Cabletron Speeds Up Internet Applications Using Maker's MXT4400 Traffic
Stream Processor
GENEVA, Oct 11, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Telecom'99-(Booth
1111)--Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS) today announced a partnership with
Maker Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAKR) 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.
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CONTACT: Cabletron Systems
Drew Miale, (603) 337-0265
dmiale@ctron.com
or
Maker Communications, Inc.
Roman Kichorowsky, (508) 766-3257
romank@maker.com |
