=================================================================== _____/_______ | / | H E W L E T T | /__ ___ | | / / / / | P A C K A R D HP 27285A Router ER | / / /__/ | General Information |______/______| R O S E V I L L E / =================================================================== SUBJECT: ROUTR_ER - General Information on the HP 27285A Router ER. Last Revised: 07/29/92 =================================================================== ************ FOR HP INTERNAL USE ONLY!!!!! ************** PRODUCT DESCRIPTION : The HP27285A Router is a four port (2 Ethernet/ 802.3 port, 2 Synchronous ports), high- performance, non-scalable, multiprotocol router and bridge. LIST PRICE : HP27285A: $8000 PRODUCT SEGMENT : Network Peripheral DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL: YES CPL DATE : HP27285A: 08/91 INSTALLATION : The product is customer installable. Installation services are available from the SSO. DIMENSIONS : 4.3 cm by 42.5 cm by 28.6 cm (1.75 in. by 16.75 in. by 9.25 in) DOCUMENTATION : 5959-5247 | HP ER/TR/FR/SR Router Installation Manual 5959-5258 | HP ER/TR/FR/SR Configuration Guide 5959-5268 | HP ER/TR/FR/SR Operations Guide 5958-7316 | Subscription Svc for Above 5091-2236E | HP Router Reference Document TRAINING AVAILABLE : Customer will receive NEN1-ROUTF, HP Router Fundamentals CBT. For HP internal, in addition to the HP Router Reference Document, the following courses are available. NEN1-ROUTFB, HPROUTER SELF PACED TRAINING NEN2-272XXA, HPROUTER FUNDAMENTALS ROUTER WARRANTY : NOTE: Warranty is for Hardware only. The HP 27285A Router ER has the standard HP warranty of 1 year. Warranty code is 5C. MORE ROUTER PRODUCTS: HP 27286A-HP Router TR (1 Ether,1 Token,2 Sync) HP 27288A-HP Router SR (1 Ether, 3 Synchronous) HP 27289A-HP Router FR (1 Ether, 1 Synchronous) SUPPORT SERVICES : Availalbe for the HP 27285A Router HP Router ResponseLine [H2546A+H00 ] HP Router BasicLine [H2547A+L00 ] Software Updates [H27285A+Sxx] Includes (OS & manuals) (1/4 inch & DDS media are in UNIX tar format), (Floppys are for PC's) option +S22 1/4 inch tape cartridge media +S13 DDS media for update from DOS systems: +S42 5 1/4 inch floppy +S45 3 1/2 inch floppy PART NUMBERS : Router Assembly [27285-60001] available from [D300,6019] Router Exchange [27285-69001] available from [D300,6019] KEY FEATURES * Provides concurrent multiprotocol routing and bridging for maximum flexibility in supporting the connectio n of different multivendor devices on the network. * Offers five standard routing protocols: TCP/IP (RIP/OSPF), DECnet IV, Xerox XNS, Novell IPX, and AppleTalk II. * Operates concurrently as a multiport bridge with the IEEE 802.1 Spanning Tree Protocol. * Can transfer data through X.25 public data networks (PDN) and defense data networks (DDN) on all WAN ports. The X.25 software is included as a standard feature at no additional cost. * Can support Frame Relay wide area connectio ns as well as SMDS access. * Can connect to popular ISDN terminal adapters using the industry- standard V.25 connection. * Allows load balancing between two WAN links of equal bandwidth for best use of leased lines between multiple remote routers. * Supports one, two, or three synchronous WAN connections via the HP universal interface ports with the appropriate 5-meter interface cable (RS-232, RS-422/449, V.35, X.21). The HP Routers ER/SR/FR automaticlly sense which interface cable is connected. Wide area link speeds between 19.2 Kbits/sec and 2.048 Mbits/sec are possible. * Provides support of synchronous pass-through to allow certain IBM SNA traffic to use common internet services. * Supports BOOTP relay agent for initializing from a preset configuraton held in a server. * Allows remote software updates via TFTP, providing the vehicle to download a new software versio n over the LAN to multiple routers. * Provides support of Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) for connection to a Multivendor WAN environment. * Provides network security and isolation by allowing user- configurable traffic filtering based on type of service, protocol, subnet address, and/or network node addresses. * Offers standards-based network management using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This protocol is supported by HP's OpenView network management software on both UNIX and DOS plateforms (HP J2343A, HP J2342A, HP J2344A, HP 27361B, and HP 27256D). In addition, router