Proscend Communications Inc.

PROSCEND Communications Inc. today announced their new 2BASE-TL EFM Network Extender (PROSCEND 5600 series), which provides high symmetrical bandwidth at rates up to 22.8 Mbps of WAN link and allows service providers to deliver friendly Ethernet services rapidly. PROSCEND 5600 series extends the reach of Ethernet services to the sites with no fiber access to by using bonded copper pairs. Designed with standard-based EFM technology (2BASE-TL), the delivery of Ethernet services with PROSCEND 5600 series can be deployed quickly on the existing copper plant. It is a nice application for back-to-back connection between remote office and enterprise headquarter.

PROSCEND 5600 series implements the management features based on IEEE 802.3ah standard and it enables users to significantly reduce operation expense by eliminating unnecessary transformation between Ethernet and legacy ATM network. As based on user-friendly Ethernet, it saves time and costs because of simple engineering task without additional trainings costs. Packet based technology which architecture utilizes 100% packet transmission technology for optimum throughput and reliability.

PROSCEND 5600 series provides future-proof features meeting Ethernet Quality of Service (QoS) and Class of Service (CoS) requirements by utilizing 802.1q VLAN capabilities, four levels of priorities, and traffic flow control. Also, there is a rate limit feature that offers service providers with flexible rate setting.

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For more information, please contact:

Cindy Hsu
PROSCEND Communications Inc.
TEL: +886-3-639000 FAX: +886-3-5633830
E-Mail: cindy@proscend.com