Cisco Expands Line of Affordable Switches for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses; New Catalyst Standard Edition Models Offer Improved Performance and Software Upgrade Path.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1997--Cisco Systems Inc. today announced the Cisco Catalyst(R) 1900 and 2820 Standard Edition switches, offering small and medium-sized businesses a low-cost, high-speed alternative to shared Ethernet hubs. The new switches complement the recently announced Cisco Catalyst 1900 and 2820 Enterprise Edition switches, with the same compact size and improved performance. The Standard Edition switches can also be easily upgraded to the Enterprise Edition with an optional Enterprise Edition software upgrade kit. The Catalyst 1900 and 2820 Standard Edition switches provide the performance of switching at a price comparable to a managed hub. Deployed alone or as part of a Cisco extended network system of modular, stackable 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. and WAN products, the Catalyst 1900 and 2820 Standard Edition switches are cost-effective solutions for accelerating the performance of individual PCs and existing hub-based workgroups. "Small and medium-sized businesses can now take advantage of high-performance networking solutions that are reliable, flexible and expandable at an affordable price," said Bill Rossi, director of product management for the Small Internetworks Business Unit at Cisco Systems. "With the introduction of the Standard Edition switches, customers now have the flexibility to utilize intelligent switching technology -- allowing a longer-term growth path -- without having to pay extra." High-Speed Switching The Catalyst 1900 Standard Edition switches provide 12 or 24 full-duplex switched Ethernet (networking) full-duplex Switched Ethernet - (FDSE) A Switched Ethernet link which can carry data in both directions simultaneously, doubling transmission capacity from the usual 10 to 20 megabits per second. ports to desktop users and high-speed connectivity between hub-based workgroups. The Catalyst 2820 Standard Edition switches provide 24 switched Ethernet ports and two modular slots, which support a combination of single or multiport Fast Ethernet, 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. ) and Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM) interfaces. Both switches include an Ethernet AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) The network interface used with the original Ethernet. See 10Base5. 1. (tool, product) AUI - Adaptable User Interface. 2. (networking) AUI - Attachment Unit Interface. port. The Catalyst 1900 Standard Edition switches' two high-speed uplinks and the Catalyst 2820 Standard Edition switches' modular uplink allow customers the configuration flexibility and scalability they need to expand their networks. Investment Protection The Catalyst 1900 and 2820 Series Standard Edition switches are upgradable at any time to add Enterprise Edition functionality through the purchase of an optional Enterprise Edition software upgrade kit. The software upgrade incorporates additional Cisco IOS(TM) technologies that include Inter-Switch Link (ISL ISL - Interface Specification Language. Xerox PARC. Interface description language used by the ILU (Inter-Language Unification) system. Includes descriptions of multiple inheritance, exceptions and garbage collection. E-mail: Bill Janssen <janssen@parc.xerox.com>. ) virtual LANs, multiple ATM emulated LANs, Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP), embedded RMON (Remote MONitoring) Enhancements to the management information base (MIB) structure used by the simple network management protocol (SNMP). In 1991, RMON added comprehensive network monitoring capabilities. and later, Fast EtherChannel(R). An upcoming no-cost software upgrade will provide Standard Edition switch users with Web-based management for easy switch configuration using any standard Web browser. Pricing and Availability The Catalyst 1900 and 2820 series Standard Edition switches are available now at starting U.S. list prices of $74 per port. Twelve-port models are priced starting at $1,495, while the 24-port models begin at $1,995. The Enterprise Edition Upgrade Kit is priced at $700 and can be pre-installed or purchased at a later date. About Cisco Systems 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 ) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at http://www.cisco.com -0- Note to Editors: Cisco IOS is a trademark, and Catalyst, EtherChannel, 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. CONTACT: Cisco Systems, Inc. Michael Hakkert, 408/526-4794 mhakkert@cisco.com or Cunningham Communication, Inc. Jennifer Langston, 650/858-3769 jlangston@ccipr.com |
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