3Com to ship new FRADs,
router software
By Stacy Lavilla
In an attempt to offer broader support to legacy
environments, 3Com Corp. will ship this month new
FRADs and software that support the Data Link
Switching Version 2.0 specification.
The Santa Clara, Calif., company will enhance its
OfficeConnect NetBuilder line of networking products
for the small office with the $995 NetBuilder 120 KF
frame relay access device that allows corporations to
integrate legacy devices into frame relay or X.25
networks via DLSw 2.0.
That specification enables Systems Network
Architecture traffic to travel over IP networks, as well as
support for Binary Synchronous Communication, High
level Data Link Control, and Async tunneling, said
3Com officials.
The FRAD comes equipped with one serial port, one
WAN port with an integrated CSU/DSU, and an
Ethernet port.
3Com also will ship next month its latest NetBuilder
software upgrade that includes support for DLSw 2.0.
NetBuilder is 3Com's router operating system
software.
By supporting the second version of DLSw, TCP/IP
connections between routers can now be dynamically
set up and torn down, officials said.
3Com also will complement its existing line of
SuperStack II NetBuilder devices with a 320 FRAD
model that supports DLSw 2.0. The $1,495 unit sports
three serial ports and a Token-Ring interface.
Users can upgrade both the NetBuilder 120 KF and the
SuperStack II NetBuilder 320 FRADs to support IP, IPX
and AppleTalk traffic.
Both the hardware and software will be available
through distributors and resellers. |
