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The Flexible Voice/Data Solution for Branch
Office Access
ATHENA ACCESS is the
right fit for your small office or branch office needs. As a multi-protocol
concentrator, it combines LAN, legacy data, and voice networking in a single,
high density unit. Whether your business is manufacturing, finance, government,
or other commercial enterprise, ATHENA ACCESS
delivers solutions that shrink operating costs while expanding your horizons.
ATHENA ACCESS offers integration that
saves you money by saving space, eliminating multiple units, and using a single
power connection. Up to 5 extraneous pieces of equipment are eliminated from
your network, thanks to ATHENA ACCESS' integral ISDN,
CSU/DSU, 8-port Ethernet Hub, and analog voice ports. The work of external
terminal adapters and termination units, data sets, Ethernet hubs, and voice
multiplexers, are all handled easily by ATHENA
ACCESS. That not only reduces capital and installation costs, but
on-going maintenance and support costs, as well.
Simply stated, ATHENA ACCESS provides
the best possible voice quality, because it has the best algorithms and lowest
delay in the industry. With its additional highly advanced voice optimization
features, ATHENA ACCESS delivers toll quality voice
service over low cost frame relay lines or the Internet. Now you can implement
integrated voice services that rival telco offerings and reap the savings from
long distance costs.
The interface selections, and software support for ATHENA ACCESS, present literally dozens of variations in
configurations that conform to your needs and allow you to use the most
effective communications offerings available. Interfacing to frame relay, X.25,
PPP, or ISDN, wide area leased line services, or locally attached devices is
simple and reliable. Every one of our serial ports can be optioned with any of
our modular WAN interfaces and any protocol can be assigned to any port. That
level of flexibility that spells successful network solutions for you.
Top Quality Voice
Develcon's ATHENA ACCESS delivers outstanding quality using
international standards based compression algorithms such as G.728 Low Delay
CELP (LD-CELP), recognized by many users as the optimum solution for lowest
bandwidth, least end-to-end delay, and highest voice quality.
Voice Compression Choices
And ATHENA ACCESS also offers the widest selection of voice
compression algorithms in the industry. Choose from:
- E-CELP at 4.8, 7.47, and 9.6 Kbps
- ITU G.726 ADPCM at 32 Kbps
- ITU G.728 LD-CELP at 16 Kbps
- ITU G.729 CS-ACELP at 8 Kbps
Voice Features
Advanced voice
optimization features offer:
- Toll-quality voice services
- Bandwidth savings
- Automatic voice activation
- Silence suppression
- Adaptive jitter buffering
- lost packet error handling
- integral echo cancellation
Analog Voice Interfaces
Choose the
interface to connect your PBX, key system, or telephone set using E&M (2 or
4 wire), FXS, or FXO interfaces.
FAX Support
ATHENA ACCESS saves even more long distance costs by
providing intelligent Group III FAX detection and transmission supporting speeds
from 2.4 to 9.6 Kbps.
ISDN Flexibility
ISDN presents
great opportunities for very reliable communications and significant cost
savings. The ATHENA ACCESS implements ISDN BRI wide
area links using frame relay, X.25 or PPP protocols, that can be used for
primary network links or for automatic backup links when the primary route
fails.
Standards Compliant Routing
ATHENA ACCESS is a full IP and IPX router supporting: ¨
Frame Relay RFC-1490 ¨ X.25 RFC-1356 ¨ PPP, sync and async ¨ RIP and RIP2,
SAP
Easy Interfaces (EZIFs)
ATHENA ACCESS incorporates Develcon's new EZIFs for serial
interfaces that make changes easy and economical. The selection of EZIFs range
from X21, V24/TIA-232, V.35, 56/64K DSU, and G.703 interfaces.
Dynamic CIR
Maximum data throughput
is guaranteed by dynamically altering the bandwidth allocation when voice calls
are not present. As voice calls are established and voice packets are flowing,
only the required amount of the CIR is re-allocated.
Data Compression
Make the most of
your bandwidth by compressing high volume LAN traffic on to the most
cost-effective links using STAC data compression. Throughput is maximized while
costs are minimized.
More Information
Comprehensive
information describing the ATHENA ACCESS hardware and
software is available. Contact your local representative or Develcon Inc. and ask for Document A21000 Athena Access Product Specification.
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