Motorola Inc’s Canton, Massachusetts-based Codex Corp has expanded functionality in its Codex 6500 Series of packet switches and packet assembler-disassemblers, including expanded support of multiple network and data processing protocols over a single multi-drop circuit, a multiple-redundant CPU option, delay minimisation features and expanded memory and disk storage capacity. New features include Multipoint X25, a Codex-proprietary protocol that enables as many as 32 drops per line and as many as 256 drops per node. Other network protocols supported are X25, statistical multiplexer protocol Codex Mux Port and Frame Relay. A Bisynchronous Support feature enables connection to IBM environments and lets users concentrate lines by merging data in bisynchronous applications with SDLC and/or asynchronous traffic. Codex 6525 Packet Switches/PADs and 6507 PADs can now connect multiple remote IBM bisync 3270 or 2780/3780 devices to a host site through either a public or private packet network. And a Multiple CPU Option enables users to increase the performance of nodes by adding circuit boards as data traffic increases. This enables customers to enhance throughput of the 6525 Packet Switch by up to 400% while providing redundancy. Other new features of the 6500 Series include Dynamic Data Forwarding, a network storage option with disk drive storage and additional memory for the handling of high-volume, large packet network traffic. Pricing for the packet switches starts at $4,345 and for the packet assembler-disassemblers, $1,750. The 6500 Series is available via the Motorola Codex network worldwide.
