Cisco Announces New Dial Enhancements for 3600 and 2600 Series Routers; Lowers Cost of Remote Access for Network Managers and Internet Service Providers.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)--Aug. 24, 1998--Cisco Systems, 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 :CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) today announced it has added several new enhancements to the Cisco 3600 and 2600 series of modular access routers that lower the cost of remote access for w modules with integrated analog modems offer solutions that scale from eight to 48 ports when installed in Cisco 3600 or 2600 series modular access routers. Eight new misity and a lower entry price for hybrid ISDN/analog dial solutions. Additionally, Cisco announced that ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. le for the Cisco 2600 series. The new moduters accommodates a variety of network applicati Two new integrated analog modem modules -- an eight-port and a 16-port -- expand the role of the Cisco 3600 and 2600 series routers by enabling a wider variety of remote access applications in one product. The routers' modulalows customers to upgrade network components inies enables consolidation of branch office equipfor simplified product configuration. Increasost popular interfaces offered on the 3600 series -- 10/100-Mbps Ethernet and ISDN PRI ISDN PRI Integrated Services Digital Network Primary Rate Interface (also seen as ISDN-PRI) -- onto a single module. Combining the two separate modules into one enables increased 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. interface density on all Cisco 3600 routers and lowers the entry price for hybrid ISDN/analog dial access applications for branch office connectivity. "Used in combination with digital modems, the new mixed-media network modules for the 3600 series provide my users with faster connect times and greater performance -- with the added benefit of a lower price per port," said Jim Williams Jim or Jimmy Williams can refer to: In American football:
(2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. in Durham, N.C. Similarly, the new ISDN PRI and BRI See ISDN. BRI - Basic Rate Interface modules for the Cisco 2600 series routers bring increased versatility and cost-effectiveness to network managers planning to deploy ISDN in small branch offices. The Cisco 2600 series can now support up to two PRI and 10 BRI connections per chassis, increasing router efficiency and lowering entry prices for ISDN dial access. Pricing and Availability Solutions based on the new integrated analog modems for the Cisco 3600 and Cisco 2600 series routers are priced from $400 per port and are immediately available. The eight new mixed-media modules for the Cisco 3600 series routers are priced between $4,450 and $6,450 and provide a cost-effective, sub-$500 per port price for V.90 capable digital modems. The mixed-media modules will be available worldwide in September 1998. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at http://www.cisco.com. Note to Editors: Cisco, Cisco Systems and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks and Fast Step is a trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.
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