more details on CSCO's AS5800, part II
The router shelf can be upgraded to support a Cisco 7500 or
12000 Gigabit Switch Router, Cisco said. The AS5800 also
supports Signaling System 7 (SS7), which enables users to
integrate and interoperate with large-scale voice infrastructures
in the public switched telephone network (PSTN). With SS7, the
AS5800 also can off-load voice switches in the PSTN.
Managing traffic
For management, Cisco rolled out the SC3640 System Controller
for the AS5800. The SC3640 provides local data collection and
parameter monitoring so WAN links are not backed up with
management traffic.
Cisco has been steadily gaining share in the dial access
concentrator market. Through the third quarter of 1997, Cisco held
a 14.9% share of the $437.8 million in worldwide access
concentrator revenue, up from 14.2% in the second quarter of
1997, according to Dell'Oro Group, a consultancy in Portola
Valley, Calif.
Cisco's rivals in this market are Ascend Communications, Inc.
and 3Com Corp. Ascend lost market share between the second
and third quarters, dropping from 36.5% to 29%, while 3Com rose
from 35% to 41%, according to Dell'Oro. For the fourth quarter,
Dataquest, Inc. projects that Cisco's revenue will rise by 53%
sequentially, while 3Com's will drop by 20% and Ascends will
decrease by 8% on a se- quential basis.
Cisco hopes the AS5800 will help it eventually overtake Ascend
and 3Com. The AS5800 is available now and costs $515 per port.
AS5800 overview by CSCO
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