Xylan and NSC join forces to extend virtual LANs across the enterprise.CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 1995--Xylan Corp. Tuesday announced that Bytex, a division of Network Systems Corp., will market Xylan's switching technology. The new product will be the Bytex Enterprise LAN Switch (ELS). It will allow network managers to combine Xylan's advanced any-to- any switching with the powerful wide-area capabilities of NSC's Enterprise Routing Switch (ERS ERS, n.pr See extended rotated side-bent. ). The partners will support a common trunking protocol. This will allow Xylan's AutoTracker virtual LANs to be effectively coupled into the ERS on high-speed connections such as 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. and ATM. The ERS can then attach them to virtual LANs at remote sites. The agreement will be formally announced at Networld+Interop 95 on March 28. Shipments will begin next month. The Bytex ELS is available in five- and nine-slot versions. It supports up to 64 Ethernet and up to 48 token-ring ports. Its modular design allows any combination of token ring, Ethernet, FDDI, TP-PMD (Twisted Pair-Physical Medium Dependent) An ANSI standard for an FDDI network that uses UTP instead of optical fiber. See CDDI. and ATM modules. Cost per Ethernet port is currently about $800. Minneapolis-based Network Systems Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Storage Technology Corp., provides comprehensive solutions for implementing high-performance enterprise networks. Xylan xylan /xy·lan/ (zi´lan) any of a group of pentosans composed of xylose residues; major structural constituents of wood, straw, and bran. is a leader in LAN switching technology. Its products connect all major 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. types at wire speed, with full translation. Low cost is coupled with powerful software features, including: AutoTracker virtual LANs; ATM PVCs, SVCs and LAN Emulation; IP and 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; and graphical network management. Xylan's OmniSwitch product line includes a broad range of platforms, all of which use the same hardware technologies and run the same code. Extensive redundancy and reliability features are integrated into the products. CONTACT: Xylan Corp., Calabasas Douglas Hill, 818/880-3500, ext. 3518 818/880-3505 (fax) or Tony Fisch Consulting Tony Fisch, 818/501-6608 818/501-1303 (fax) |
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