Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Cabletron Systems (CS: NYSE) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Alfonse Rossi who wrote (5191)	10/12/1998 8:20:00 AM
From: Roy F	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8358

Cabletron Delivers Fiber Optic Connectivity for Next Generation SmartSwitches; New Fiber Solutions Lead the Industry in Capacity, Performance and Affordability October 12, 1998 08:06 AM ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1998--Cabletron Systems CS announced today the next-month availability of fiber connectivity for its highly-successful next generation SmartSwitch 6000 and 2000 solutions introduced earlier this year. These high-performance SmartSwitch fiber offerings allow customers to cost-effectively bring multimedia and other bandwidth-demanding applications to the desktop using Fast Ethernet technology. Building on its 300% market share growth and number two market position for Fast Ethernet over fiber solutions within the last quarter, Cabletron expects to see explosive interest in its next generation fiber offerings due to their tremendous increase in performance, capacity and price. Along with all of the SmartSwitch high-end features, Cabletron's next generation fiber offerings boast a 500% increase in performance and a 100% increase in port density over previous solutions and a price per port that is nearly half that of some competitors. "High performance fiber solutions that extend from the backbone to the desktop have become critical for many organizations particularly within government, education and manufacturing," said Eddie Hold, Senior Analyst at Current Analysis. "Cabletron's next generation SmartSwitches give customers a powerful tool to cost-effectively make that happen." When comparing the next generation SmartSwitch 6000 fiber solution with competing 100BaseFX products from Cisco and Bay Networks/Nortel, Cabletron's offering comes out on top -- Within a chassis configuration using one module: Company & Cabletron Cisco Bay Networks/ Xylan Omni-5 Product SmartSwitch Catalyst Nortel Accelar 6000 5505 1200 List Price/ Port $1,076 FX $2,226 FX $1,905 FX $1,670 FX $509 TX $1,241 TX $1,530 TX $1,513 TX Performance in pps Over 10 2 Million 7 Million pps, 1 Million pps, million pps, pps, 7 Gbps w/ 960 Mbps w/ 16.5 Gbps w/ 3.6 Gbps w/ Centralized Centralized Distributed Centralized Switching Switching Switching Switching Architecture Architecture Architecture Architecture Capacity w/ uplinks Up to 80 Up to 48 Up to 80 Up to 32 100BaseFX 100BaseFX 100BaseFX 100BaseFX switch ports switch ports switch ports switched w/ 5 Gigabit w/ 2 Gigabit w/ 2 Gigabit ports No (or other) or FE uplinks uplinks, Gigabit uplinks 32,000 SAT 24,000 Support 80,000 SAT SAT 32,000 SAT Cabletron has integrated the new standard MT-RJ connector type into its new fiber SmartSwitch 6000 and 2000 modules. The MT-RJ connector is significantly easier to use and less expensive than older fiber optic connector types, making Cabletron the first vendor to deliver truly affordable MT-RJ based fiber connectivity in both the workgroup and wiring closet/campus backbone solutions. In addition, both SmartSwitch fiber products offer integrated High-speed uplink capability using a flexible HSIM or VHSIM for Gigabit Ethernet, ATM (OC-3 future OC-12), FDDI, WAN or Fast Ethernet. Availability and Pricing Part Number Description US List Price Availability 6H258-17 16 Port 100BaseFX $12,995 November 1998 (MMF) Switched Module for SmartSwitch 6000 via MT-RJ connctrs w/ 1 VHSIM slot 2H258-17R 16 Port $12,995 November 1998 100BaseFX (MMF) SmartSwitch 2200 Workgroup Switch via MT-RJ connctrs, includes redundant power supplies and 1 VHSIM slot 6H259-17 16 Port $27,995 December 1998 100BaseFX (SMF) Switch Module for SmartSwitch 6000 via MT-RJ connctrs w/ 1 VHSIM slot About Cabletron Cabletron Systems, the premier provider of enterprise and carrier-class networking solutions, offers dependable network access and communications to millions of people throughout the world under its Smart Networking architecture. With scaleable products designed for Fortune 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron provides simple, reliable and cost-effective business solutions for the information age. Cabletron's World Wide Web site can be reached on the Internet at cabletron.com Cabletron and SmartSwitch are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cabletron Systems.