FORE Systems & Nortel

A Partnership for Leadership Innovation Seamless Networking Quality Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code The FORE Systems - Nortel Partnership

Presentation Objectives: 1. Partnership Goals & Benefits 2. FORE & Nortel: Leading the ATM Networking Convergence 3. FORE ATM-based Customer Applications 4. The Reality of ATM: Check- Leadership Innovation points and Considerations Quality Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code ATM-focused networking through the LAN & WAN

Video Data

LAN or LAN or Public Broadband Campus Campus Network Voice

Single networking technology

Seamless ATM networking from desktop-to-desktop Leadership Innovation ¥ Supports existing and future applications Quality ¥ Reduces capital and operating cost Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code Providing industry-best integrated solutions for ATM networking...

• ATM WAN & carrier grade • ATM LAN & ATM WAN access switching networking • First to deliver carrier-grade ¥ World-wide leader in ATM CPE SVCs ¥ Best-in-class LAN ATM features ¥ Best-in-class voice over ATM ¥ ATM integration for legacy LAN ¥ ATM evolution for legacy devices services Leadership Innovation Quality Responsiveness End-to-end solutions through partnership

NAME.Revision #.Code The Nortel - FORE Systems ATM Networking Advantage

¥ Seamless ATM networking to the desktop ¥ enabled by common software:

ForeThought & ForeView -

integrated into Magellan software, and across the ENTIRE network ¥ Advanced ATM features - SVCs, signalling, traffic management Leadership Innovation ¥ True interoperability and full feature Quality transparency Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code Nortel / FORE ATM Portfolio

ForeThought / ForeView Software

Legacy Access: ATM Campus & nt LAN: WAN access ASX-1000 LAX-20 ES-38XX

ASX-200BX nt PowerHub Line WAN:

CellPath ATM Muxes Vector Concorde nt (up to 5 Gbit/s) (up to 80Gbit/s) Workgroup / Desktop ATM edge High capacity Passport switch ATM ASX-200WG (Carrier and Backbone Leadership Multi-service switch ForeRunner ATM ENS) Innovation Adapters Quality Responsiveness End Users

NAME.Revision #.Code Service Providers ATM Networking Solutions

ATM Workgroups FORE products...

ASX-200 WG ASX-200 WG ASX- 1000 ATM Workgroups nt Passport Vector PBX

nt Video Codec nt Powerhub Native LAN Native

LAN Passport nt Vector T1 Muxes Concorde Video Codecs Nortel CellPath FRADS / PBXs products... ATM Mux Leadership ¥ Enterprise-wide communication Innovation Quality ¥ Seamless operations and service delivery Responsiveness ¥ Standards-based portfolio with proven 7 interoperability NAME.Revision #.Code All Roads Lead To ATM

Leadership Innovation Quality Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code Today’s Typical Network Approach

Camera Monitor Statistical Video Server Multiplexer Token Ring

Workstation Monitor Video Network Data Network Ethernet FDDI Camera Workstation Camera Monitor Ethernet Statistical Multiplexer

Voice Voice PBX Network ☎ Leadership T1 Channel Bank Innovation T1 Channel Bank ☎ Quality Voice PBX T1 Channel Bank Responsiveness ☎ ☎ Voice PBX 9 ☎ ☎ NAME.Revision #.Code The FORE-Nortel ATM Networking Advantage

Monitor Camera Statistical Video Server Multiplexer Token Ring

Workstation Ethernet nt

FDDI

nt nt

Workstation nt Monitor Statistical Multiplexer ATM WAN Backbone

Leadership T1 Channel Bank Innovation Quality Voice PBX T1 Channel Responsiveness Bank ☎ ☎ Meridian PBX 10 ☎ ☎ NAME.Revision #.Code The Benefits of ATM

¥ Improves performance of existing applications ¥ Integrates voice, video and data networks ¥ Enables new applications ¥ Easily accommodates future growth

Leadership Innovation ATM increases productivity Quality and saves money Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code ATM Ð The Convergence

WAN Data Services Frame Relay, T1, SNA

LAN Data Services WAN Voice Services Ethernet, FDDI T1 Circuit Emulation, Token Ring PBX Systems ATM

Embedded Services IBN Home Services Process Control Cable, Phone, Leadership Systems Dial-up Innovation Quality IBN Corporate Services Responsiveness Cable, ISDN, Ethernet

NAME.Revision #.Code FORE Systems & Nortel Ð Driving The Convergence

Customer Customer LAN Data WAN Services Data Services

WAN Voice Services

Embedded Systems Home IBN Leadership Services Innovation Quality Corporate IBN Responsiveness Customer Services 13 FORE

NAME.Revision #.Code Nortel Magellan ForeThought Partners (The FORE-Nortel Advantage)

LAN DataServices WAN Data Services Home Integrated Broadband Services Cabletron ADC Kentrox Hewlett Packard Premisys Microsoft/TCI Auspex Sprint Southwestern Bell Tricord NTT Hewlett Packard ODS Ameritech General Instrument Allied Telesyn SwissTel Corporate Integrated Madge Networks Broadband Services Data General Allegheny Health, Maximum Strategy WAN Voice Services Education, and EMC Mitel Research Foundation ADC Kentrox Leadership Premisys Embedded Systems Innovation Avid Quality Silicomp Responsiveness QNX 14 LanQuest NAME.Revision #.Code FORE ATM-based Customer Applications

Leadership Innovation Quality Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code Allegheny Health Education and Research Foundation

Pittsburgh Philadelphia Medical College of PA Allegheny General Hospital (Bala Division) (Eastern Network Management (Penn Access) Telelogic) Medical College of PA (Henry Ave. Division)

