dorl@uwmacc.UUCP (Michael Dorl) (10/21/85)
I have been looking for products to connect base band Ethernets supporting IP. Products that use a broad band net and are protocol independent are of the most interest. So far, I have found the following products... Ungermann-Bass Inc. (408) 496-0111 Buffered repeater. Connects Ethernets using 5Mbps/10mhz broadband channel using CSMA/CD. Protocol independent but does no filtering. All packets are broadcast to all nets. Price ~ $3800. Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) LAN Bridge 100 (10/10 router) Connects Ethernets using 10Mbps point to point links on fiber or coax. Price ~ $8000. Protocol independent. Applitek (617) 246-4500 NI10/E connects Ethernets using various protocols over 10Mbps/6Mhz broadband channel. Protocol independent; does filtering so local traffic is not sent to backbone or to other nets. Price ~ $12750; you also need a NI10/T to serve as a NCC at ~ $7500. Bridge Technology (415) 969-4400 Bridge makes several products in the GS/x line to connect networks. They offer mainly IP and XNS support. The GS/6 connects XNS or IP Ethernets over a 2Mbps/6Mhz CSMA backbone. Price is ~ $10500; you need a CS/100 at $3900 for a NCC. 3M Interactive Systems (612) 736-3035 They have a product that does internetwork routing for IP or ISO Ethernet networks. The backbone is broadband using 802.4 token bus operating 10Mbps using 12Mhz. Price is $7250 but you need a $27740 NCC. Vitalink - Translan (415) 968-5465 Translan connects nets over point to point or satellite links. Too expensive for me! If you know of any others, please let me know. Michael Dorl MACC - University of Wisconsin 1210 W. Dayton St. Madison, WI 53706 Phone (608) 262-0466