Lucent Technologies Introduces SuperPipe Multiservice Data, Voice, and Video Access Routers

Strategic Insights -

Lucent Technologies has introduced the SuperPipe 95 and SuperPipe 155, a family of next-generation multiservice data, voice, and video access routers. These high-performance, secure, and scalable solutions enable small to mid-sized companies and large enterprise branch offices to access high-bandwidth applications on the Internet and deploy value-added services such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), intranets, and extranets.

Key Takeaways:

  • The SuperPipe 95 and SuperPipe 155 are high-performance, secure, and scalable multiservice data, voice, and video access routers designed for small to mid-sized companies and large enterprise branch offices.
  • The routers offer high-bandwidth WAN interfaces, including dual Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface (BRI) ports, and in the SuperPipe 155, a port for T-1/frame-relay access.
  • The routers feature the award-winning Lucent SecureConnect solution, which includes built-in IPsec VPN, firewall, and encryption security for building sophisticated intranets and extranets.
  • The SuperPipe routers have a U.S. list price of $1,295 (SuperPipe 95) and $1,795 (SuperPipe 155), with optional 56-bit and Triple DES encryption available for an additional $95 and $190, respectively.
  • The SuperPipe solutions are part of Lucent's VPNWorX, the industry's most comprehensive solution for Virtual Private Networking.
  • The SuperPipe products are supported by Lucent's NetCare Professional Services, a broad set of planning, implementation, and integration services designed to support customer needs in multivendor data, video, and voice networked environments.
  • Infonetics Research analyst Michael Howard has praised the SuperPipe family of multiservice access routers as "very competitive...all-in-one VPN solutions for branch offices, enterprise customers, and power telecommuters."

Statistics:

  • The SuperPipe 95 and SuperPipe 155 routers offer a high-performance 66 MIPS processor, more than 10 times the performance of Lucent's existing Pipeline routers.
  • The SuperPipe 155 has an additional T-1/frame-relay port, offering more bandwidth and scalability options for customers.
  • The SuperPipe solutions are supported by Lucent's NetCare Professional Services, which are available immediately.
  • The SuperPipe 95 has a U.S. list price of $1,295, and the SuperPipe 155 has a U.S. list price of $1,795.
  • The optional 56-bit and Triple DES encryption for the SuperPipe routers has a U.S. list price of $95 and $190, respectively.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Lucent Technologies Introduces SuperPipe Multiservice Data, Voice, and Video Access Routers" (August 23, 1999)
  • Infonetics Research, Michael Howard, "Lucent's SuperPipe Family of Multiservice Access Routers"
  • Lucent Technologies, "SuperPipe Product Information"
  • Lucent Technologies, "NetCare Professional Services"
  • Lucent Technologies, "VPNWorX Product Information"