Array of Products to be Introduced This Year

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 28, 1994 -- A new internetworking architecture that provides a blueprint for the merging of today's router-based networks with emerging switching technologies such as ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode), LAN switches and "virtual LANs," has been unveiled by Cisco Systems.

The new CiscoFusion[TM] architecture will enable organizations to build intelligent, switched internetworks powerful enough to handle the new generation of high-bandwidth applications (e.g., multimedia), yet flexible enough to support an array of users, from those sharing Ethernets on legacy hubs to "power users" who want dedicated high-speed ATM to the desktop. Using an approach called intelligent multilayer switching, the CiscoFusion architecture is designed to overcome existing technical limitations of switch-based network technology to ensure sustainable growth, security and ease of use.

Products to be rolled out over the next year in support of the CiscoFusion concept include an ATM router interface and ATM switch that together make up the first complete solution for ATM-LAN backbones; a five-slot router model, the Cisco 7010, in the high-end Cisco 7000 family; a Silicon Switch Processor that more than doubles Cisco 7000 family speed; and Catalyst, the first intelligent Ethernet/FDDI switch for client-server workgroups.

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Posted: Mar 1 09:06:30 1994