The ASN easily integrates into the enterprise internetwork, supporting
all major LAN and WAN media and protocols. The ASN's LAN and WAN
interfaces (Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, Synchronous and ISDN BRI)
meet the connectivity needs for remote and campus offices by offering
the modularity and flexibility to build configurations with
industry-leading price/performance. The Motorola 68040 processor in
the ASN's highly integrated design easily maintains high forwarding
and filtering rates, regardless of the number of protocols and network
interfaces used - even when processing SNMP management inquiries. The
ASN supports all major
network and bridging protocols, including DLSw for industry-standard
IBM integration. Using Synchronous interfaces for SDLC allows further
consolidation of IBM SNA and LAN traffic. For mission-critical
applications in remote offices, the ASN supports Dial Back-up and
bandwidth on demand. Uniform Traffic Filters, Traffic Prioritization
and Data Compression optimize bandwidth and maximize traffic control.
The ASN's fault-resilient system software ensures high network
availability. Wellfleet EZ-Install, EZ-Configure and EZ-Update simplify
ASN installation, configuration and software maintenance. The ASN is
easily configured and monitored via Bay Networks Optivity/Internetwork
The ASN complements the Wellfleet Access Node (AN (TM)), Backbone Link Node (BLN (TM)) and Backbone Concentrator Node (BCN (TM)) to satisfy all connectivity, performance and availability requirements ranging from cost-effective workgroup or remote site access to high-performance, highly available network hubs. The Wellfleet router family connects up to 52 network interfaces and delivers aggregate system forwarding performance up to 760,000 packets/second.
The ASN stackable design provides for highly scalable system growth. The ASN also maximizes connection flexibility by supporting Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, Synchronous and ISDN BRI interfaces. The ASN's support of all major LAN and WAN protocols further maximizes connectivity and interoperability in multivendor, multiprotocol environments. Additionally, enterprise-wide connectivity is extended to small remote sites through Dial-on-Demand support.
The ASN's distributed, fault-resilient system software maximizes
availability in a stack configuration. Also, the ASN's dynamic
reconfiguration and online operational unit
servicing (hot swap) allow changes in hardware and software to be made
without disrupting network operation. Uninterrupted remote office
network operation is ensured by the ASN's Dial-Backup feature, which
provides a backup link to the backbone in case the primary link fails.
Additionally, bandwidth on demand support establishes supplemental
dial connections if the primary link becomes congested. The ASN also
ensures continued operation by supporting alternate path routing to
the backbone via two different sites. Multiline Circuits, Uniform
Traffic Filters, Traffic Prioritization and Data Compression increase
available bandwidth and optimize network efficiency. Based on the high-end technology of the Backbone Node, the ASN uses an
MC68040 microprocessor to deliver the performance required for the
most demanding internetworks. A four-unit ASN supports an aggregate
forwarding performance of up to 200,000 packets/second. The ASN's DRAM and Fast
Packet Cache hardware options and Dynamic Software Builder and Loader
software features ensure network performance by optimizing individual
system memory requirements. The router's innovative architecture allows stacked ASNs to be managed
as a single routing platform, simplifying management of growing
internetworks. EZ-Install reduces installation time and expense by
enabling the ASN to automatically obtain its configuration from a
central site. The ASN's EZ-Update feature enables new router software
and/or configuration files to be downloaded easily and safely.
Configuration time and expense are reduced by Site Manager's
EZ-Configure, which enables configuration templates to be copied among
multiple sites with similar attributes.
Ensures Network Availability
Maintains Network Performance
Simplifies Network Manageability
Features
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Routers & Bridges: Bay Networks Access Stack Node Systems - BAY-30001