3Com 3C410012A - OfficeConnect Remote 531 Access Router Getting Started Manual page 18

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The range of OfficeConnect Remote units is as follows:
OfficeConnect Remote 511 – Provides connection from
10Base-T or Thin Ethernet (10Base2) LANs to ISDN services for
data transfer between remote sites.
OfficeConnect Remote 521 – In addition to data transfer
facilities, the 521 has a Voice port allowing a telephone (or other
equipment such as a Fax) to communicate via ISDN.
OfficeConnect Remote 531 – The 531 has ISDN and voice port
facilities and the ability to connect via a WAN port to a serial
leased line.
All of the above models are available with U or S ISDN interfaces.
Typically, OfficeConnect Remote is used to interconnect LANs running
protocols such as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) or Novell Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX). Offering full
LAN-to-LAN connectivity at speeds up to 64 Kilobits per second (Kbps)
on each ISDN channel and up to two Megabits per second (Mbps) on
the WAN port (where fitted), the OfficeConnect Remote is a compact
desktop unit with unrivalled price and performance.
The principal features of the OfficeConnect Remote include:
Easy installation, configuration, and support.
Basic Rate ISDN – two 64 Kbps (or two 56 Kbps channels in the
USA) and a 16 Kbps control channel.
Optional voice port.
Optional leased line Wide Area Network (WAN) access port.
Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) management port.
Full IP and IPX routing.
Transparent bridging.
Sophisticated data packet filtering to provide network security.
NetWare protocol spoofing.
Data compression based on an optimized Lempel Ziv (or STAC)
algorithm.
Remote and local management.
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