Monday May 4, 8:23 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
PairGain Introduces Campus-HRS Rate Selectable Solutions for High-Speed Enterprise
Networks
New xDSL products offer greater speed, reach, lower cost and single platform operations
TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 1998-- PairGain Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: PAIR - news) Monday announced the
introduction of Campus-HRS(tm) (HDSL Rate Selectable), a new family of products that allow organizations with private enterprise networks
to interconnect Local Area Networks (LANs), providing remote data and Internet access at high speeds over ordinary copper telephone lines.
Campus-HRS is an extension to PairGain's existing family of campus products, which are currently used by thousands of organizations to
establish high speed links between remote and central sites.
Campus-HRS products offer megabit bandwidth solutions for many applications, including LAN internetworking, fiber backbone extensions,
PBX networking, remote LAN access, Internet access, video applications and distance learning. The systems are designed for use in campus area
networks such as manufacturing and service corporations, school districts, universities, travel and transportation, utilities and energy companies,
government agencies, hospitals and military bases.
''PairGain currently services an installed base of more than 100,000 campus systems throughout the world. The introduction of Campus-HRS
represents the extension of a successful product line, with the end result reflecting more than four years of experience, field expertise and
interactions with customers,'' said Geoff Rocke, Campus Product Manager with PairGain Technologies. ''We listened to our customers, and as a
result, the new Campus-HRS systems are the most versatile, functional and reliable products available.''
Campus-HRS Features/Benefits
New features have been added to the Campus-HRS products, including rate selectability for greater reach, speed and scaleability; and single
platform operations to simplify deployment and management.
HDSL Rate Selectable: The new Campus-HRS products are rate selectable, providing administrators with a wide array of speed and reach
configurations. Campus-HRS transmission speeds are user programmable in 64 kbps increments, and may be configured to transfer data from 64
kbps up to 2.3 Mbps over two copper pairs; or from 64 kbps up to 1.152 Mbps on a single pair. The units will support both standard T1 (1.544
Mbps) and E1 (2.048 Mbps) rates, and will also support both Single-pair DSL (S-HDSL/SDSL) and two-pair DSL (HDSL) configurations,
giving administrators further versatility in the event of copper pair shortages.
The rate selectable feature also enables longer connections between remote and central sites. At speeds of 2.3 Mbps, the Campus-HRS will
support distances up to 12,000 feet using 24 AWG wire. If longer links are required, rates may be adjusted to as low as 64 kbps, thus supporting a
reach of 26,000 ft., or approximately five miles (7.8 km), over 24 AWG wire.
The speed and flexibility of the Campus-HRS products make them the ideal solution for a growing enterprise, offering scaleability from a
single, easy to manage platform.
Single Platform Solution: The Campus-HRS remote access device supports numerous speed/reach combinations and a wide array of network
interfaces, eliminating the need to purchase separate devices in order to deploy different end user services. This single platform solution
simplifies product deployment and management.
Network Management: The Campus-HRS Star Concentrator and remote access device are fully SNMP manageable, and are supported by third
party Network Management Systems. PairGain also offers a Windows(R)-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) network management
application that runs under HP Openview(R) and is supported on Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 platforms. To simplify user setup,
configuration and network monitoring, the Campus-HRS provides front panel controls and an LCD display.
Technical Support: All of PairGain's Campus-HRS products are covered by a five-year limited warranty, and are supported worldwide with
free technical assistance from trained personnel, 24 hours per day/seven days per week.
Campus-HRS Product Family
The Campus-HRS product family consists of both a remote unit and central site platform with an integrated management system that provide a
comprehensive end-to-end campus connectivity solution.
Campus-HRS Remote Access Device: a stand-alone, locally AC powered HDSL transmission unit capable of speeds ranging from 64 kbps up to
2.3 Mbps, including support for both standard T1 (1.544 Mbps) and E1 (2.048 Mbps) transmission rates. The remote units support a variety of
network interfaces, including 10BASE-T Ethernet, V.35, X.21/V.11, RS-530/530A, V.36/RS-449, and embedded CSU versions of DS-1 and
DSX-1 interfaces.
Campus-HRS Star Concentrator: a 14-slot SNMP manageable chassis with modular AC/DC power supplies, front panel set-up, configuration
and monitoring capabilities. A single slot in the Campus-Star houses both a Campus-HRS line unit, which connects with the remote unit, and an
interface card. The Campus-Star installs at the central network hub and operates as a transmission access platform, linking to Campus-HRS
remote access devices. Campus-Star may be deployed in point-to-point and point-to-multipoint configurations for a variety of networked
applications.
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