CellAccess Technology unveils a platform-based 56K access router for ATM, SMDS and Frame Relay.LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 1995--CellAccess Technology Inc., a Los Gatos, Calif.-based company today introduced the CAT56, a self-learning Access Router with a built-in CSU that provides remote Ethernet with direct connectivity to ATM DXI (FUNI FUNI Frame-Based User Network Interface FUNI Frame Based Uni ), SMDS (Switched Multimegabit Data Service) A high-speed, switched data communications service offered by the local telephone companies for interconnecting LANs in different locations. It was introduced in 1992 and became generally available nationwide by 1995. DXI or Frame Relay service via the 56 kbps DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S access. The feature-rich, low cost, platform-based CAT56 Access Router serves the needs of remote Ethernet based workgroups and individuals who need ATM DXI (FUNI), Frame Relay or SMDS DXI access to corporate networks or Internet, and local and long distance carriers and internet providers that offer commercial ATM DXI (FUNI), Frame Relay or SMDS DXI. The CAT56 is equipped with a built-in CSU for DDS access to the Wide Area Network and an Ethernet port for the 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. connectivity. It allows the Ethernet-based LAN to utilize routing capabilities of ATM, SMDS and Frame Relay services over a Wide Area Network to communicate with other LANs connected to the same network. The self-learning capability of the CAT56 eliminates the manual reconfiguration and intervention when adds, moves and changes are made on an Ethernet. The CAT56 can support up to 256 VPI/VCIs in the ATM network, up to 256E.164 addresses in the SMDS environment and up to 256 DLCIs for Frame Relay access. The CAT56 Access Router supports both MAC layer bridging as well as IP router/bridging capabilities for ATM, Frame Relay and SMDS networks including compliance with RFC-1483, Multiprotocol Encapsulation over ATM Multiprotocol Encapsulation over ATM is defined by the specification RFC 2684. Through the use of ATM Adaptation Layer 5 and Logical Link Control (LLC) Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP), multiple protocols can be differentiated inside of ATM Cells. Adaptation Layer 5; RFC-1577, Classical IP and ARP over ATM; RFC-1490 Multiprotocol Interconnect Over Frame Relay; and RFC-1209, Transmission of IP Datagram over SMDS service. "The CAT56 Access Router can function as a WAN gateway for local, interexchange carrier and internet providers and is in line with, and supplements our CAT1500 and CAT2500 platform-based T1 and E1 ATM, Frame Relay, SMDS and 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. multiplexers we introduced earlier this year," said Himanshu Vaishnav, CellAccess' Executive Vice President. The CAT56 with its integral CSU connects to the Wide Area Network via the 56 kbps DDS access. The Ethernet interface can be directly connected to either a Thin Net via RJ-48 or 10 Base-T via BNC connector. The CAT56 with an in-band 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. management capability can be managed through the RS232C network management port or directly from the LAN-based SNMP Manager eliminating the need for an external modem. At $1,395, the CAT56 is one of the most affordable access routers in the marketplace today. CellAccess Technology Inc., headquartered in Los Gatos, CA 95030, 408/395-9150, fax 408/395-8270 is a worldwide supplier of a broad range of ATM, Frame Relay, SMDS and TDM access products. CellAccess home page is HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. ://WWW.WCO.COM/~CATI CATI Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing CATI California Agricultural Technology Institute CATI Center for Advanced Technology & Innovation CATI Carolina Association of Translators & Interpreters . -0- Note to Editors: CAT56(TM), CAT1500(TM) and CAT2500(TM) are trademarks of CellAccess Technology Inc. CONTACT: CellAccess Technology Inc. Karen McMahon, 408/395-9150; fax: 408/395-8270 |
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