Bay Networks' New BayStack 450 Switch Outperforms 3Com SuperStack II Switch 3300 and Intel Express 510T Switch in Recent Tolly Group Evaluation
Business Wire - August 05, 1998 14:45
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1998--
The BayStack 450 Switch Delivers on Backplane Capacity Promise, Unlike Competitive
Offerings
Bay Networks(R), Inc. (NYSE:BAY) today announced that the recently introduced
BayStack(tm) 450 Switch outperforms the 3Com SuperStack II Switch 3300 and Intel
Express 510T Switch in a recent 10/100 stackable switch performance test conducted by
The Tolly Group, a strategic consulting and independent testing organization.
The test focused on backplane capacity and throughput over Fast Ethernet for all three
stackable switches.
"The BayStack 450 Switch outperformed the SuperStack II Switch 3300 and the Intel 510T
Switch in steady-state throughput tests," said Kevin Tolly, president and CEO of The Tolly
Group. "In addition, the tests revealed that the BayStack 450 Switch delivers on its
backplane capacity promise."
Preliminary documentation of test results from The Tolly Group test (available in the 'press
room' at tolly.com) demonstrated that the BayStack 450 Switch:
-- Delivered highest Gbit/s data throughput performance at 2.4
Gbit/s compared to 3Com's 1.4 Gbit/s, and Intel's 0.4 Gbit/s and;
-- Provided the best packet per second (pps) throughput at 3.0 mpps,
compared to 3Com's 1.3 mpps and Intel's 0.6 mpps.
The Tolly Group benchmarked the actual backplane capacity for all three stackable switches
in the single switch configuration. The BayStack 450 Switch performed at 2.4 Gbit/s on 24
full-duplex Fast Ethernet ports using 1,518 byte frame size traffic. The test results for the
BayStack 450 Switch were limited only by number of ports and not backplane capacity. In
contrast, 3Com advertised 2.1 Gbit/s backplane speed but delivered only 1.4 Gbit/s of actual
capacity, both with and without flow control. This is an estimated 56 percent of advertised
capacity. Similarly, Intel advertises 2.1 Gbit/s but provided only 0.4 Gbit/s, or 16 percent of
advertised capacity.
Further, The Tolly Group tested each device on 24 full-duplex Fast Ethernet ports using 64
byte packets in order to measure aggregate maximum packets per second. Again, the
BayStack 450 Switch outperformed the 3Com and Intel switches by a wide margin with 3.0
mpps. The Intel 510T Switch passed 0.6 mpps of aggregate frames per second and
performed at 16.7 percent of theoretical maximum. The 3Com SuperStack II 3300 Switch,
while somewhat better, delivered 1.3 mpps, a 36 percent of theoretical maximum. The
complete results will be available in test summary, document No. 8286 on August 31, 1998
on The Tolly Group web site.
"The Tolly Group tests illustrate that the BayStack 450 Switch is the best-in-class
performance switch in its category, with industry-leading backplane capacity," said Lloyd
Carney, executive vice president and general manager of Bay Networks' Business Products
Group. "With the introduction of the BayStack 450 Switch, Bay Networks is now offering
the industry's most affordable, enterprise-class Ethernet switching solution. The combination
of BayStack 450 Switches in the wiring closet and Accelar(tm) Routing Switches in the
backbone, creates the most compelling price/performance solution on the market today."
About the BayStack 450 Switch
BayStack 450 Switches are 10/100/1000 Ethernet switches featuring fail-safe stackability,
optional Gigabit Ethernet uplinks, and advanced software features. BayStack 450 Switches
are designed to provide high-density, high-performance switching for Enterprise wiring
closets, and to provide fail-safe scalability and advanced traffic management capabilities for
rapidly growing networks in demanding environments.
BayStack 450 Switches also include application intelligence features such as VLAN trunking,
priority queuing, and IGMP snooping, for an enterprise-class integrated solution with Bay
Networks' Accelar Routing Switches. Together, BayStack 450 Switches and Accelar
Routing Switches also provide network resilience with redundant Multilink Trunking, Linksafe
redundant uplink ports, and advanced management with RMON on every port, complete
integration into Optivity(R) network management software, and web-based management.
BayStack 450 Switches come in 24 and 12 port configurations, each with a modular Media
Dependent Adapter (MDA) slot, as well as a cascade stacking module slot.
About The Tolly Group
The Tolly Group, based in Manasquan, NJ, is recognized worldwide for its expertise in
assessing leading-edge technologies. For more information on The Tolly Group's services,
visit its web site at tolly.com, email info@tolly.com, call 800/933-1699,
732/528-3300, or fax 732/528-1888.
About Bay Networks -- Where Information Flows(tm)
Bay Networks, Inc. (NYSE:BAY) is a leader in the worldwide networking market, providing
a complete line of products that serve corporate enterprises, service providers and
telecommunications carriers. The company offers frame and ATM switches, routers, shared
media, remote and Internet access solutions, IP services and network management
applications, all integrated by Bay Networks' Adaptive Networking strategy. With
headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Bay Networks markets its products and services around
the world, providing 7x24 support coverage. For additional information visit the company's
World Wide Web site at baynetworks or call 800-8-BAYNET.
This release, other than historical financial information, contains forward-looking statements
that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future
events or results. For instance, factors which could cause results to differ from future events
include the timing of customer orders, the rate of adoption of new technologies in the data
networking market, and competitive pricing actions, among others. Readers are referred to
the documents filed by Bay Networks with the S.E.C., specifically the most recent reports on
forms 10-K and 10-Q, which identify important risk factors which could cause actual results
to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Bay Networks and Optivity are registered trademarks of Bay Networks, Inc. BayStack,
Accelar and 'Bay Networks Where Information Flows,' are trademarks of Bay Networks,
Inc. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective holders.
CONTACT: Bay Networks
Neha Mirchandani, 408/495-2489
nmirchan@baynetworks.com
Ellen Roeckl, 408/495-3083
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