APCON INTELLAPATCHTM Switches

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APCONINTELLAPATCHTM Switches
INTELLAPATCH Switches
TM
The Leader in Physical Layer Switching
Automation
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Corporate Headquarters

• Established 1993
• Portland, OR
• Hardware Engineering
• Software Development
• PCB Manufacturing
• Privately held
• 80 Revenue Growth in FY 2003

The Leader in Physical Layer Switching
Automation
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INTELLAPATCHPhysical Layer Switches

• Layer 1 OEO Switch
• Protocol Independent, Data Rate Specific
• Does not read packets or modify data
• Up to 144 Ports, Non-blocking, Any-to-Any
  connections, Wire-speed
• Point-to-Point (full duplex), Multicast (1 to N),
  and Loop Topologies
• Remote switch management via a LAN (TCP/IP) or
  Serial port

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INTELLAPATCH Models

• Fiber Optic (LC connectors)
• Multi-Rate
• (100 Mb/s 3.2 Gb/s)
• Fibre Channel (1 Gb/s, 2 Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, 10
  Gb/s)
• Ethernet
• (100 Mb/s, 1 Gb/s, 10 Gb/s)
• SONET OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 (155 Mb/s, 622 Mb/s,
  2.488 Gb/s)
• FDDI

• Copper
• T1/E1/J1 (RJ-48C)
• 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45)
• Fibre Channel (HSSDC-2)

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INTELLAPATCH Software Products
// Start of Custom C/C Program include
"ApconAPI.h" include ltstdio.hgt // other part
of programs code /// // program entry point int
_tmain(int argc, TCHAR argv, TCHAR envp)
int nResult, nSwitchHandle, nModel char
szIPAddress "10.1.1.160" // open switch 1
on the IP Address nSwitchHandle
OpenNetSwitch(szIPAddress, 1) if (-1
nSwitchHandle) fprintf(stderr, "Cannot
open switch on s\n", szIPAddress) return 1
nModel GetSwitchModel(nSwitchHandle)
printf("Switch Model d\n",nModel) if (-1
! ConnectSwitchPorts(nSwitchHandle, 1, 16))
printf("Port Change Successful!\n") CloseSwitch(n
SwitchHandle) // more program code /// // End
of custom C/C Program

• Windows GUI Software
• APCON CONTROL Software
• Programming Software Tools
• CmdX Menu mode and command line interface
• ASCII Command Set
• C/C API (Application Programming Interface)
• SNMP
• Agent for Windows NT/2000/XP
• INTELLAZONE Software
• Multi-User Proxy, Security, Zoning Logging

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Windows Control Software

• Intuitive drag drop, real time switching
• Presets instantly configure testing topologies
• Port naming eliminates cabling confusion
• Password Security LAN/Serial port lockout
• Temperature and power supply alarms

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INTELLAZONE Software

• Zoning
• Assign users access to zones or specific groups
  of ports
• Switch Proxy
• Allows multiple users to access a single switch
  via TCP/IP or serial port
• Security
• User name and password required for switch
  control
• Read only, Full access, No access
• Logging
• Logs users, switch changes, and commands

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INTELLAPATCH Sales Markets

• Test Lab Automation
• SAN
• Ethernet
• Telecom/Service Providers
• Military/Government
• Enterprise
• Equipment Sharing
• Security
• Avocent Digital Desktops

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Test Lab Automation Benefits

• Automate and schedule system test routines
• Decrease testing costs
• Decrease testing time
• Accelerate product time to market
• Increase test repeatability
• Remote access via TCP/IP

Interoperability Compatibility Test Lab
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Test Lab Applications Reconfiguration

• Reconfiguration of test topologies through
  software
• Wire once, no manual patching
• Electronically move hosts targets, trunking
  tests, move switch blades

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Test Lab Applications Reconfiguration Sharing
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Test Lab Applications Cable Breaks/Port Failover

• Electronic simulation of circuit or line failure
• Up to 144 ports simultaneously
• Schedule and script connect/disconnect sequences
• Hard node failover does not continue to
  transmit frame or packet data
• APS or fabric testing

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Test Lab Applications Analyzer Sharing

• IntellaPatch functions as Electronic Tap
• Electronic sharing of analyzers, probes and
  sniffers
• Schedule and share devices
• Across same test bed
• Different test beds
• Non-intrusive or direct connect

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Test Lab Applications Analyzer Sharing

• IntellaPatch functions as Electronic Tap
• Electronic sharing of analyzers, probes and
  sniffers
• Schedule and share devices
• Across same test bed
• Different test beds
• Non-intrusive or direct connect

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Test Lab Applications Mirroring Data to Multiple
Analyzers
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Test Lab Applications Multicast Traffic
Generators

• Stress routers, switches and networks
• Multicast feature sends Tx port 1 to Rx ports
  2-144
• 1 Return path to analyzer
• Wire speed multicasting
• Reduce traffic generator costs

Multicasting to Multiple Ports
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Test Lab Applications Media Conversion

• Singlemode to Multimode media conversion
• Fibre channel SM to MM
• Gigabit Ethernet SM to MM
• OC-3 SM to MM
• OC-12 SM to MM
• Optical to Copper media conversion
• Fibre Channel optical to copper
• Gigabit Ethernet optical to copper
• Regenerates signal at full strength
• Zero insertion loss

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Enterprise Benefits

• Decrease capital equipment costs
• Decrease maintenance costs
• Decrease operational costs
• Increase productivity
• Remote access via TCP/IP

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Enterprise Applications Equipment Sharing
Switch Sniffers to Different Span Ports
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Enterprise Applications Equipment Sharing
Share Sniffers Across Buildings
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Enterprise Applications Multicast Span Ports to
Devices
Replicate Data to Multiple Devices
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Enterprise ApplicationsIntrusion Detection
Systems

• Amplify tapped signal to IDS
• Mirror traffic to multiple IDS
• Look for different signatures
• Load balancing
• Hard network shutdown from IDS threats

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Enterprise ApplicationsSecurity/Access Control

• Physical level security
• Electronically unplug network connections
• Disconnect individual workstations network
  printers
• Presets control access to entire floors,
  departments or buildings
• Military bases, government facilities, secure LANs

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Enterprise ApplicationsAvocent Cstation

• Software allows electronic moves, adds, changes
  within seconds
• No wiring or infrastructure changes required
• Increase security
• Limit access to individual or groups of Cstations
  
• Data cannot flow through ports turned off
• Remote software management via TCP/IP
• Direct physical access to workstations is not
  needed

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Enterprise ApplicationsAvocent Cstation

• Cold spare protection
• 1N or multiple protection configurations
• Spare switching within seconds
• IntellaPatch connects Cstations to centralized
  workstations
• Remote software management via TCP/IP
• Direct physical access to workstations is not
  needed

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Enterprise Applications Media Conversion
Amplification

• Optical to Copper media conversion
• Gigabit Ethernet optical to copper
• Fibre Channel optical to copper
• Singlemode to Multimode media conversion
• Fibre channel SM to MM
• Gigabit Ethernet SM to MM
• OC-3 SM to MM
• OC-12 SM to MM
• Regenerates signal at full strength
• Zero insertion loss

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