The Series 4000 range of multiport local net bridges from Magnalink Inc is now available from Oldham, Lancashire-based ML Electro-Optics Ltd: the products interlink local networks over wide area networks using transmission media including DDS, ADN, ISDN, Fractional T1, E1, TI, T2, fibre and microwave; the company claims that for wide-area network data rates between 4,800bps and 64Kbps, the Series 4000-CB bridge provides four times the throughput of conventional bridges and routers, thanks to a proprietary compression algorithm; a local network port and either two or four wide-area network ports are supported; prices for it start at UKP3,500.
