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INTELLAPATCH Switches

Switches TM The Leader in Physical Layer Switching & Automation 1

Corporate Headquarters Established 1993 Portland, OR Hardware Engineering Software Development PCB Manufacturing Privately held 80% Revenue Growth in FY 2003 The Leader in Physical Layer Switching & Automation

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I NTELLA P ATCH Physical Layer Switches Layer 1 OEO Switch

Protocol Independent, Data Rate Specific Does not read packets or modify data

Up to 144 Ports, Non-blocking, Any-to-Any connections, Wire-speed Point-to-Point (full duplex), Multicast (1 to N), and Loop Topologies Remote switch management via a LAN (TCP/IP) or Serial port

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INTELLAPATCH Models Fiber Optic (LC connectors)

Multi-Rate (100 Mb/s – 3.2 Gb/s) Fibre Channel (1 Gb/s, 2 Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, 10 Gb/s) Ethernet (100 Mb/s, 1 Gb/s, 10 Gb/s) SONET OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 (155 Mb/s, 622 Mb/s, 2.488 Gb/s) FDDI

Copper

T1/E1/J1 (RJ-48C) 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45) Fibre Channel (HSSDC-2) 4

// Start of Custom C/C++ Program #include "ApconAPI.h" #include // other part of programs code /// { // program entry point int _tmain(int argc, TCHAR* argv[], TCHAR* envp[]) int nResult, nSwitchHandle, nModel; char szIPAddress[]= "10.1.1.160"; // open switch 1 on the IP Address nSwitchHandle = OpenNetSwitch(szIPAddress, 1); if (-1 == nSwitchHandle) { fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open switch on %s\n", szIPAddress); return 1; } nModel = GetSwitchModel(nSwitchHandle); printf("Switch Model = %d\n",nModel); if (-1 != ConnectSwitchPorts(nSwitchHandle, 1, 16)) printf("Port Change Successful!\n"); CloseSwitch(nSwitchHandle); } // more program code /// // End of custom C/C++ Program

INTELLAPATCH Software Products Windows GUI Software

APCON CONTROL Software

Programming Software Tools

CmdX: Menu mode and command line interface ASCII Command Set C/C++ API (Application Programming Interface)

SNMP

Agent for Windows NT/2000/XP

INTELLAZONE Software

Multi-User Proxy, Security, Zoning & Logging 5

Windows Control Software Intuitive drag & drop, real time switching Presets instantly configure testing topologies Port naming eliminates cabling confusion Password Security: LAN/Serial port lockout Temperature and power supply alarms

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I NTELLA Z ONE Software Zoning

Assign users access to zones or specific groups of ports

Switch Proxy

Allows multiple users to access a single switch via TCP/IP or serial port

Security

User name and password required for switch control Read only, Full access, No access

Logging

Logs users, switch changes, and commands 7

I NTELLA P ATCH Sales Markets Test Lab Automation

SAN Ethernet Telecom/Service Providers Military/Government

Enterprise

Equipment Sharing Security Avocent Digital Desktops 8

Interoperability & Compatibility Test Lab Test Lab Automation Benefits Automate and schedule system test routines Decrease testing costs Decrease testing time Accelerate product time to market Increase test repeatability Remote access via TCP/IP

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Test Lab Applications Reconfiguration Reconfiguration of test topologies through software

Wire once, no manual patching

Electronically move hosts & targets, trunking tests, move switch blades

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Test Lab Applications Reconfiguration & Sharing

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Test Lab Applications Cable Breaks/Port Failover Electronic simulation of circuit or line failure

Up to 144 ports simultaneously Schedule and script connect/disconnect sequences

“Hard node failover” does not continue to transmit frame or packet data APS or fabric testing

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Test Lab Applications Analyzer Sharing IntellaPatch functions as “Electronic Tap” Electronic sharing of analyzers, probes and sniffers Schedule and share devices

Across same test bed Different test beds Non-intrusive or direct connect 13

Test Lab Applications Analyzer Sharing IntellaPatch functions as “Electronic Tap” Electronic sharing of analyzers, probes and sniffers Schedule and share devices

Across same test bed Different test beds Non-intrusive or direct connect 14

Test Lab Applications Mirroring Data to Multiple Analyzers

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Multicasting to Multiple Ports Test Lab Applications Multicast Traffic Generators Stress routers, switches and networks Multicast feature sends Tx port 1 to Rx ports 2-144 1 Return path to analyzer Wire speed multicasting Reduce traffic generator costs

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Test Lab Applications Media Conversion Singlemode to Multimode media conversion

Fibre channel SM to MM Gigabit Ethernet SM to MM OC-3 SM to MM OC-12 SM to MM

Optical to Copper media conversion

Fibre Channel optical to copper Gigabit Ethernet optical to copper

Regenerates signal at full strength

Zero insertion loss 17

Enterprise Benefits Decrease capital equipment costs Decrease maintenance costs Decrease operational costs Increase productivity Remote access via TCP/IP

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Enterprise Applications Equipment Sharing Switch Sniffers to Different Span Ports

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Share Sniffers Across Buildings Enterprise Applications Equipment Sharing

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Enterprise Applications Multicast Span Ports to Devices Replicate Data to Multiple Devices

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Enterprise Applications Intrusion Detection Systems Amplify tapped signal to IDS Mirror traffic to multiple IDS

Look for different signatures “Load balancing”

Hard network shutdown from IDS threats

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Enterprise Applications Security/Access Control Physical level security

“Electronically unplug network connections”

Disconnect individual workstations & network printers Presets control access to entire floors, departments or buildings Military bases, government facilities, secure LANs

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Enterprise Applications Avocent Cstation Software allows electronic moves, adds, & changes within seconds

No wiring or infrastructure changes required

Increase security

Limit access to individual or groups of Cstations Data cannot flow through ports turned “off

Remote software management via TCP/IP

Direct physical access to workstations is not needed 24

Enterprise Applications Avocent Cstation Cold spare protection

1:N or multiple protection configurations Spare switching within seconds

IntellaPatch connects Cstations to centralized workstations Remote software management via TCP/IP

Direct physical access to workstations is not needed 25

Enterprise Applications Media Conversion & Amplification Optical to Copper media conversion

Gigabit Ethernet optical to copper Fibre Channel optical to copper

Singlemode to Multimode media conversion

Fibre channel SM to MM Gigabit Ethernet SM to MM OC-3 SM to MM OC-12 SM to MM

Regenerates signal at full strength

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Test Labs System Test Engineer System Engineer Hardware Engineer SQA Engineer QA Engineer Test Lab Manager Who Uses I NTELLA P ATCH ?

Enterprise Network Manager Network Security Manager Director of Tech Services Director of Networks IT Manager Network Administrator

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