FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact: Tina Soules
Engage Communication, Inc.
(831) 688-1021; Tina@engageinc.com
Engage Communication Announces
support for HDLC Over IP
APTOS, Calif., September 9, 2003 - Engage
Communication, Inc. incorporates the HDLC Over
IP protocol into the IPTube product line. WAN Protocols,
such as PPP and Frame Relay, that utilize HDLC framing
are encapsulated within IP packets for transport via Broadband
IP services such as Wireless Ethernet, Metropolitan Area
Networks, Gigagbit Ethernet, and IP satellite services.
One of the most common layer 2
protocols is HDLC. In fact, many other common layer 2
protocols are heavily based on HDLC, particularly the
framing structure of HDLC: namely, PPP, Frame Relay, Cisco
HDLC, SDLC, SS#7, AppleTalk, LAPB, and LAPD.
IPTubes with HDLCoIP connect to
the leased line interface, V.35/RS530/T1/E1, of an Enterprise's
WAN Router and encapsulate the HDLC frames into an IP
Packet that is sent to the remote site IPTube where it
is presented to the remote WAN router as the original
HDLC frame. Enterprises are able to connect to broadband
IP services through their existing proven WAN infrastructure.
Internal Ethernet networks remain isolated and security
services such as Firewalling are maintained.
Broadband Service providers are
able to transport Enterprise Wide Area Network connections
with inband management of the Committed Information Rates.
Service providers regulate the Committed Information bandwidth
with NX64k resolution. IPTubes connect to the synchronous
serial DTE interface of WAN equipment with very flexible
clocking. The IP Tunnel can also be utilized as a secondary
path for fault tolerant mission critical applications.
"IP Tubes with HDLC Over IP
enables interconnection of WAN networks over very cost
effective and no cost Broadband services" said Mark
Doyle, Engage Communication President. "We are especially
intrigued with the Multipoint Wireless implementations
that supplant Frame Relay networks."
Engage IPTube models:
IPTubeT1
IPTubeE1
IPTubeRS530
IPTubeV.35
About Engage Communication
Engage Communication, incorporated in September 1989,
develops, manufactures, sells and supports premium networking
and telecommunication solutions. Engage has deployed HDLC
based networking products since its inception in 1989.