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Lucent Technologies Announces General Availability of Cajun P333R Switch

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Lucent Technologies recently announced the general availability of the Cajun P333R Switch, a key member of its next-generation Cajun P330 Switching System family. This stackable switch enables cost-effective deployment of converged applications, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), mixed media collaboration, and streaming video, at the local area network (LAN) edge. The Cajun P330 Switching System, which includes the P333R model, provides high-performance Internet Protocol (IP) routing and Quality of Service (QoS) policy support, making it an attractive solution for small-to-medium-sized businesses and campuses.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Cajun P333R Switch is a stackable switch that supports high-performance IP routing and QoS policy support at the LAN edge, making it suitable for converged applications such as VoIP, mixed media collaboration, and streaming video.
  • The switch offers integrated, ASIC-based IP routing capability of up to one million packets per second (Mpps) per unit, and features an eight-gigabits-per-second (Gbps) Octaplane stacking architecture that supports up to 10 units in a stack.
  • The P333R switch includes 24-ports of 10/100 megabits-per-second (Mbps) Ethernet connectivity, as well as a front expansion slot that accepts optional modules providing additional ports, Fiber Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet connections.
  • The switch can operate in two different routing modes: full-fledged router mode and EZ2Route mode, which is a self-configuring, IP routing technology designed to simplify the deployment of high-performance, multilayer networks.
  • The P333R switch supports AnyLayer Switch MONitoring (SMON), providing switch monitoring at Layers 3 and 4, and policy engine support for prioritizing voice over LANs using DiffServ and other mechanisms.
  • Lucent's Cajun P330 Switching System, including the P333R model, is available now at a U.S. list price of $4,775.

Statistics:

  • The Cajun P333R Switch offers integrated IP routing capability of up to one million packets per second (Mpps) per unit.
  • The switch features an eight-gigabits-per-second (Gbps) Octaplane stacking architecture that supports up to 10 units in a stack.
  • The P333R switch includes 24-ports of 10/100 megabits-per-second (Mbps) Ethernet connectivity.
  • The switch can be configured with optional modules providing up to 16 additional 10/100 ports, two ports of Fiber Fast Ethernet, or one or two Gigabit Ethernet ports.
  • The Cajun P330 Switching System, including the P333R model, is available now at a U.S. list price of $4,775.

Sources:

  • Business Wire - "Lucent Technologies Announces General Availability of Cajun P333R Switch" (January 17, 2000)
  • Lucent Technologies - "Cajun P333R Switch Data Sheet"
  • Lucent Technologies - "Cajun P330 Switching System Family Overview"
  • Lucent Technologies - "NetCare Professional Services Overview"

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