Cisco Debuts High-Availability, Carrier-Class Universal Access Server AS5800
Cisco AS5800 Enables Service Providers to Offer New, Differentiated
Services
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1998--Cisco Systems, Inc. today
announced the Cisco AS5800 carrier-class universal access server, a highly available solution
for large dial points of presence (POPs) in a single, integrated product. Delivering on the
vision of telephony-scale data networks, the Cisco AS5800 is specifically designed to meet
the demands of large-scale service providers such as PTTs, RBOCs, CLECs, IXCs and large
ISPs.
DASA Architecture for Resilience, Flexibility and High Performance
The Cisco AS5800 is the newest component of the Dial Access Stacking Architecture
(DASA), thereby enabling it to be stacked with other Cisco AS5800s, AS5300s or AS5200s
to create resilient, flexible, high-performance, manageable and cost-optimized solutions for
any size dial pool. By using DASA, the Cisco AS5200, AS5300 and the new AS5800 access
servers are all available as part of the AccessPath(TM) integrated access system. Network
architects can now deploy port densities of more than 10,000 simultaneous connections in a
single telco hunt group.
The Cisco AS5X00 and AccessPath families provide the largest range of dial solutions
available today, from 2 to 500 Primary Rate Interfaces (PRIs). All support Cisco IOS(TM)
software and offer common user interfaces, management tools and network services, enabling
customers to choose the correct product for different parts of their networks without sacrificing
the benefit of consistent operations and services. By providing the industry's broadest family
of compatible products, Cisco enables customers to pick the right starting point for a
''pay-as-you-grow'' rollout without compromising future capabilities.
''5nines: 5minutes'' Availability Meets Service Provider Requirements
Service providers require high availability and carrier-class management for their complex dial
POPs. The NEBS level 3- and European ETSI-compliant Cisco AS5800 has a
Bellcore-recognized mean time between failure (MTBF) of greater than 500,000 hours.
Equipped with hot-swappable cards, power and blower assemblies, redundant and
load-sharing power supplies, fans and modems, the Cisco AS5800 provides availability at
99.999 percent -- a figure which equates to less than five minutes of downtime per year. For
even higher availability, the Cisco AS5200, AS5300 and the new AS5800 are all available as
part of AccessPath integrated solutions that deliver 6nines or 99.99998 percent availability.
''Carriers are notoriously demanding in their requirements and specifications for central-office
equipment -- and these demands now extend to remote access,'' said Brad Baldwin,
Director of Remote Access at IDC. ''Cisco's AS5800 easily meets IDC's list of carrier-class
requirements believed fundamental in delivering true carrier-class remote access servers to
these highly-available, scalable, mission-critical environments.'' |
