Ariel Announces Quad T1/E1/PRI Network Interface Card; Switches Up To 120 PSTN Calls On A Single PCI Card.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CRANBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Ariel Corp. (Nasdaq:ADSP ADSP - AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol ), a leading supplier of Windows NT and Linux remote access solutions for technical OEMs, today announced a PCI-based T1/E1/PRI network interface card for designers of high-density network access equipment. The new card, dubbed the RS4100, features four T1/E1/PRI (Primary Rate ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. ) interfaces, enough to switch up to 120 PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. calls (analog, digital or voice) and terminate up to 60 digital calls. It also features a TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. ribbon cable interface with support for MVIP signaling (H.100 support planned for the near future), which facilitates direct connection to voice, fax, modem and other media processing boards. "The RS4100 is ideal for designers of high-density voice and data processing systems who require E1/T1 connectivity," said Dennis Schneider, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Ariel Corp. "In addition to packing four T1/E1/PRI interfaces on a single PCI card, the RS4100's standard PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). and MVIP interfaces make it easy to combine the RS4100 with voice, fax, and modem processing cards in a PCI-based network access system." The RS4100 supports T1 Robbed-Bit Signaling (RBS) and T1/E1 Primary Rate ISDN (PRI PRI: see Institutional Revolutionary party. (Primary Rate Interface) An ISDN service that provides 23 64 Kbps B (Bearer) channels and one 64 Kbps D (Data) channel (23B+D), which is equivalent to the 24 channels of a T1 line. ) signaling. It also supports T1/E1 clear channelized Refers to an architecture that transmits data in channels. It often refers to the 64 Kbps channels in T1 lines, which were originally developed to handle digitized voice streams (TDM). See TDM. signaling, which enables it to be used with low-cost Inter Machine Trunks that require out-of-band SS7 signaling. Line coding support for the RS4100 includes T1 AMI and B8ZS, as well as E1 HDB3. Framing format support includes T1 ESF and D4, as well as E1 G.704. Pulse Code Modulation pulse code modulation: see modulation. See PCM. (data) Pulse Code Modulation - (PCM) A method by which an audio signal is represented as digital data. Support includes T1 u-law and E1 a-law. Signaling types include T1 wink start, delay dial, and immediate start/dial. ISDN support includes HDLC, Q.921, and Q.931. The RS4100 is compatible with a variety of PSTN switches, including 4ESS, 5ESS, National ISDN-2 (NI-2), DMS100, and ETSI NET5. The RS4100 meets worldwide standards for safety and EMI/RFI emissions. Included are USA UL1950, FCC Part 15 (Class A), and FCC Part 68: Canada CASA22.2 No. 950, ICES-003, Class A, CS03 Part II and Part IV; and Europe CE168X. To simplify driver development and provide an upward migration path for existing driver sets, the RS4100 utilizes the Ariel Access Architecture (AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. ), a new approach to writing and upgrading multi-function device drivers. Combining a multi-function PCI bridge with an OS-independent API, AAA facilitates the design of modular multi-function driver sets that can be readily upgraded and migrated from one board to the next. Thus, driver sets written for RS4100 functions such as call control and T1/E1 signaling can be reused as Ariel offers more highly integrated network access products that combine T1/E1 access with modem, fax, voice and other media processing functions. The RS4100 comes with an OEM Development Kit that includes a Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. 6.1 reference driver, utilities, and all the documentation needed to write drivers for other operating systems. A Windows NT driver is also available to technical OEMs. An RS4100 equipped with four T1/E1/PRI interfaces consumes just 9W. The RS4100 costs $3609, including five years of hardware support and one year of service support. More on Ariel Ariel Corp. (Nasdaq:ADSP) is a leading provider of high-density, remote-access plug-in cards for applications such as Internet access, corporate Intranet/Extranet access, on-line services, telecommuting, transaction processing and unified messaging. Ariel's remote access products make it easy for OEMs and system integrators targeting ISPs, corporate enterprises and other service providers to add high-density remote access to open systems platforms running a variety of popular operating systems, including Windows NT and Linux. Ariel's high-density remote-access cards provide V.34, V.90-compatible 56K, and basic rate ISDN remote dial-in, 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. dial-out, and Internet back-haul. Available in ISA, PCI and CompactPCI formats, the cards connect to T1, E1, ISDN and POTS lines. Ariel's remote access products run Windows NT and Linux out of the box. An SDK is available for OEMs who want to use Ariel's remote access products with other operating systems. For more information on Ariel products, please contact Ariel Corp. at 2540 Route 130, Cranbury, NJ 08512. Phone 609/860-2900. Fax 609/860-1155. Email: info@ariel.com. World Wide Web: www.ariel.com. Ariel is a registered trademark of Ariel Corp. |
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