IBM Token Ring Users Get a Host of Expert Systems and Trouble-Shooting Features with Shomiti's Portable Surveyor; Shomiti Offers Network Managers an Unmatched Price/Performance Ratio.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)--March 29, 1999--Shomiti Systems, a leading provider of network analysis solutions, has announced Portable Surveyor for Token Ring A local area network (LAN) access method developed by IBM. Conforming to the IEEE 802.5 standard, Token Ring uses a token ring access method and connects up to 255 nodes in a star topology at 4, 16 or 100 Mbps. , the newest addition to its Surveyor Product Suite of network analysis and monitoring products. Portable Surveyor is the perfect analysis tool for field service engineers, consultants, and network managers on the go. It is a combination of hardware and software for laptops. Portable Surveyor combines Shomiti's Windows-based Surveyor and Expert software, plus a custom Ethernet and Token Ring network A LAN access method that uses the token passing technology in a physical ring. Each station in the network passes the token on to the station next to it. Token Ring and FDDI LANs use the token ring access method. See Token Ring, FDDI and token passing. interface and drivers that provide comprehensive error counters and 7-layer protocol decodes. The software/hardware combination allows a Windows 95/98 notebook computer to function as a full-featured network analyzer for Ethernet or Token Ring environments. Multiple network segments of 10/100 Mbps Ethernet or 4/16 Mbps Token Ring may be monitored simultaneously from one Portable Surveyor, giving network engineers a comprehensive and flexible tool in a portable package. Portable Surveyor's Advanced Expert System provides automatic detection and diagnosis of potential network problems in order to avoid costly network downtime. The system generates event summaries, and provides the ability to drill down to detailed diagnosis and suggested solutions. Using full seven-layer protocol, it has the capability to decode any of over 250 different network protocols, including TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , 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. , SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. , SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. , DECnet and others. The Portable Surveyor, a native 32-bit Windows 95/98 applications, provides an intuitive graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , so that users can navigate quickly using pull-down menus, iconic buttons and drag-and-drop. Portable Surveyor for Token Ring will be available in Q2'99, and is priced at $6,995, U.S. List. It may also be purchased in the Portable Surveyor Combo Pak which includes both Ethernet and Token Ring analyzer adapters plus all drivers and the application software for $7,870, US List. For more information, contact Shomiti Systems by phone at 888/SHOMITI or 408/437-3940, via fax at 408/437-4041, or visit the company's Web site at www.shomiti.com Windows 95/98 are products of Microsoft Corporation. About Shomiti Systems Shomiti Systems, which is headquartered in San Jose, CA, leads the industry in network analysis solutions designed for mission-critical networks. The company specializes in silicon-accelerated network analysis products for accurate analysis, monitoring, and diagnosis of high performance networks challenged with the most demanding traffic conditions. The Surveyor Product Suite is a set of unified software and hardware products, which integrate seamlessly under a consistent, intuitive, Windows-based user interface. Shomiti's full line of award-winning products for 10/100 Mbps Ethernet networks includes: the Surveyor product suite (Surveyor, Portable Surveyor for notebooks, and Surveyor Enterprise with Expert and Remote capabilities); the Explorer protocol analyzer; Century Media Module for protocol analysis; the Voyager 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. 2 probe; Century Taps for access to full duplex streams; and the Advanced Test System for developers. Shomiti also provides support for legacy Token Ring networks. |
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