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To: Smilodon who wrote (1955)	3/6/1998 10:41:00 PM
From: Hiram Walker	Respond to of 4134

Archer, I found a little blurb from CED magazine this month relating to HLIT. Harmonic Lightwaves also got into the game with its PWRBlazer Scaleable Node, which rounds out its line of node receivers to include a mini node, suited to fiber-rich architectures, and a "middle-of-the-road" node which falls between the other two in terms of flexibility. "We came up with a node that can be economically installed , and then could be upgraded easily in the future to handle just about anything the industry could evolve into, whether those services include Internet access, video-on-demand or other interactive services," says Eric Schweitzer, product manager of receiver systems for Harmonic. "Rebuilds are very expensive. And if an operator can put in a node today that has this flexibility, they can avoid having to do a rebuild in the future, which should save money in the long run." Designers of the scalable node split the RF amplifier into two output modules, which allows the user to configure the node for different numbers of outputs. There are also two extra ports which can be used either for direct powering or direct return input to a dedicated return transmitter. "Direct return input is starting to become significant, particularly in PCS systems, where you want to keep the cable return and the PCS return on completely different fibers," says Schweitzer, "so that ingress on the cable TV system doesn't wipe out the PCS communications." The node also contains eight optical module slots. "The other thing we found people were really asking for is redundant powering," says Schweitzer. In response, Harmonic designed the node with two power supplies which operate in redundant modes, and which can be driven by either one of two power buses. But redundancy is not worth much, says Schweitzer, if the node is not monitored. "Unless you monitor the node, you are not preventing outages, you are delaying them, so we have integrated full network management capability." Tim

To: Smilodon who wrote (1955)	3/9/1998 5:54:00 PM
From: Hiram Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4134

Archer, New Media continues to impress me. They have access to IBM's broadband technology in Israel, I wonder if that is their source? First wireless router for broadband networks,and has the ability for 52 MBPS! They are developing a two-way router for wireless. There are many more announcements to come this year on new products,lets hope they are as impressive as this one. Eastern Time Company Press Release New Media Communication Debuts Industry's First Broadband Router for Cable, Satellite and Wireless Networks Enterprise1 is a Unique Solution for Organizations' High-Speed Data and Internet Needs NOORDWIJK, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 1998-- Today at the EuroCable '98 Show, New Media Communication, a subsidiary of Harmonic Lightwaves, Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT - news), introduced Enterprise1(TM), the first router to include the functionality of a broadband receiver. This unique solution links high-speed cable, satellite or wireless networks directly to organizations' Local Area Networks (LAN) for exchanging data and accessing the Internet at speeds of up to 52 Mbps. Enterprise1 enables broadband service providers to offer corporations high-speed Internet access, Intranets, IP multicasting, ''push'' distribution and other premium data services far more cost-effectively than traditional solutions. ''Corporations are demanding ever-faster data and Internet connections as they increasingly rely on the real-time transfer of information to do business. Our Enterprise1 broadband router enables the speed they must have for communicating via intranets, delivering multi-megabyte documents through email and accessing the web,'' said Danny Elbaz, vice president of marketing for New Media. ''Additionally, Enterprise1's support for cable, satellite and wireless networks allows organizations to use the media that best meet their individual needs.'' Enterprise1 is a stand-alone system that installs into an organization's LAN as easily as any standard network device, and can be remotely managed and maintained using New Media's SNMP network management system. The router controls the high-speed downstream connection from the broadband network, routing data to each end-user node on a LAN. Data transmission rates for each user can be set in 64 Kbps increments up to 52 Mbps (faster than a T3 line), which enables the dynamic allocation of bandwidth according to an organization's need and the guaranteed Quality-of-Service (QoS) it has contracted for. The upstream connection is made, where necessary, via cable, dial-up modem, Frame Relay or ISDN. This return path is routed through the Enterprise1 router, which eliminates the need to supply dial-up telco connectivity to each user on the LAN. Future versions will also support a return-path over satellite and wireless networks. To meet customers' security needs, Enterprise1 supports comprehensive data security through IP/DES encryption. The router's support for any LAN environment allows broadband service providers to offer high-speed data services to any organization with a LAN, not just corporations. Potential non-corporate customers can include schools, universities, hospitals and government agencies. Availability New Media will begin shipping Enterprise1 in the second quarter of 1998. Tim