Anritsu and SAN Valley Systems Announce Integrated SAN/LAN Transport Over OC-48 Links.Business & High Tech Editors RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000 Unique Solution Greatly Lowers Costs by Sharing Optical MAN/WAN Connections Anritsu Corporation and SAN Valley Systems announced today that they have teamed to provide end-to-end networking solutions for integrating Fibre Channel-based SAN (Storage Area Network) data and enterprise 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. data over high-speed optical MAN/WAN links up to OC-48 (2.5 Gbps) speed. Remote storage connectivity is essential for applications such as content distribution, volume management and disaster recovery, but until now, users had to use dedicated MAN/WAN links for these remote storage services. This new capability provides a single SAN and LAN networking solution that shares one OC-48 optical link, greatly lowering costs by sharing the MAN/WAN link and reducing the amount of networking equipment required. The SAN Valley SL1000 IP-SAN Gateway extends Fibre Channel SANs over IP infrastructures by transporting Fibre Channel SAN data across a 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. network. The SL1000's hardware-based encapsulation (1) In object technology, the creation of self-contained modules that contain both the data and the processing. See object-oriented programming. (2) The transmission of one network protocol within another. technology enables cost-effective, wire-speed performance without the bottlenecks created by software-based architectures. Innovative flow control methodology minimizes jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle and latency for maximum data throughput. The SL1000 manages traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. by using industry-standard QoS (Quality of Service) mechanisms for IP networks. "The SL1000 is designed and engineered to integrate into multiple network configurations, targeted at service providers, enterprises, and next generation carriers who are implementing remote storage applications," said Rick Walsworth, Vice President of Marketing for SAN Valley Systems. "Anritsu's MultiFlow 5000 is an ideal complement to the SL1000 for customers who want to use their MAN/WAN links for transporting both SAN and LAN data." "We are pleased to offer this solution with SAN Valley Systems because many of our large enterprise customers want to use our MultiFlow 5000 MAN/WAN OC-48 connectivity for their SAN and LAN data," said Jack Landau, Director of Marketing for Anritsu. "Since Fibre Channel has the same 1 Gbps rate as Gigabit Ethernet, the SL1000 provides an ideal SAN gateway and our full duplex 2.5 Gbps link is perfect for handling both these kinds of traffic." Anritsu's flagship MultiFlow 5000 switch family incorporates the WAN functions of a router plus wire-speed 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet LAN switching. It provides wire-speed IP, 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. , and AppleTalk routing with Layer 2/3/4 switching, filtering, and server load balancing. The MultiFlow 5000's unique ability to transport native Ethernet traffic -- including the SL1000's SAN data -- at OC-48 rates and support wide area ATM and T1 connectivity makes it one of the most comprehensive Gigabit network solutions available. SAN Valley and Anritsu will show examples of unique integrated IP storage networking and LAN solutions over MAN/WAN links using a common management infrastructure at COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). in SAN Valley System's booth L549 in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. . About Anritsu Corporation Founded more than a century ago, Anritsu Corporation is one of the world's largest providers of technology solutions and employs 5,000 professionals in 18 countries. The Network Solutions Group is one of four in-house companies and develops IP-based multilayer LAN/MAN/WAN switching products and solutions for the enterprise and service provider markets. Other in-house companies address information and communications systems, telecommunications test and measurement products, and industrial automation. The company's North American operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. are based in Richardson, TX and Morgan Hill, CA. For more information, call 1-800-ANRITSU or visit us on the web at www.us.anritsu.com. About SAN Valley Systems SAN Valley Systems' mission is to deliver next generation optical storage infrastructure solutions to carriers, enterprise and service providers worldwide. SAN Valley products uniquely enable customers to interconnect Fibre Channel SANs into next generation carrier access networks at Gigabit speeds, greatly reducing the cost and complexity of deploying and managing these mission critical services. SAN Valley Systems, based in Campbell, California, is a venture backed Silicon Valley company. The Company closed its second round of financing in July 2000, with funding from Moore Capital, Upstart Capital, Vertex Management, Innovacom Venture Capital, Agilent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : A) and Cisco Systems (NSDQ NSDQ Night Stalkers Don't Quit (US Army 160th SOAR slogan) : CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ). SAN Valley has raised over $31M since its inception in August of 1999. SAN Valley Systems is located in Campbell, CA. For more information about SAN Valley Systems, call 408.559.6888; toll free at 1.877.SAN.VLLY (726.8559) or visit us at www.sanvalley.com. |
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