Trapeze Networks Adds Key Network Topology and Voice Enhancements to Its Wireless LAN Mobility System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2003 New Hardware and Software Add Deployment Flexibility, Automate Voice-Over-Wireless IP, Improve Rogue Detection and Support the Advanced Encryption Standard (cryptography, algorithm) Advanced Encryption Standard - (AES) The NIST's replacement for the Data Encryption Standard (DES). The Rijndael /rayn-dahl/ symmetric block cipher, designed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen, was chosen by a NIST contest to be AES. in Hardware Trapeze Networks(TM) today announced significant enhancements to its wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) Mobility System(TM), including new system software and a new family of Mobility Points(TM). The new Mobility System Software (MSS(TM)) enables the Mobility Points to connect to either existing Ethernet switches or the Trapeze Mobility Exchange(TM) (MX(TM)) wireless LAN switch. It extends the Mobility System's support for voice services by integrating SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul ) for SpectraLink voice-over-wireless IP (VoWIP) telephones. It also adds continuous rogue detection and other security enhancements. The new Mobility Points support the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in hardware and 802.11g. Given the Mobility System's award-winning best-in-class mobility, lowest total cost of ownership, and richest set of WLAN services, the enhancements solidify the system's standing as the most secure and feature-rich WLAN solution available. "I chose the Trapeze solution because no other WLAN switch could match its easy and secure deployment of enterprise VLANs for enhanced mobility," said Dominick Arcuri, chief technical officer at CommHub. "These upgrades give me more flexibility in how I deploy the system and the services I run over it, enhancing both its cost efficiency and performance." Support for the market-leading SpectraLink Voice Priority for VoWIP further eases deployment and improves service delivery. "Voice has emerged as a major factor in many businesses deciding to deploy wireless LANs," said Joel Conover, principal analyst at Current Analysis. "Trapeze's support for seamless roaming, even as users cross subnet (SUBNETwork) A logical division of a local area network, which is created to improve performance and provide security. To enhance performance, subnets limit the number of nodes that compete for available bandwidth. boundaries, is critical to enabling applications such as voice that cannot withstand the interruptions that wireless LAN systems typically cause when clients roam." Greater Deployment Flexibility The ability to deploy Mobility Exchanges anywhere in their infrastructure and connect Mobility Points to any 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 enables IT managers to focus on the critical mobility functions of the wireless LAN architecture rather than on topology issues. The system's delivery of Identity-Based Networking, which provides security and services based on a user's identity, remains independent of the topology an IT manager chooses. The update also offers IT managers more choices in radio technologies. The Mobility Points now support 802.11g, and IT can choose single-radio or dual-radio Mobility Points and software-configure the radio technology. Software-configurable radios enable strong investment protection since future migrations to 802.11a, for example, are free. The Trapeze Mobility System continues to support third-party APs as well, enabling the IT manager to control their channel and power settings. Strong Voice Support Trapeze Mobility Points support multiple queues per user which enable a broad range of services including VoWIP. The Trapeze Mobility System extends its support of VoWIP quality of service (QoS) with the integration of SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP). Now the Trapeze system can automatically deliver the required connection quality between SpectraLink 802.11 telephones and SVP servers tied to IP PBXes. Trapeze has a similar partnership with VoWIP vendors Vocera and Telesym. As another means of boosting the performance of the Trapeze Mobility System, this software update supports load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them across Mobility Points. Rogue Detection and Other Security Features The Trapeze Mobility System now supports SentrySweep(TM), which enables Mobility Points to continuously scan the air for rogue APs and ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. users without any interruption to network service. Only Trapeze offers such a broad a range of RF detection configurations: IT can software-configure radios in a Mobility Point to be in Sentry mode, in which the radio continuously performs an RF sweep; in WLAN mode, in which the radio only serves WLAN clients; or in mixed mode, in which the radio predominantly serves WLAN clients but periodically performs an RF sweep. Dual-radio Mobility Points can both serve wireless clients without interruption while they continuously scan the air. To strengthen security, a single radio in a Mobility Point can now sweep both the 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz frequencies. This affords an 802.11b network the required protection against 802.11b and 802.11a rogues. Trapeze also provides the industry's only accurate depiction of rogue locations on a floor plan. The Trapeze RingMaster planning and management tool suite is the only software of its kind to factor in the impact of building obstacles on RF. With this release, RingMaster now runs on Linux, Solaris, Windows 2000 and Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. platforms and integrates with HP OpenView HP OpenView was a Hewlett Packard product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of network and systems management products. In 2007 the entire HP OpenView portfolio was rebranded under the strengthened HP Software name. Network Node Manager. Additional security features include new authorizations, which IT can apply to a user or user group, including the time of day a group can access the WLAN, the type of encryption members of a group must use, and Location Policy Rules, which enables IT to override and reassign AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. authorizations according to a user's location. The MP-200-series Mobility Points support AES in hardware, further enhancing the system's current support for dynamic WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) An IEEE standard security protocol for wireless 802.11 networks. Introduced in 1997, WEP was found to be very inadequate and was superseded by WPA, WPA2 and 802.11i. , the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP See WPA. ), and Wi-Fi Protected Access (networking, security) Wi-Fi Protected Access - (WPA) A security scheme for wireless networks, developed by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). (WPA WPA: see Work Projects Administration. WPA in full Works Progress Administration later (1939–43) Work Projects Administration U.S. work program for the unemployed. ) in hardware. Trapeze Mobility Points also support beaconing of multiple service-set IDs (SSIDs), enabling IT to define encrypted and unencrypted SSIDs to simplify deployment of internal and guest WLAN access. Pricing and Availability The new hardware and software started shipping on December 1, 2003. The MP-200-series Mobility Points have a U.S. list price of $679 for the single-radio version and $899 for the dual-radio version. Updates to the Mobility System Software are free for customers with SafetyNet(TM) service. About Trapeze Networks Trapeze Networks delivers the power of business applications and services to the mobile enterprise workforce. The company's wireless LAN Mobility System enhances productivity, introduces new efficiencies and accelerates business response time by delivering secure mobility to users, pre and post deployment planning and management tools to IT, and seamless integration between wired and wireless. In the first four months of shipping its WLAN Mobility System, Trapeze has been the recipient of five industry awards in recognition of its product and technology strength. Founded in March 2002, Trapeze raised $50 million in venture funding to date and is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., U.S.A. For more information, please visit www.trapezenetworks.com. 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