Data Communications Magazine Awards Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router 8000 Its Elite 'Hot Products' Award.ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 1999-- Industry's hottest enterprise backbone switch provides customers best value, performance, and functionality Cabletron Systems (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CS), the premier provider of enterprise-class networking solutions, today announced that the SmartSwitch Router (SSR (Scalable Sampling Rate) See AAC. SSR - Scalable Sampling Rate ) 8000 has been awarded one of the industry's most prestigious honors -- the Data Communications "Hot Products" award for the Internetworking/IP Tools--Backbone Switch category (published January 1999). The SmartSwitch Router has been shipping since May of 1998 and has taken a commanding presence in the Layer 3 switching market. According to a recent Dell'Oro Group study, the SmartSwitch Router holds an impressive 33% market share in the chassis-based Layer 3 switch category. Cabletron also is a leader in chassis-based Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet ports shipped with 22.4% market share. SmartSwitch Router Solutions Offering the most compelling price/performance solution in the industry, all members of the SmartSwitch Router family (8000, 8600 and 2000), support 10/100/1000 switching and IP & IPX (Internetwork Packet EXchange) The network layer protocol in the NetWare operating system. Similar to the IP layer in TCP/IP, it contains a network address and allows messages to be routed to a different network or subnet. routing at Layers 2, 3 and 4 and are standards compliant - including 802.1p, 802.1q, RIP, OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) A routing protocol that determines the best path for routing IP traffic over a TCP/IP network based on distance between nodes and several quality parameters. , BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). , 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 RMON2. Additionally, the SSR's switch Layer 4 application flows providing application-level control, Quality of Service (QoS), security and accounting of network traffic. Unique in the industry, all members of the SSR family offer WAN interface support -- serial and High-Speed Serial Interface The High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI) is a differential ECL serial interface standard developed by Cisco Systems and T3plus Networking primarily for use in WAN router connections. It is capable of speeds up to 52 Mbit/s with cables up to 50 feet in length. (HSSI (High-Speed Serial Interface) A serial interface with transmission rates up to 52 Mbps. It is often used to connect one or more LAN routers and network devices to a T3 line, which provides 44.736 Mbps. ) of various leased line services from DS-0 (56 kilobit) to STS-1 (8 Mbps). Since it began shipping, the SSR family has won a host of industry honors including: awards from The Tolly Group "Up to Spec," Mier Communications "Networks As Advertised," The Silicon Valley Networking Lab "Benchmarked," CTI's "Product of the Year," Network Computing's Editor's Choice, and InternetWeek's "InternetWeek Approved," "Best-in-Breed," and "Best of the Best." About Cabletron Cabletron Systems, the premier provider of enterprise-class networking solutions, delivers dependable network access and communications to millions of people worldwide. With scaleable products designed for Fortune 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron provides simple, reliable and cost-effective business solutions for the information age. Cabletron's web site can be reached on the Internet at http://www.cabletron.com. Note to Editors: The Dell'Oro web site can be reached on the Internet at http://www.delloro.com. |
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