SDM-9500

Integrate SNA, Legacy Data, LAN Traffic and Toll Quality Voice Over Public Frame Relay, Private Frame Relay or Leased Line Networks

Save Money with Toll Quality Voice, Fax, LAN and Multi-Protocol Communications over Cost-Effective Fast Packet Circuits.

Key Features:

  • Frame Relay Access and Switching
  • Analog Voice and Fax Support
  • SNA and Legacy Data Support
  • SDLC and LLC2 Spoofing and Conversion
  • OSPF/IP/IPX Routing and Bridging 
  • Data and Voice Compression
  • Voice Switching and PVC Bundling
  • Cell-Based Prioritization 

NetPerformer SDM-9500 Integrated 

Access Device responds to the steadily increasing demand placed on enterprise networks. It is rack-mountable with redundant power supplies and independent hot-swappable modules, resulting in superior network performance and reliability. 

By extending integrated voice and data capabilities from the central office, the SDM-9500 delivers the best price/performance of any product in its class.

The SDM-9500 combines advanced voice and data handling technologies with ACT’s patent-pending cell-based multiprotocol prioritization to deliver optimal bandwidth utilization, toll-quality voice and rapid response times for mission-critical applications. 

The SDM-9500’s ability to integrate a wide variety of remote site applications onto a single homogeneous Frame Relay network delivers huge cost savings and a quick return on investment for enterprise network users and service providers alike.

Reduces Line Costs

The NetPerformer SDM-9500 integral data compression enhances bandwidth utilization, giving users better response times. In either public or private Frame Relay networks, compressed data is switched across the network and decompressed at the destination, reducing the necessary CIR or line speed and the number of connections.

Replaces SNA Leased Lines

The SDM-9500 concentrates multiple SNA lines over a single Frame Relay connection. ACT’s patent-pending Cell-Based Prioritization delivers faster response times in the presence of competing traffic. This cell technology combined with extensive emulation (spoofing) of the IBM SDLC protocol ensures reliable and consistent response times for mission-critical applications.

Bundles Boundary Frame Relay Traffic

The SDM-9500 concentrates Frame Relay traffic originating from multiple devices (FRADs), local or remote, onto a single Frame Relay connection or single PVC. The SDM-9500 directs returning Frame Relay traffic to these destination devices, thus reducing the number of required Frame Relay connections or PVCs. Returning traffic may also be switched through a different PVC, onto another NetPerformer FRAD, further reducing the number of Frame Relay PVCs. 

DLCIs are mapped and bundled over a reduced number of necessary PVCs and access points for common destinations. The result is lower access cost for the end-user.

Provision for Line Failure

Should a physical connection fail, the NetPerformer SDM-9500’s Virtual Connections and intelligent analysis of dynamic routing tables provide instant traffic switching over the alternate optimal paths. Dial-backup is also available.

Minimizes LAN Traffic Impact on Delay-Sensitive Traffic

The NetPerformer SDM-9500 routes IP and IPX traffic and bridges all other protocols. ACT’s cell-based processing divides LAN frames into cells. This enables cell-based prioritization of transmitted traffic enhancing SNA response times and minimizing the impact of LAN traffic.

Proven Toll Quality Voice

The NetPerformer SDM-9500 Netvoice Module provides an 8 Kbps ACELP compression algorithm. Tested by the National Acoustic Laboratories in Australia, this algorithm produced a test result of 2.04 QDU. This result rivals the performance of the world’s best public switched telephone networks (PSTN).

Multi-Vendor Interoperability

The SDM-9500 is a standards-based Integrated Access Device compatible with all major Frame Relay switches in use by Frame Relay providers. It implements RFC-1490 to transport IP, IPX and SNA traffic in native format, and SNMP as a common tool to manage multi-vendor networks.

