable AT-GS900 unmanaged switches maximize bandwidth and ease of use Allied Telesyn International (www.alliedtelesyn.com), a worldwide leader in simplifying networking for businesses of all sizes, Monday Monday: see week. announced a brand-new brand-new adj. Being in a fresh and unused condition; completely new. brand-new Adjective absolutely new Adj. 1. family of low-density low-den·si·ty adj. Having a low concentration: low-density urban areas. Adj. 1. low-density - having low relative density or specific gravity 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. switches that address the growing need for simple, high-bandwidth Layer 2 switching in data-intensive workgroup Two or more individuals who share files and databases. Local networks (LANs) are designed to provide electronic sharing of data within workgroups. In general, products designed for workgroups support approximately 50 people, whereas departmental devices support several hundred, and and desktop environments. With its first two models shipping now, the AT-GS900 series delivers high-speed high-speed adj. 1. Operated or designed for operation at high speed: a high-speed food processor. 2. Taking place at high speed: a high-speed chase. 3. gigabit switching performance for an expected street price of under $315 per port(a). "Allied Telesyn has a strong reputation for reliability, ease of use and overall price/performance value especially at the workgroup and desktop level where overall value sensitivity is high. "We will reinforce that reputation and continue to grow our market share because even though technology keeps changing, the underlying customer requirement - overall value - always stays the same," said Sean Keohane, Allied Telesyn's senior vice president of sales and marketing. "These new unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switches are a breeze to install and set-up, and they deliver the performance demanded by application-intense environments instantly and effortlessly ef·fort·less adj. Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. See Synonyms at easy. ef  fort·less·ly adv. ."The AT-GS900 family of unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switches brings high-performance backbone connectivity to power workgroups, data centers and server farms. Built on highly-integrated leading-edge 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 that provides wire-speed 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. performance, the AT-GS900 family of switches delivers the power of Gigabit Ethernet to speed-up network performance while preserving ease of use and plug and play installation. Each of the switches in the AT-GS900 family supports half- or full-duplex operation, is IEEE 802.3u (networking, standard) IEEE 802.3u - The IEEE committee working on standards for Fast Ethernet. auto-negotiating compliant, and has support for up to 12K MAC addresses. Running in full-duplex mode, each Gigabit Ethernet port on an AT-GS900 switch can provide up to 2000Mbps of bandwidth. The first two switches in the AT-GS900 family are available now. With three fixed 1000SX Gigabit ports and a single 10/100TX port, the AT-GS903 is ideal for providing Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for workgroups or between individual desktop devices. Its additional single 10/100TX port enables connectivity with shared peripherals or legacy 10/100 Ethernet Ethernet Telecommunications networking protocol introduced by Xerox Corp. in 1979. It was developed as an inexpensive way of sending information quickly between office machines connected together in a single room or building, but it rapidly became a standard computer segments or backbones. The pure-Gigabit cousin to the AT-GS903, the AT-GS904 makes the most of high-performance Gigabit efficiency, with four fixed 1000SX ports that provide an aggregate throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together. 1. of more than 5.9 million packets per second. The AT-GS903 and the AT-GS904 are available now, at U.S. list prices of $1,690 and $1,840, complete with rackmount kits, lifetime warranties and free technical support. -0-
Competitive Matrix - Allied Telesyn Low-Density
AT-GS900 Gigabit Switch
Switch Model Features Competitive U.S. Price
Points List Per
Price Port
AT-GS903SX 3 fixed 1000BaseSX + 10/100 port $1,690 $423
ports - SC connectors, for links to
1 10/100BaseTX port legacy devices
- RJ45 connector or networks
+ support for
12K MAC
addresses
+ Lifetime
warranty and
support
+ Rackmount
kit included
AT-GS904SX 4 fixed 1000BaseSX + support for $1,840 $460
ports with SC 12K MAC
connectors addresses
+ Lifetime
warranty and
support
+ Rackmount
kit included
NetGear GS 504 4 fixed 1000BaseSX - support for $2,195 $549
ports with SC 8K MAC
connectors addresses
- 5-year
warranty
- 17% higher
price than
AT-GS904
(a) Estimated street price calculated using AT-GS904 About Allied Telesyn International Allied Telesyn International simply connects the world with affordable, highly reliable networking technology and products. Allied Telesyn's product lines build networks that link people to information - in small networks, across large networks, and over the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . Its Ethernet, 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. , and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity products for fiber optic, traditional copper and mixed networks keep cost of ownership low by delivering quality and backing it with superior warranties and free technical support. Incorporated in 1987, Allied Telesyn is headquartered in Bothell, and has locations throughout the U.S. and the world. Allied Telesyn's products are available through a large network of consultants, resellers, retailers and catalogs. Further information on Allied Telesyn International and its products can be found at www.alliedtelesyn.com, or by calling its headquarters at 800/424-4284. |
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