Content area
Full Text
Cisco Systems Inc., the industry's top router vendor, will formally enter the stand-alone ATM market next month when it begins shipping its first switch. But analysts say the product won't meet the high-speed technology's essential requirements.
Cisco's HyperSwitch A100, starting at $21,900, is similar to many Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switches announced in the past year. It has a 16-slot chassis that supports add-in interfaces for 100-Mbps Transparent Asynchronous Transceiver/Receiver Interface (TAXI), 155Mbps ATM, and 155Mbps...