Asante Launches Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switches; New IntraCore 3524 Series Features Flexible Connectivity Options.Business Editors 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)--Oct. 29, 2001 Asante Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ASNT ASNT American Society of Non-destructive Testing ASNT American Society for Neural Transplantation ASNT Astrological Association of North Texas (Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex) ASNT Application Sharing Nt .OB) today announced its next generation in 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. The IntraCore(TM) 3524 Series is a new family of powerful, stackable switches. "This series allows management of multiple switches from a single view, or single IP address. This feature is very important to today's network managers," said Wilson Wong, Chairman 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. at Asante. Powerful Management Capabilities and Stackable Architecture Asante's OneView(TM) integrated management software reduces the cost of network administration. OneView's powerful architecture allows network administrators to manage the network via a command line prompt (telnet), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. ), or web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. interfaces over in-band Ethernet, or out-of-band serial communications via telnet. Enterprises may stack and manage up to 8 switches, or 194 ports under a single IP address--a feature that greatly eases management of the network and gives network administrators greater control over configuration. Users may deploy multimedia services (voice, video, audio, and telephony) throughout the network with multi-service technologies, including IP multicast with Internet Group Management Protocol (protocol) Internet Group Management Protocol - (IGMP) An extension to the Internet Protocol, used by IP hosts to report their host group memberships to immediately-neighbouring multicast routers. See also MBONE. Version 1 of IGMP is defined in Appendix 1 of RFC 1112. (IGMP (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) The protocol that governs the management of multicast groups in a TCP/IP network. To sign up for a multicast group, a Host Membership Report is sent by a user's machine to its nearest routers, which forward that data to ), multiple priority queues, and up to 64 Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs). Additionally, Asante plans to offer large enterprises and Multiple-Tenant Unit (MTU (1) (Maximum Transmission Unit, Maximum Transfer Unit) The largest frame size that can be transmitted over the network. For example, an Ethernet MTU is 1,500 bytes. Messages longer than the MTU must be divided into smaller frames. ) type customers the optional Bandwidth On-Demand(TM) per-port rate metering to allocate network bandwidth to users. This advanced option is ideal for sophisticated measured Ethernet service, including MTU installations. Flexible Switch Architecture Adapts to Future Needs The IntraCore 3524 Series switches can be tailored with hardware and software to precisely match a network manager's requirements. Users may configure their switch to fit either a new or existing network infrastructure. The flexible architecture enables customers with smaller managed network requirements to get in at a very affordable base configuration, yet find they have an extremely scalable solution able to support very large enterprises using Gigabit Ethernet. Users may choose powerful expansion capabilities including 5 different modules for Gigabit, or Fast Ethernet over copper or fiber. The configuration options allow network managers to expand via Gigabit over copper modules or various fiber options (SX or LX). Additionally, the IC3524 series supports industry-standard copper and fiber GBIC (GigaBit Interface Converter) A hardware module used to attach network devices to fiber-based transmission systems such as Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet. The GBIC converts the serial electrical signals to serial optical signals and vice versa. expansion interfaces. Price and Availability The IntraCore 3524 Base and the 10/100/1000BaseT module are available from Asante solution providers, e-commerce sites, systems integrators, and at www.asante.com. Other modules and configurations are estimated to be available within the next 60 days. Estimated prices as follows: -- IntraCore 3524 Base. 24-port 10/100 managed switch with 2 option slots. Part No. 99-00678-01. Estimated Street Price in North America (NA-ESP): $799. -- IntraCore 3524-2T. 24-port 10/100 managed switch with 2 ports of 10/100/1000BaseT. Part No. 99-00679-01. NA-ESP: $1249. -- IntraCore 3524-2G. 24-port 10/100 managed switch with 2 ports of 1000BaseX GBIC. Part No. 99-00677-01. NA-ESP: $1199. -- IC35-GBIC. 1000BaseX GBIC module. Part No. 99-00682-01. NA-ESP: $149. -- IC35-1000T. 10/100/1000BaseT switch port module. Part No. 99-00681-07. NA-ESP: $299. -- IC35-1000SX. 1000BaseSX switch port module. Part No. 99-00691-07. NA-ESP: $399. -- IC35-100SMFX. 100BaseSX single-mode fiber port switch module. Part No. 99-00683-01. NA-ESP: $599. -- IC35-100MMFX. 100BaseFX multi-mode fiber port switch module. Part No. 99-00692-07. NA-ESP: $279. About Asante Asante Technologies, Inc., is a leading provider of network solutions for the education, enterprise, and service provider marketplaces. The company's FriendlyNET(R) products simplify networking and provide Internet access for mobile and office professionals. Asante's IntraCore products support multi-service applications for large enterprises and MTU installations. For additional information, visit www.asante.com or call (408) 435-8401. Asante and FriendlyNET are registered trademarks; Bandwidth On-Demand, IntraCore, and OneView are trademarks of Asante Technologies, Inc. |
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