Bay Networks Inc says it will soon begin volume shipments of its first gigabit Ethernet range of products, the Accelar 1000 route switching line. It comprises a workgroup switch the Accelar 1100 and two modular versions, the Accelar 1200 and Accelar 1250, targeted at workgroups, wiring closet and network centre applications. The Accelar routing switches are optimized to route IP traffic by combining Ethernet Layer 2 switching with cut down router capabilities that include only what is required for IP routing. The Accelar 1000 routing switch line comprises the Accelar 1200 routing switch, with an eight-slot modular chassis, provides up to 96 10/100 Mbps ports and up to 12 Gigabit Ethernet ports, and features optional dual redundant silicon switch fabric modules for hot standby and redundant load-balanced power supplies. The Accelar 1250 routing switch, with a modular four- slot chassis, provides up to 48 10/100 Mbps ports and up to six Gigabit Ethernet ports. Module pricing for both the Accelar 1200 and Accelar 1250 is $625 per 10/100 Mbps port and $2,750 for a Gigabit Ethernet port. An entry-level modular configuration is priced at $22,500. The Accelar 1100 stackable routing switch provides 16 10/100 Mbps ports and includes two mini-slots that support a number of expansion modules including a two-port Gigabit Ethernet module or an eight-port 10/100 Mbps Ethernet module. Pricing is $624 per 10/100 Ethernet port or $2,625 per Gigabit port. An entry-level configuration is list priced at $12,000. The Accelar 1000 products include capabilities such as protocol-sensitive VLANs which allow on-going support for legacy protocols, priority queuing which provides support for Quality of Service and Class of Service applications and IP Multicast support.