LAN SUPPORT

  • Number of LAN ports: 1 per MPE or MP/TR Module, up to 32 with 4 stackable racks
  • Standards: IP RIP or Static, BootP, OSPF, IPX RIP and SAP, 8021.1D Spanning Tree 
  • Protocol (STP), MAC Layer, Source Route Bridging (SRB) and Transparent Bridging
  • Filter Criteria: Based on protocol/ source/ destination/ SAP address and custom filtering 
  • Ethernet Interfaces: Ethernet II and IEEE 802.2, 802.3, SNAP
  • Ethernet Connectors: 15-pin AUI (10Base5), RJ45 (10BaseT)
  • Token Ring Interfaces: IEEE 802.5, 4/16 Mbps
  • Token Ring Connectors: DB-9 female connector (STP), RJ45 (UTP)

USER/WAN PORTS

  • Maximum Number of Serial Ports: up to 128 with 4 stackable racks
  • Data Expansion Modules: 
  • SDM-9530MP: 4 serial ports, configurable as user or link
  • SDM-9530MP/E: 3 serial ports (user or link), 1 Ethernet
  • SDM-9530MP/TR: 4 serial port (user or link), 1 Token Ring 
  • Interface Types: RS-232, V.35, X.21, RS-449, RS-530 and Universal
  • Connectors: DTE or DCE, DB-25 female, internal/external clocking
  • Circuits: Either leased, switched or Frame Relay
  • T1/E1 CSU/DSU: optional single port G.703/G.704 fractional
  • User ports maximum speed: 2 Mbps
  • Link ports maximum speed with/without compression: 64 Kbps / 2 Mbps
  • SDM-9530 Turbo Option for all Data Expansion Modules:
  • Link ports maximum speed with/ without compression: 512 Kbps / 2 Mbps
  • User Ports Protocols:

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    • SNA: SDLC, LLC2 or Frame Relay RFC1490 (BAN,BNN), Maximum of 64 PUs 
    • per data module, types 1, 2.0, 2.1, 4, 5, 
    • Local SDLC and LLC2 spoofing, SDLC/LLC2 conversion 
    • Legacy Sync: BDLC, HDLC, SDLC, X.25, COP, BSC, DDCMP, VIP, ALC, IBM/RJE, Uniscope, Poll/Select, Siemens Nixdorf, JCA, Zengin,Frame Relay
    • Asynchronous: ENQ/ACK, XON/XOFF, Transparent, CTS/DTR
  • Link Ports Protocols: 
    • Synchronous full duplex HDLC, Frame Relay RFC1490,
    • User-UNI, Network-UNI, Variable Cell Relay 
  • Dialing Protocols: V.25bis, X.21, AT and control leads 
  • Frame Relay

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    • Local Management I/F: LMI, ANSI T1.617/ Annex D, ITU-T Q.933/ Annex A, CLLM or disabled
    • PVC Switching: 96 PVCs per data expansion module
  • Network Topology: public and private Frame Relay, mesh, hierarchical, star, and point-to-point 
  • Automatic node discovery with least cost metric routing
  • Automatic load balancing, dial back-up, time-of-day connect

VOICE SUPPORT

  • Maximum analog voice channels: 24 per chassis
  • SDM-9502VF Voice Expansion Module: 2 channels voice/fax card
  • SDM-9504VF Voice Expansion Module: 4 channels voice/fax card
  • Compression Algorithm: 8 K ACELP with 5.8 Kbps fallback
  • Interface: E&M 2 and 4 wire type I, II and V, AC-15, Loop Start FXS(OPX) and FXO(SLT)
  • Group III FAX: 2.4, 4.8, 7.2, 9.6 Kbps
  • Voice/Fax Line Impedance: 600, 900 ohms and complex
  • Connectors: RJ45 for E&M, RJ11 for FXS/FXO

NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY

  • SNMP Management via ACTview 2000 Network Management System for HP OpenView
  • Menu driven async command port via DB9 male connector
  • Remote Telnet access to command port
  • FTP Upload and Download of software and configuration 
  • Traps, Traces and Extended Statistics
  • Username/Password Security Control, Administrative Filtering

POWER

  • Autosensing 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, -48 VDC. Optional Redundant power supply 

ENVIRONMENTAL

  • Operating Temperature: 0( to 45(Celsius
  • Relative Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS

  • 8 slots per chassis, 4 stackable chassis
  • Size: 48.2 cm x 35 cm x 33 cm

 

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