SPRITE PRI for Solaris

Developed in conjunction with Sun® Microsystems for remote office internetworking, telecommuting, and Internet access, the SPRITETM PRI (Primary Rate ISDN) card from Newbridge Microsystems is the first SBus PRI Wide Area Network (WAN) Access Card that provides integrated ISDN connectivity directly in a Sun SPARCstation, SPARCserver®, or NetraTM.

Features of SPRITE PRI for Solaris

Intelligent Primary Rate ISDN card for Sun SPARC® stations

Single width SBus card

Integral CSU or DSX-1 interface

Connects to Primary Rate ISDN, Basic Rate ISDN, and Switched 56 services

Supports Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

Security enforced using CLID, PAP, and CHAP

Fully network manageable using SunNet ManagerTM

Graphical User Interface and Command Line Interpreter

Fully software programmable and upgradable

North American and European interfaces

Primary Rate ISDN, The Time Is Now

The phenomenal growth of ISDN has been led by three primary applications, branch office intenetworking, telecommuting, and Internet access. The competitive environment of the 1990's has forced organizations to connect in their branch offices in the most cost effective manner. Work-at-home and telecommuting is promoted and embraced as an effective method of reducing environmental damage. The exploding demand for effective Internet access from the home and office continues to grow.

These three applications generally use Basic Rate ISDN (BRI) or Switched 56 kbit/s (SW56) to service the remote office or home. Using the BRI or SW56 service, the remote user can call the central site (Internet service provider, corporate office), and up to 23 of these calls can be terminated onto one PRI line. One PRI connection and a SPRITE PRI card is all that is required to provide 23 concurrent, remote users access to your corporate resources.

Benefits, Benefits, Benefits

The SPRITE PRI brings ISDN connectivity to your Local Area Network (LAN) at a fraction of the cost of conventional solutions. The SPRITE PRI replaces external equipment such as inverse multiplexors, routers, CSU/DSUs, and associated cabling. All the functionality required to provide PRI connectivity is provided with the SPRITE PRI.

As an integral part of your SPARCstation, the SPRITE PRI is easy to install and requires no special training to use. Configuration of the network, ISDN, and PPP parameters are made in the comfort of the Solaris operating environment, using either our Graphical User Interface or Command Line Interpreter.

Using a SPARCstation as network access point, one can use the SPRITE T1 and SPRITE PRI cards to terminate any type of leased or switched data service. The SPARCstation's computing resources required by the SPRITE cards are marginal. This means many cards can be installed in a workstation, and there will be lots of CPU cycles remaining for other applications.

Designed to provide access for remote BRI and SW56 users, the SPRITE PRI card supports Calling Line ID (CLID) Authentication, as well as user verification using Password Authentication Procedure (PAP) and Challenge Handshake Authentication Procedure (CHAP) security features provided in the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP). SPRITE PRI provides three layers of security before a remote user has access to your precious corporate resources.

General

Requires Solaris 2.3 operating system (or greater).
Optional integration with Sun Microsystems X.25 and Brixtons Systems X.25 and frame relay wide area network software.
Provides connections to a maximum of 23 sites with Primary Rate ISDN, Basic Rate ISDN, and Switched 56 data services.
Standards compliant and interoperable with most ISDN devices, such as Sun Microsystems Basic Rate ISDN card.

IP Routing Support

Static routing to and from remote ISDN addresses.
Support destination address (IP) mapping to ISDN number.
Automatic call set-up for outbound IP packets.
Automatic call tear-down based on inactivity period, application disconnection, or manual operator disconnection.
Suppress automatic broadcast information (i.e. RIP broadcasts).
Automatic initiation of calls for broadcast ARPs.

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Support

Synchronous PPP as per RFC 1332 (Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP), RFC 1334 (PPP Authentication Protocol), RFC 1618 (PPP over ISDN), and RFC 1661 (Point-to Point Protocol).
Caller Line Identification (CLID) authentication and verification prior to server access, as well as user verification using PAP and CHAP security.

ISDN Protocol Support

Supports Q.931 and Q.921 (LAPD), HDLC, PPP, X.25, frame relay, and proprietary protocols over speech and circuit-switched data service.
Supports single and super-rate connections of N*56 and N*64kbit/s.
Compatible with primary rate ISDN central office switches including AT&T 5ESS Release 9 (custom), Northern Telecom DMS 100 BCS 35 (custom), National ISDN - 2, and ETSI Euro-ISDN (INS 1500).

Physical Network Interface

Network Connector: One RJ-48C connector and DB-9.
Line Interfaces: CSU or DSX-1.
Framing: Extended Superframe (ESF).
Line Code: B8ZS or transparent.
Loopback Features: Per timeslot, line, equipment, payload, and CSU remote.
Statistics: Link Quality, channel statistics, and G.821.
Timing Sources: line or internal oscillator.

North American Specification Compliance

AT&T Pub 62411 and 54016
ANSI T1.403, T1.107
FCC Part 15 Class A and Part 68
CSA 950
UL 1950

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