UB Networks confirms commitment to token ring customers; Expands line of Token Ring Products.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 1995--UB Networks today underscored its commitment to the 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. market by introducing ASM (1) (Association for Systems Management) An international membership organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1996, it sponsored conferences in all phases of administrative systems and management. 5530 Access/One Token Ring RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. Bridge and NetDirector for IBM's NetView for AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. . In addition, UB Networks announced a 25% price reduction for Access/TRax stackable token ring hubs and participation in the Alliance for Strategic Token Ring Advancement and Leadership (ASTRAL), an alliance of token ring vendors dedicated to the advancement and leadership of token ring. "For UB Networks, token ring is a significant market. We are committed to our token ring customers," said Tyrone Pike, senior vice president and general manager, Network Products Division. "With token ring networks expanding at more than 20% per year, UB Networks is dedicating increased resources to enhancing existing and developing new token ring products. "Our token ring solutions allow customers to optimize their network performance and protect their investment. Features such as our jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle bypass technology and our network early warning system are unparalleled in the industry." Unique Switching Architecture The ASM5530 Access/One Token Ring RISC Bridge is a multiport token ring RISC-based bridge. It blends switch functionality and token ring bridging Source Route Transparent (SRT (1) (Source Routing Transparent) An IEEE-standard that provides bridging between Ethernet and Token Ring networks. Ethernet LANs use transparent bridging, and Token Ring LANs use source route bridging (SRB). ) permitting users to break up large rings, which may be bandwidth-constrained, into smaller ring segments for better traffic balance and higher performance. With the addition of the ASM5530, Access/One is the first enterprise hub to provide token ring bridging, ethernet bridge/routing, FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. bridge/routing and ethernet switching across a common packet switching A network technology that breaks up a message into small packets for transmission. Unlike circuit switching, which requires the establishment of a dedicated point-to-point connection, each packet in a packet-switched network contains a destination address. bus. "Not even the so-called `super hubs' can provide the level of internetworking and switching integration available today with the PlusBus architecture," commented Pike. The ASM5530 has two token ring ports supporting 4 or 16 Mbps operation and one uplink to the Access/One PlusBUS for high speed card-to-card data transfer. Using the message-switching PlusBUS backplane, communication between multiple rings and corporate backbones is accomplished seamlessly. Like today's available token ring switches, the ASM5530 provides store-and-forward bridging functions. And when using multiple 5530s in a single Access/One chassis, card-to-card data transfer is supported without incurring additional "hops" for each bridge. ASM5530 sends traffic over the high bandwidth (320 Mbps) Access/One PlusBUS backplane, providing both a switch-like fabric and a path to Ethernet, FDDI, and ultimately to an ATM backbone. The ASM5530 will be available in June 1995 and will be priced at $5,995. NetDirector for NetView AIX UB Networks expanded its comprehensive suite of network management tools by introducing NetDirector for NetView AIX. NetDirector currently runs on a Hewlett-Packard OpenView platform and manages networks operating in SunOS and HP UX environments. The NetView for AIX Network Management platform will be available later this year, with pricing to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. in the next several months. Concentrator Pricing from $132 per Port UB Networks announced a 25 percent price reduction for the stackable Access/TRax concentrator and management units, bringing the price per port as low as $132 per port for a full stack. UB Networks is now able to offer its customers a high level of functionality and performance at a very competitive price. Prices on the TRax concentrator modules dropped from $3,795 to $2,895. Prices on the TRax management modules were reduced from $1,995 to $1,595. ASTRAL Participation UB Networks announced its participation in ASTRAL. ASTRAL's mission is to support token ring users and help them prepare for the future of high-demand token ring networking. "We are actively participating in ASTRAL so we can better understand the concerns and issues of token ring users," Pike said. "We are developing products that address bandwidth concerns, token ring-to-ATM migration and enterprise `lights-out' management." Token Ring Solutions UB Networks' token ring products include concentrators, network management supervisors and remote routers for the Access/One hub. The ASM5530 multiport bridge A bridge with more than two ports. There is little difference between a multiport bridge and a switch, such as used to switch Ethernet packets, except that the multiport bridge may introduce some overhead. The switch must be able to maintain the full wire speed of the medium between any two ports. module provides bridging and token ring switching functions. UB Networks' Access/TRax stackable token ring hubs offer all the concentration and network management functions available in the Access/One enterprise hub. UB Networks is a leading, worldwide supplier of network hardware products and is a pioneer in the area of distributed network management solutions. As part of its Access/Anywhere strategy the company offers a full line of enterprise-wide networking products. The company also provides a range of integration services, including consulting, training and technical support. UB Networks is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified and employs 1,100 people in over 50 locations around the world. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , UB Networks is a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Tandem Computers (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. ). -0- Note to Editors: UB Networks, the UB Networks logo and Access/TRax are trademarks of Ungermann-Bass Networks Inc. Access/One and NetDirector are registered trademarks of Ungermann-Bass Networks Inc. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. CONTACT: UB Networks, Santa Clara Colleen Bell, 408/562-7933 E-mail: cbell@ub.com |
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