SiNett tie up with NextHop Technologies

By siliconindia staff writer   |   Wednesday, 08 June 2005, 19:30 IST
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BANGALORE: SiNett Corporation, developer of silicon and software for next-generation network infrastructures, and NextHop Technologies, Inc., the source for network software solutions, today announced a partnership that will enable SiNett's One-Edge-based reference platform, OneRunner, to fully support enterprise-class wireless and wired network access with complete management capabilities. The combination of SiNett's purpose-built OneEdge Switch Processor and NextHop's wireless LAN Controller Software (WCS) is designed to address the enterprise requirements for L2/L3 switching and wireless LAN (WLAN) management including seamless mobility, enhanced security, quality of service (QoS) and advanced traffic management. The OneEdge Switch Processor in combination with NextHop's WCS enables OEMs and ODMs to quickly and cost-effectively build integrated wireless and wired equipment. Moreover, such equipment can be deployed at any layer in the network – at the edge, in the distribution layer, in the enterprise core – and offered at disruptive pricing levels, heralding a new generation of enterprise LAN switching infrastructure products. “We are delighted to work with SiNett to help deliver a reference platform that addresses the challenges of WLAN management - enterprise-class mobility, traffic management, security and quality of service for the enterprise network,” stated Dennis Tsu, vice president of marketing at NextHop. “NextHop is a leader in switching and routing networking solutions, and we've recently extended our Dynamic Network Architecture (DNA) to include WLAN management capabilities. With the integration of our software and SiNett's OneEdge Switch Processor, network equipment manufacturers can now bring powerful solutions to market at a very attractive price point.”

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