45 Mbps

Allegheny DS-3 Link Medical Center College (Network of PA Management) (Queen Lane Division) AHERF Hahnemann Corporate University Headquarters St. Christopher’s Hospital Doctor’s Applications Office Leadership ¥ Distance learning FUTURE? Doctor’s Innovation ¥ Medical imaging Office Quality ¥ Remote patient diagnosis Remote Medical Responsiveness Facility All Switches are ForeRunner ASX-200BX ATM Switches 16

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Business Problem/Opportunity ¥ Need for training/education across many hospitals ¥ Need for multiple expertises at each hospital Limitations of previous solution ¥ Minimal remote learning ¥ Each hospital has a few areas of expertise Key requirements for new networks ¥ Large, dedicated bandwidth ¥ High quality real time video (multicast) ¥ Guaranteed QoS US Government ATDNet

ForeRunner ATM Switches Applications Agencies ¥ Cross agency ¥ NRL collaboration ¥ DARPA ¥ Video conferencing ¥ Supercomputing ¥ NSA ¥ Data modeling ¥ NASA ¥ File transfer ¥ DIA ¥ Imaging OC-3c ¥ DISA

ForeRunner ForeRunner ATM Switches ATM Switches OC-48 OC-3c OC-3c

SONET Mux Leadership Innovation Prime Contractor Ð Bell Atlantic Quality > 300 Switches Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Ethernet

UNIX FDDI VME Crates Workstation UNIX LynxOS UNIX Workstation Token Ring Workstation VME Crates LynxOS LAN Access Device VME Crates LynxOS Ethernet

VME Crates LynxOS LAN All switches are ForeRunner ASX-200BX ATM Switches Access Device FDDI Ethernet Token Ring

LAN Access Leadership Device VME Crates UNIX Innovation Workstation LynxOS UNIX FDDI Workstation Quality UNIX Token Ring Applications VME Crates UNIX VME Crates Workstation Responsiveness LynxOS ¥ ATM LAN Workstation LynxOS 18 ¥ LAN-LAN Internetwork NAME.Revision #.Code Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)

Large- Large- Applications screen screen Video Video ¥ Distance Learning Video Workstation Video with ATM Adapter Workstation

ForeRunner ATM Switches

Monterey Bay Tech Museum Aquarium San Jose, CA Monterey Bay ¥ Real-time, high-quality video conferencing Leadership ¥ Live video from the ocean floor displayed Innovation at the aquarium Quality ¥ Video and lecturer at the aquarium is “Ventana” camera Responsiveness combined and sent to the San Jose Tech Museum via the ForeRunner 19 ASX-200BX network NAME.Revision #.Code Remotely Operated Vehicle FORE Systems Ð The ATM CPE Market Leader

1994-1995 Worldwide ATM Switch Market Shares by End-User Revenue

FORE Company A 64% 14%

Company B 8%

Company C 7% Leadership Innovation Quality Others 7% Responsiveness

20 Source: Dataquest (October 1995) NAME.Revision #.Code The Reality Of ATM

Decision Checkpoints:

¥ Standards ¥ Interoperability ¥ Network Management

Leadership Innovation ¥ Cost of Ownership Quality Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code The Reality Of ATM: ATM Forum & ITU-T Standards

FORE-Nortel Standards Parameter Status Compliant Physical Layer Interfaces defined ATM Layer Specifications defined ILMI Specification defined LAN Emulation 1.0 defined UNI 3.0 Signaling defined

Leadership Innovation Quality Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code ForeThought Ð The Value-Added

Features ¥ Bandwidth management ¥ “Per application” QoS ¥ IP multicast over ATM ¥ Distributed intelligence ¥ Intelligent VLANs at multiple protocol levels ¥ ForeThought PNNI Leadership Innovation Quality Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code The Reality of ATM: ATM Interoperability

Cer FORE TIFIED -- FORE-Nortel Interoperable

DEC AT&T Lucent Hewlett-Packard Fibercom Stratacom IBM Fujitsu TRW Cabletron General Bell Atlantic DataComm Cisco MFS Datanet GTE Leadership NetEdge Pacific Bell Newbridge Innovation ODS Sprint Quality Responsiveness ADC Kentrox WilTel

NAME.Revision #.Code The Reality of ATM: Network Management

ForeView Network Management Software

Leadership Innovation Quality Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code ForeView Network Management

Capability Compatability ¥ Network discovery ¥ HP OpenView and mapping ¥ SunNet manager ¥ Inventory management ¥ IBM NetView/6000 ¥ Virtual circuit tracing ¥ WindowsNT ¥ Performance monitoring ¥ Standalone version ¥ PVC and SPVC Leadership configuration Innovation Quality Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code The Reality of ATM: The Cost of Ownership

Where are the Savings?

¥ Cost/Capacity: switch vs. router ¥ Cost for Services: ATM WAN vs. conventional ¥ Elimination of overlay networks ¥ Elimination of multiple links between nodes

Leadership Innovation ATM is the most economical way to Quality Responsiveness increase network capacity and services

NAME.Revision #.Code The FORE-NORTEL Partnership: The New Realities of ATM

¥ Standards ATM Forum defined Cer ¥ Interoperability FORE TIFIED

ForeThought Partners

¥ Network ForeView NMS management Leadership Innovation ¥ Cost of ownership Demonstrable savings Quality & improved productivity Responsiveness

NAME.Revision #.Code All Roads Lead To ATM

Seamless... ATM Networks

Leadership Innovation Quality Responsiveness

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