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Visara Announces the CNA-8000, a Channel Attached Alternative to Cisco Routers with CIPs, IBM 3172 and 2216 Gateways

Business Wire, March 08, 2010

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Visara International announces the CNA-8000 Channel Network Appliance, a
channel attached gateway communications platform that provides a robust
alternative to Cisco Routers with Channel Interface Processors (CIPs),
IBM 3172 and 2216 gateways. The CNA-8000 can be configured to provide
gateway functions for TN3270 clients, SNA PU2 traffic, and TCP/IP
traffic.

The CNA-8000 host connectivity is provided through single or dual ESCON
interfaces. Each ESCON interface supports up to 16 control unit images
and 256 sub channels.

Network connectivity is provided by a pair of integrated 10/100/1000
Mbps Ethernet interfaces. Additional capacity can be optionally provided
by one additional quad 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet interface. The CNA-8000
may also be equipped with one or more 4/16/100 Mbps Token Ring adapters.
Each network interface can be configured to support TCP/IP and/or LLC2
SNA, and/or TN3270E traffic.

The CNA-8000 Channel Network Appliance consists of an enterprise class
3U rack mountable server platform running Linux software. The server is
equipped with dual RAID drives, three hot swappable power supplies and
several hot swappable fans.

According to Visara International’s CEO Dr. Kenneth A. Bloom: “IBM
and Cisco decided to end their production and support for 3172,
2216 and CIP, leaving customers without an adequate replacement until
the CNA-8000.?

The CNA-8000 can be configured to support up to 8,192 TN3270E capable
clients
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