Announcing Modular, SNMP-Manageable Ethernet Repeater.

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 1995--IMC Networks is introducing Smart-AnyWay/6, a modular, SNMP-manageable, IEEE 802.3 (ISO/IEC 8802-3), dual-domain Ethernet repeater.

Smart-AnyWay/6 is user-configurable for customizing the network in virtually any cabling configuration. The 1U (1.75") high, rack-mountable Smart-AnyWay/6 can be configured with 1 or 2 collision domains in a single chassis sharing one power supply, and one SNMP Hub Management Module. It can function as a single collision domain or can be split into two domains creating two managed, 3-port repeaters in one chassis for increased network performance.

Smart-AnyWay/6 is completely modular with slots for installing from two (minimum) to six ``hot-swappable'' Port Interface Modules (PIMs) in any combination of thick coaxial, thin coaxial, unshielded twisted pair, shielded twisted pair, multi-mode fiber optic and single-mode fiber optic cabling segments. The following PIMs are available:

BNC PIM with 1 BNC connectors for a 10base2 coaxial segment, optional support of 93 Ohm (ARCnet, IBM 3270) and 75 Ohm (WANG, PCnet) coax and switchable termination.

TP PIM with 1 RJ-45 connector for a 10baseT UTP/STP link segment.

FO PIM with 1 pair of either STII or SMA connectors for a 10baseFL/FOIRL multi-mode fiber optic link segment.

FO/SingleMode PIM with 1 pair of STII connectors for a single-mode fiber optic link segment.

AUI PIM with 1 DB-15 female connector for a DTE to transceiver connection.

WS PIM with 1 DB-15 male connector for a DCE to workstation connection.

IMC Networks' SNMP Management Agent complies with IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) standards for MIB II and IEEE standards for repeater management. Included is an RMON Statistical package for balancing network traffic without guessing. It provides tabular and graphical data of realtime traffic and data packet information.

Special and unique features include:

- FLASH Memory for easy upgrades of management software across the

local or wide area network.

- In-band setup allows repeater configurations to be changed across

the local or wide area network.

- Unlimited community strings.

- Large networks can be departmentalized and access by workgroup

managers can be limited to information only within that

workgroup.

- Optional Internet Address Filtering enhances security by allowing

only users with specific Internet Addresses to manage the hub,

limiting specific users to read-only' access, and/or completely

blocking access to specific users.

- Advanced Trap Management allows traps to be directed toward

different NMS stations, based on the type of trap.

Smart-AnyWay/6 is expected to begin shipping April 1995 with a list price of $1,800. PIMs range in price from $95 - $695.

Smart-AnyWay/6 is manufactured in the United States and carries a full 2-year end-user warranty.

IMC Networks is located at 16931 Millikan Avenue, Irvine, Calif. 92714. Phone: [phone], fax: [phone].

CONTACT: IMC Networks

Jan Morrison, 714/724-1070