Chipcom unveils high-performance ONsemble Workgroup Switch.SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 1995--Chipcom Corp. (Nasdaq/CHPM) today expanded its recently announced ONsemble StackSystem family of high-end stackable hubs, with the introduction of the ONsemble Workgroup Switch A network switch designed for LAN traffic within an enterprise. Contrast with carrier-class switch. , a new high-performance Ethernet switch A device that connects clients and servers to each other in an Ethernet network. See switched Ethernet. . The 16-Port ONsemble Workgroup Switch -- that can be easily installed by users within minutes -- will enable companies to reduce network traffic bottlenecks and boost performance within smaller workgroups by segmenting Ethernet networks into several smaller local area networks (LANs). The ONsemble Workgroup Switch is also one of the first devices to switch Ethernet and multiple high-speed LANs, including 100BASE-TX, 100VG-AnyLAN and Fiber Distributed Data Interface See FDDI. Fiber Distributed Data Interface - (FDDI) A 100 Mbit/s ANSI standard local area network architecture, defined in X3T9.5. The underlying medium is optical fibre (though it can be copper cable, in which case it may be called CDDI) and the topology is a (FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. ), in a single switch. With two field-upgradeable network slots, users can take advantage of high-speed, 100 megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. (Mbps) performance for high-bandwidth applications or fast connections to high-performance servers. "As high-performance workgroup computing accelerates, the ONsemble Workgroup Switch enables users to solve the bandwidth burnout Burnout Depletion of a tax shelter's benefits. In the context of mortgage backed securities it refers to the percentage of the pool that has prepaid their mortgage. that is increasingly affecting today's networks," said Paul DeBeasi, senior product manager at Chipcom. "The 16-port ONsemble Workgroup Switch works seamlessly with Chipcom's other InfiNET family switching platforms -- including the 17- and 10-slot ONcore Switching Systems, 32-Port Galactica Network Switching Hub and the 8-Port StarBridge Turbo Switch. With this latest addition to our InfiNET family of switching solutions, we can now deliver advanced switching to deeper levels of an organization, spanning everything from the campus backbone to local workgroups." According to Tam Dell'Oro, senior industry analyst at San Jose, Calif.-based Dataquest, "As the third largest supplier of chassis-based hubs, Chipcom is already providing sophisticated solutions for high-end backbone switching with its Galactica platform. Now, the easy-to-use capabilities of this high-performance ONsemble Workgroup Switch addresses the emerging workgroup 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. segmentation market which is expected to quadruple this year." ONsemble Workgroup Switch Defined With 16 ports, the ONsemble Workgroup Switch allows customers to create high-performance workgroup LANs by partitioning overburdened networks into smaller segments. Each smaller segment can support both dedicated and shared 10 Mbps service. A custom-designed switching ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. increases internal switch throughout while providing full wire-rate forwarding and frame filtering. The new Workgroup Switch also provides investment protection by its support of high-speed LAN standards, and its built-in expansion capabilities. Users can interconnect multiple ONsemble Workgroup Switches via its unique 200 Mbps, full duplex, fiber Switch Bus. This flexibility allows a customer's switched infrastructure to grow as the workgroup traffic grows. The ONsemble Workgroup Switch supports the 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. ), with performance and diagnostic reports accessible through any SNMP management system. The Workgroup Switch will also be supported by upcoming releases of Chipcom's ONdemand Network Control System (NCS (Network Call Signaling) CableLabs version of MGCP. See MGCP/MEGACO. NCS - Network Computing System: Apollo's RPC system used by DEC and Hewlett-Packard.The protocol has been adopted by OSF. ) software, version 2.0 for Windows and version 3.2 for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , as well as the ONdemand SwitchCentral management applications. The product can also be fully managed through a local or remote (Telnet) console. Full Management Information Base (MIB (1) (Management Information Base) The hierarchical database used by the simple network management protocol (SNMP) to describe the particular device being monitored. MIB objects are identified using ASN.1 syntax. See SNMP, RMON, OID and ASN.1. ) management is provided via a unique MIB browser. Availability and Pricing The following ONsemble Workgroup Switch products are available immediately at the indicated North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. list prices. MODEL DESCRIPTION PRICE
4616SH-TP 16-port ONsemble Workgroup Switch with two $9,495
available uplink slots, RJ45 connectors
4616SH-TP-A Pre-configured 16-port ONsemble Workgroup $14,495
Switch with one FDDI DAS Interface
4601UP-FSM FDDI SAS Multi-mode fiber Uplink Module, SC $3,895
connectors
4602UP-FDM FDDI DAS Multi-mode fiber Uplink Module, SC $4,995
connectors
4601UP-FBUS1 Single Fiber Switch Bus Uplink Module, ST $1,825
connectors
4602UP-FBUS2 Dual Fiber Switch Bus Uplink Module, ST $3,295
connectors
The 100BASE-TX (Model 4601UP-TX) and 100VG-AnyLAN (Model 4601UP-VG) Uplink Modules are scheduled to be available during the third quarter of this year. Founded in 1983, Chipcom Corp. designs, manufactures, markets and services fault-tolerant intelligent switching systems, including hub, internetworking and network management products, for remote site, campus and enterprise network computing environments. The Southborough, Mass.-based company reported record revenue of $268 million for its 1994 fiscal year, ended Dec. 31, a 67 percent increase over 1993. Together with its resellers, Chipcom has a presence in more than 40 countries, and the company employs over 850 people worldwide. -0- Chipcom, Galactica, ONcore and StarBridge are registered trademarks and the Chipcom logo, ONdemand, ONsemble, StackSystem and SwitchCentral are trademarks of Chipcom Corp. CONTACT: Chipcom Corp. John H. Ricciardone, 508/624-6840 E-mail: jricciar@chipcom.com Beaupre & Co. Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Glen M. Zimmerman, 603/436-6690 E-mail: gzimmer@beaupre.mv.com |
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