Supplementary Information - IBM 600 Product Overview

Key Customer Benefits
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• High-speed Token-Ring switching solution (adaptive cut-through further reduces latency)
• AutoSense and auto-configuration capabilities
• TokenPipe and TokenProbe capabilities
• IBM's patented, adaptive cut-through switching technology, enabling the switch to adapt to changing network conditions
• Redundant power supplies and cooling fans (Model 800 only)
• Flexible configuration with rich functionality provided by the UFCs
• FDX Token-Ring support, enabling the doubling of network access bandwidth in a cost-effective manner
• Source-route switching, easing the configuration burden for administrators
• Source-routing bridging, allowing external bridges to be replaced, thereby reducing costs
• Network management capabilities
• Compatibility with all current IBM Token-Ring networking products

Supplementary Information

The following sales tools are available for the IBM 8270 Nways LAN Switch Family:
• Specification sheet:
IBM 8270 Nways LAN Switch Family, G224-4510-02
• Information on the IBM 8270 Nways LAN Switch Family is available at:
www.networking.ibm.com.
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