Anritsu and SANcastle Successfully Demonstrated First-Ever Integrated SAN/LAN IP Transport Over OC-48 Links; Unique 2.5 Gbps Solution Shown at N+I Las Vegas.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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)--May 16, 2001 SANcastle Technologies, Inc. teamed with Anritsu Company at NetWorld+Interop in 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. to demonstrate an end-to-end networking solution integrating Fibre Channel-based Storage Area Networking (SAN) 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. There has never before been a way to transport SAN and native Ethernet LAN traffic together over an OC-48 link. Remote storage connectivity is essential for applications such as content distribution, volume management, and disaster recovery. Until now, there was no cost-effective way for IT managers to seamlessly connect remote storage networks. Expensive MAN/WAN links were necessary, and these could not be used for LAN transport because the SAN was using them. This new capability combines the Anritsu MultiFlow(TM) 5000 Layer 2/3/4 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. switch and the SANcastle GFS-8(TM) Global Fabric Switch. The resulting enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. solution greatly lowers costs and equipment requirements by using Ethernet and IP technology to allow both SAN and LAN data streams to share a single 2.5 Gbps OC-48 optical link. SANcastle has developed a multiple protocol switch that enables seamless bi-directional integration of Fibre Channel (FC) and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) networks over long distances without disruption or technology changes. SANcastle's GFS-8(TM) is the world's first Global Fabric Switch. A unique, high-speed integrating switch, it enables a company's Fibre Channel network and IP network to work together seamlessly as a single connected network fabric. No changes are required to either network since GFS-8 is compatible with both networks' standards. Data connectivity on a global basis will provide added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
"The GFS-8 is an ideal solution for customers who wish to create multiple virtual SANs while maintaining performance and service levels so that individual applications are not impacted," says James Keady, vice president of marketing for SANcastle. "Anritsu's MultiFlow 5000 is an ideal complement to the GFS-8 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 SANcastle because many of our enterprise customers want to use our MultiFlow 5000 switches with OC-48 connectivity for both their SAN and LAN data," says Jack Landau lan·dau n. 1. A four-wheeled carriage with front and back passenger seats that face each other and a roof in two sections that can be lowered or detached. 2. A style of automobile with a similar roof. , director of marketing for Anritsu. "Since Fibre Channel has the same 1 Gbps rate as Gigabit Ethernet, the GFS-8 provides an ideal SAN gateway and our full duplex (Computers) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in both directions simultaneously; - of communications channels between computers; contrasted with Anritsu's flagship MultiFlow 5000 switch family incorporates the WAN functions of a router plus wire-speed 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet 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. . 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 load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them . The MultiFlow 5000's unique ability for transporting native Ethernet traffic -- including the GFS-8's SAN data -- at OC-48 rates as well as supporting wide area ATM and T1 connectivity makes it one of the most comprehensive Gigabit network solutions available. About Anritsu Company Founded more than a century ago, Anritsu Company 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 Internet at: www.us.anritsu.com. About SANcastle Technologies, Inc. SANcastle(TM) Technologies, Inc., is a privately held, Silicon Valley based, manufacturer of global data fabric switches for integrating Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet networks. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. (with research and development facilities located in Yokneam, Israel), SANcastle is Creating the Global Data Fabric(TM). SANcastle enables enterprises to perform business applications by creating a global fabric that seamlessly connects disparate computer and storage networks into a single infrastructure environment without disruption or technology changes. SANcastle is located at 2107 N. First Street, San Jose 95131 (408-573-4200). The company's mission is to "Create the Global Data Fabric." www.sancastle.com |
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