Cisco Expands Cisco MDS 9000 Family With Products Optimized for SAN Extension.CHICAGO -- Cisco MDS MDS, n See temporomandibular pain-dysfunction syndrome. MDS 1 Maternal deprivation syndrome, see there 2 Myelodysplastic syndrome, see there 9216i, Multiprotocol Services Module Designed for Cost-Effective, Highly Secure Transport of Storage Traffic Over Metro, Wide Area Networks Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc.(R) (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) today added two products to its award-winning Cisco MDS 9000 Family of Multilayer Intelligent directors and fabric switches optimized for transporting storage area network (SAN) traffic outside of the data center, which make them ideally suited for business continuance, disaster recovery, and remote backup applications. Both products, the Cisco MDS 9216i fabric switch and the Cisco MDS 9000 Multiprotocol Services Module, are equipped with 14 Fibre Channel ports (2-gigabits/second) along with two 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. ports, which can be configured to support either Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (FCIP (Fibre Channel over IP) A protocol for tunneling Fibre Channel data across an IP network. Fibre Channel was designed for local storage area networks (SANs), but FCIP extends the distance to remote locations via any IP network. See Fibre Channel, iFCP and IP storage. ) or Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI). Both products support the latest version of the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. for the Cisco MDS 9000, the SAN-OS 2.0 (see today's related announcement), which offers features such as hardware-assisted compression, FCIP tape acceleration, hardware-based IPSec encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. , and extended Fibre Channel buffer credits Buffer credits, also called buffer-to-buffer credits (BBC) are used as a flow control method by Fibre Channel technology and represent the number of frames a port can store. -- all designed to make SAN extension over metro and wide area networks more efficient, less costly, and more secure. "SAN extension, replication, and remote backup are all critical components of an overall disaster recovery, business continuity solution," said Dianne McAdam, senior analyst at the Data Mobility Group. "The Cisco MDS 9216i and the Multiprotocol Services Module deliver these capabilities in a compact and tightly integrated form factor, which further enhances Cisco's multiprotocol SAN switching portfolio." As with all modules in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, the Multiprotocol Services Module is designed for use with any MDS 9000 modular chassis A hardware device that is designed for expansion and accepts a variety of plug-in modules of different types. High-end network switches and routers are often built with a modular chassis. See line card. , specifically the MDS 9500 Series directors and the MDS 9200 Series Modular fabric switches. By choosing from the wide variety of optionally available MDS 9000 modules, customers can deploy scalable, feature-rich storage networks taking advantage of high-performance Fibre Channel switching In a computer storage field, a Fibre Channel switch is a network switch compatible with Fibre Channel (FC) protocol. It allows the creation of a Fibre Channel fabric, that is currently the core component of most storage area networks. , integrated multiprotocol switching, mainframe channel extension, network-hosted storage applications, and now highly optimized SAN extension capabilities. The Cisco MDS 9216i is a stand-alone system and is part of the Cisco MDS 9200 Series, the industry's first fabric switches to offer an expansion slot A receptacle inside a computer or other electronic system that accepts a printed circuit board. The number of slots determines future expansion. See PC data buses. (hardware) expansion slot - A connector in a computer into which an expansion card can be plugged. capable of supporting any of the Cisco MDS 9000 modules. Additionally, the Cisco MDS 9216i shares a common architecture with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, providing industry-leading functionality, scalability and management. Pricing and Availability The Cisco MDS 9216i and the Multiprotocol Services Module are currently undergoing qualification testing with Cisco's storage reseller partners. Pricing and availability will be announced by the individual companies beginning in Q4 of calendar year 2004. About the Cisco MDS 9000 Family The award-winning Cisco MDS 9000 Family is a comprehensive line of SAN switches and directors for storage networks of all sizes and architectures. Comprised of the Cisco MDS 9500 Series directors, the Cisco MDS 9216 Series Modular fabric switches, and the Cisco MDS 9100 Series fabric switches, the MDS 9000 Family is designed to offer high performance and scalability, intelligent network services such as multiprotocol/multitransport integration, Virtual SANs (VSANs), security, advanced traffic management, sophisticated diagnostics and unified SAN management. For more information, go to www.cisco.com/go/mds. The Cisco MDS 9000 delivers the storage networking foundation for the Cisco Business Ready Data Center, which provides an intelligent information network architecture to optimize alignment of data center resources with business priorities. For more information, go to www.cisco.com/go/datacenter. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, this year celebrates 20 years of commitment to technology innovation, industry leadership and corporate social responsibility. News and information are available at www.cisco.com. Cisco, Cisco Systems and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks 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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