Components Developer Announces Plan For Third-Generation LAN Switching Technology.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1997--Vertex Networks Inc., a developer and marketer of components for LAN switching
LAN switching is a form of packet switching used in local area networks. Switching technologies are crucial to network design, or to that minority of LANs that are used outside the home. applications, Monday announced its entry into the LAN switching marketplace. The two year old company's mission is to provide high performance, cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. Third-Generation solutions for the emerging LAN switching and WAN access markets. A fabless 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. developer, the company is focused on the high-growth segment of the LAN switching market, with the specific objective of developing and supporting leading 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. LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. and software. "We have developed what we consider Third-Generation ASICs so that our customers can compete successfully in the LAN switch A network device that cross-connects clients, servers and network devices. Also known as a "frame switch," stand-alone LAN switches are common in all Ethernet networks. A four-port switch is also typically built into a wired or wireless router for homes and small business (see wireless marketplace," said Martin Chen, chief executive officer of Vertex. "Third-Generation technology offers a more robust, standards-based feature set for developing more powerful switches." Vertex reduces the system development effort and time-to-market for its customers by providing standard chip-sets, reference designs and software, along with the advanced features and a low system cost necessary to compete successfully. The company's products are developed by a design team that demonstrates a broad range of knowledge and experience in system architecture, software, protocols and communications ICs. The XpressFlow 2001 The first product to be made available by the company is the XpressFlow 2001 series of 10/100 Ethernet switch A device that connects clients and servers to each other in an Ethernet network. See switched Ethernet. chips and software. The XpressFlow 2001 series allows LAN switch manufacturers to develop products with a customized set of Third-Generation features including: -0-
-- full-duplex flow control for reducing lost packets in full
duplex environments
-- VLAN level 1 and 2
-- VLAN tagging for a standard method to pass information
between switches
-- QoS-readiness with 4 levels of priority for defining classes
of communication services such as video, voice, connection-
oriented data and best-effort data
-- upgrade path to VLAN level 3 and layer 3 switching
-- roadmap for Gigabit Ethernet and ATM links for a future
upgrade path
Developed with a highly scaleable and flexible architecture, the XpressFlow 2001 series supports implementations across a broad range of bandwidth performance. From a simple unmanaged 8-port Ethernet switch to a fully managed 32-port switch with 24 Ethernet and 8 Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. ports, XpressFlow chipsets need very little glue logic A simple logic circuit that is used to connect complex logic circuits together. For example, an ASIC chip may contain large functions, such as a microprocessor, memory block or communications block, which are tied together via small amounts of glue logic. for a clean and efficient implementation. Available with the XpressFlow 2001 is a complete set of software modules, 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. and 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. management facilities. Vertex also offers its customers evaluation boards and kits and a full training program to reduce development time and effort. Samples of the XpressFlow 2001 will be available in the fourth quarter of this year. Company Information For more information on Vertex Networks Inc. visit the company's Web site at http://www.vertex-networks.com . Vertex Networks Inc. is a developer and marketer of components for LAN switching applications. The two year old company's mission is to provide high performance, cost-effective Third-Generation solutions for the emerging LAN switching and WAN access markets. A fabless ASIC developer, the company is focused on the high-growth segment of the LAN switching market, with the specific objective of developing and supporting leading LAN LSI and software. Vertex reduces the system development effort and time-to-market for its customers by providing standard chip-sets, reference designs and software, along with the advanced features and a low system cost necessary to compete successfully. The company's products are developed by a design team that demonstrates a broad range of knowledge and experience in system architecture, software, protocols and communications ICs. CONTACT: Vertex Networks, Irvine Ken MacLeod, 714/252-8880, x126 kenm@vertex-networks.com or MJ Communications Marissa Jabczenski, 714/858-0068 marissaj@pacbell.net |
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