management is available through the router's console (RS-232) port and via Telnet (remote terminal) access over the network. * Allows for easy configuratio n using the "Quick-Config" option on the terminal menu. A complete configuratio n editor is available for detailed tuning of the router's configuration. * Mounts in a standard 19-inch equipment rack, using only 1.75-inch rack space. All necessary mounting hardware is included. * Includes computer-based tutorial (CBT) on 5.25-inch PC media to provide a self-paced training overview of router operatio n. HP is the only router vendor supplying valuable training with all units free of charge. DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The HP 27285A Router is a 4 port (2 Ethernet/802.3, 2 Synchronous Ports), high-performance, multiprotocol router and bridge. The hardware and hardware-specific firmware is developed by HP Roseville. Processing is handled by a Motorola 68020 running at 25MHz. The Ethernet LAN (Sonic) and WAN (SGS-Thompson MK5025) interface chips are the same as those used in the HP 28674A Remote Bridge. It is packaged in an SCP (single communications processor) enclosure similar to the latest ICF bridge and hub product packaging. Additionally, 3MB of on board DRAM is available as buffer space; 1.5MB of Flash EEPROM stores the routing and bridging firmware. Flash EEPROM technology allows update/upgrade of this firmware via console port or network interfaces, without physical access to the router pc assemblies. Functionally the HP 27285A Router is equivalent to other HP Routers in terms of routing and bridging capabilities, it is a non-scaleable, low-end addition to the ICF router product family. It can transparently connect several local or geographically dispersed networks forming a "internetwork" or network of networks. The ability to operate concurrently as a router and a spanning tree bridge allows the HP Router to support multivendor networks that use a variety of protocols and media. Most of the firmware is a technology transfer from Wellfleet Communications, Inc. and is functionally equivalent to the software products available for other HP Routers, ie. it supports the same routing, bridging and management functions. The HP Router products support the following WAN interfaces: - RS-232 - RS-449/422 - V.35 - X.21 Routing protocols supported include: - Internet Protocol (IP) (Supports NS and ARPA Services) - DECnet Phase IV - XNS/IPX (IPX supports Novell Netware 2.15 or later) - X.25 (CCITT 1984 recommendation) - Frame Relay (Supporting RFC 1294, RFC 1293, RFC 1315) - SMDS - PPP (Supporting RFC 1171, 1172, 1220) - AppleTalk Phase 2 - Learning Bridge with Spanning Tree Protocol (technically, this is a bridging function rather than routing protocol but is included for completeness). The HP OpenView Interconect Manager 300/400 (27630A) and Interconect Manager 600/800 (27631A) provide TCP/IP network management functionality on HP 9000 systems for managing all HP Routers. Currently available, they include the capability to manage non-IP protocols (eg. DECnet, IPX, AppleTalk, etc.) and a graphic configuration editor. The HP Router can route and bridge packets concurrently and provide internetworking among multi-vendor, multi-protocol Local Area Networks (LANs). Both LAN to LAN and LAN to Wide Area Network (WAN) communication are provided within a single system. Standard protocols like TCP/IP, DECnet, and X.25 are routed while other protocols, eg. HP DTC 1.0 and DEC LAT, are bridged. The HP Router will first try to route a packet if it supports the packet's network layer protocol, (IP, XNS, DECnet, etc.). If it does not support the packet's network layer protocol, then the packets will be bridged. The ability to route as well as bridge packets gives the versatility to the HP Routers to support networks with varied protocols. For routing, The HP Router operates at the network layer and selects one of potentially many paths to forward a packet based on a variety of parameters including delay, hop count, cost and link congestion. The ability to accommodate meshed topologies and to support redundant links makes it very suitable for large LAN/WAN networks. The HP Router provides subnet isolation to clearly delineate administrative boundaries. This allows network managers to localize problems and easily administer large, heavily used networks. For further details please contact RND Marketing.