Tuesday October 12, 11:31 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
REPEAT/ Cabletron Speeds Up Internet Applications Using Maker's MXT4400 Traffic Stream Processor
New High-Speed WAN Interfaces for Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router to
Deliver High-Performance Traffic Shaping Capabilities
GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 1999--Telecom'99-(Booth 1111)--Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS - news) today announced a partnership with Maker Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAKR - news) in the development of high-speed Wide Area Network (WAN) interfaces for Cabletron's award-winning SmartSwitch Router (SSR) family.
Under the partnership, Cabletron will utilize the Maker MXT4400 Traffic Stream processor (TSP), a programmable engine ideally suited for high-speed Internet services. The TSP Family will lower the cost of development for interfaces ranging from T3 to OC-48 speeds, and will provide advanced traffic management and internetworking services.
''The SmartSwitch Router is being deployed widely in Internet Service Provider (ISP) networks. The adoption of the MXT4400 further demonstrates Cabletron's commitment to deliver industry-leading solutions with features such as traffic shaping that enhance ISP's service delivery capabilities,'' said PG Menon, senior director of product marketing at Cabletron Systems.
The MXT4400 TSP delivers the performance of ASIC-based implementations and provides traffic shaping features that are critical for controlling traffic on the Internet. Cabletron's partnership with Maker Communications underscores its commitment to take a leadership position in the Internet aggregation market for multi-service routers.
''We are pleased that Cabletron Systems has adopted the MXT4400 TSP for the SmartSwitch Router platform,'' said Tom Medrek, vice president of marketing at Maker Communications. ''The MXT4400 allows companies such as Cabletron to deliver routing solutions and a more capable generation of Internet backbone products.''
About Cabletron Systems
Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of world-class networking solutions, delivers reliable network access and communications to millions of people worldwide. With scaleable products designed for Global 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron is the e-business communications specialist in the Internet economy. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange for more than a decade under the symbol CS, Cabletron is an S&P 500 index company. Cabletron's web site can be reached on the Internet at cabletron.com.
About Maker Communications
Founded in 1994, Maker Communications, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets high-performance programmable network processors, development tools and application software for use in a variety of communications systems, including routers, switches, edge devices and access products. Maker focuses on emerging high growth segments of the communications systems market that require sophisticated traffic management and internetworking. The company's MXT3010 Cell Processor and related software target the high-performance segment of the ATM market. The MXT4000 Traffic Stream Processor family and related software will address both IP-based and ATM equipment markets. Maker Communications is based in Framingham, Massachusetts, and is on the Web at maker.com. |
