Quick Eagle Networks Releases 4200 SDSL Ethernet Bridge for LAN Extension.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001 NetWorld+Interop, Booth No. 664 Quick Eagle Networks, Inc., provider of IP access for managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality , today announced its broadband 4200 SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line Ethernet Bridge See Wi-Fi bridge and powerline Ethernet bridge. . This product provides a 7 Mbps 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. extension of up to 11,000 feet on three copper pairs with up to layer 7 performance monitoring capabilities. The 4200 Ethernet Bridge is based on the architecture of Quick Eagle's award-winning 4200 IP Access Platform, but uses SDSL technology to provide multilink LAN extension on up to three lines. The product is also able to run the Quick Eagle Service Application Packs (SAP) developed for the 4200 and 5800 IP Access Platforms, including RMON-1 and 2 performance monitoring and, in the future, flexible port configuration SAPs to add flexibility to the device. "With the new 4200 Ethernet Bridge, we have now extended Quick Eagle's multilink offerings into the cost-effective SDSL market for enterprise customers," said Lana Vaysburd, senior vice president of engineering and product management for Quick Eagle Networks. She continued, "The product is designed to provide back-to-back extension of LAN segments over very long distances, enabling operators of networks in campus environments to effectively leverage their existing copper infrastructure. Our autobaud technology along with the simplified provisioning tools makes the device simple to install and easy to configure, regardless of the quality of the copper wire plant encountered." Quick Eagle Networks' 4200 SDSL Ethernet Bridge features full link resiliency which will automatically insure the data rate matches the available link speed, ramping speed down if links are lost and restoring the speed as links are restored. The devices are also designed to interoperate with commercially available DSLAMs. Quick Eagle has more than five years of experience in the DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary market. The 4200 SDSL LAN Ethernet Bridge is Quick Eagle's second SDSL LAN extender A LAN extender forwards traffic between LANs transparent to higher network-layer protocols over distances that far exceed the limitations of standard Ethernet. A LAN, or Local Area Network, is a high-speed data network (usually employing Ethernet technology) to connect computer . The DL6282 DSL Ethernet Bridge has been available to European customers since 1997. About Quick Eagle Networks Quick Eagle Networks, Inc. is a provider of IP access for managed services and the world's leading provider of multilink access devices at broadband speeds. Through the company's IP Access Platform hardware, Quick Eagle is delivering carrier class IP access with groundbreaking managed services software applications through its many Service Application Packs (SAPs). Quick Eagle Networks' products deliver carrier-class connectivity and world-class managed services applications to ease provisioning, provide monitoring of the network health and proactive network maintenance. With more than 15 years of experience in the carrier access market through its reliable Digital Link products and the Quick Eagle IP Access Platform, Quick Eagle's customers include MCI/WorldCom, Sprint, British Telecom The telephone and communications carrier that provides services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It used to be a division of the British Post Office, but was privatized in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher's administration. , Bell Canada Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc., is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Through its subsidiaries including Bell Canada, Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for , France Telecom and other carriers worldwide. Quick Eagle Networks is an ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9001 certified company, with headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. and sales and distribution offices worldwide. Additional information is available at the company's website, http://www.quickeagle.com/. |
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