The MPS800 is a WAN-LAN Data Communication Server that attaches to your local-area network to provide wide-area connectivity. A single MPS communication server can support a number of WAN protocols, each of which can be accessed simultaneously by multiple clients.
The MPS800 provides one 10/100 Ethernet port and eight high speed WAN serial ports, making it ideal as an intelligent WAN/LAN bridge, WAN/LAN gateway device, T1/E1 multiplexer, or a remote WAN connectivity server. As an SNMP Manages device, virtually all computers and workstations equipped with TCP/IP on the LAN can access information from these communication servers.
The MPS800, like all of Performance Technologies' WAN communication products, is designed to preserve the user's software investment. Its modular design supports virtually any serial communications protocol, and application software is seamlessly portable to or from any of our WAN products.
| A robust WAN over IP Communications Server | Bringing WAN gateway connectivity to your local area network |
| 8 high-speed WAN ports | RS232, RS422, or V.35 connectivity with port speeds up to 2Mbps |
| 10/100Base-T Ethernet port | For connection to the Local Area Network |
| Based on the Motorola MPC860P PowerQUICC Processor | Powerful execution of applications and communications protocols |
| 16 Mbytes of shared DRAM Memory | Handles onboard protocol processing and heavy traffic loads without compromising system performance |
| SNMP Support | SNMP (Basic MIB II) support allowing MIB Browser or SNMP Management of the server |
| Open, fully documented API | Allows easy integration of WAN applications to the MPS800 |
| Supports PTI's complete line of WAN communications protocols | SS7 X.25 Frame Relay HDLC Radar Receiver/SBSI |
| Capable of server-resident multi protocol processing | Allowing one or more protocols to be executed directly on the MPS800 |
A variety of standard protocols are available for the MPS800 from PTI, including: SS7, X.25, Frame Relay, HDLC, LAPD, Radar Receiver/SBSI and others.
The MPS800 is highly and easily programmable, making it capable of supporting virtually any serial communication protocol. Performance Technologies' ProtoKit development environment provides tools, training, and support for efficient and successful in-house protocol development. ProtoKit includes a real-time STREAMS operating environment with TCP/IP, sample STREAMS modules and drivers, and device drivers for bit-synchronous, transparent synchronous and asynchronous communicating.
MPS800 is supplied with a comprehensive development environment which includes device drivers and protocol templates. Host resident software is provided in source form, including a common API, sample application program, configuration utility and host device driver. The GNU compiler, assembler, linker and powerful source-level debugger form a complete set of software development tools. This simplifies application programs for portability among client operating systems, as well as the various LAN-based server and embedded controller platforms.
Operating system support for the MPS800 includes Solaris/UNIX®, Windows NT®, and Linux®.
The robust design of the MPS800 includes a 50MHz Motorola MPC860(P) PowerQUICC® datacomm processor with a PowerPC RISC core. An additional MC68360 QUICC® integrated communication controller offers added processing power with shared access to the 16Mbytes of RAM in the MPS800. The result is a WAN/LAN gateway capable of transferring data at rates of up to 2Mbps.
With rack-mountable or freestanding configurations, the MPS800 provides the power to handle full load network traffic, and communicates via TCP/IP with clients on the LAN.
With the multi-protocol architecture of the MPS, standard and custom protocols supplied by Performance Technologies can coexist on the same server with protocols you develop yourself. A single MPS server provides the unique combination of WAN and LAN protocols you need, giving you an integrated networking solution.
Software and configuration parameters are loaded dynamically to the server from a user-designated client on the LAN. Using the Performance Technologies application programming interface (API), each client application establishes a connection to the server and requests access to a particular protocol. Once the connection is open, the application can begin sending and receiving data and control information as defined by the protocol in use. The API shields the application from the actual TCP/IP interface used to communicate with the server. As a result, applications are portable and reusable across dissimilar platforms.
| Configuration | 8 WAN Ports - up to 2.0 Mbps per port 1 LAN Port @ 10/100Mbps |
| Processor | 50 MHz Motorola MPC860P 25MHz MC68360 (slave processor) |
| Memory | 16 MB shared DRAM 1Mbyte application flash PROM 512KByte boot PROM |
| Physical Interface | WAN ports - DB25 (shielded) LAN port - CAT5 (shielded) |
| Electrical Interfaces | WAN: EIA 232-C, EIA 422/449, EIA 530, CCITT X.21/V11, CCITT
V.35 (via external adapter) LAN: 10/100 Base-T Ethernet |
| SNMP Support | SNMP (Basic MIB II) support allowing MIB Browser or SNMP Management of the server |
| Certifications | FCC Class B, CE, UL, CUL |
| MTBF | > 200,000 power-on hours (POH calculated) |
| Power Requirements | 115 - 240VAC, 1.2A - 0.5A max, 47-63 Hz |
| Physical Dimensions | Height: 45 mm Width: 432 mm Depth: 260 mm |
| Enclosure | 19" Rackmount or Tabletop |
| Temperature | Operating: 0¢X to 50¢X C (32¢X to 122¢X F) Storage: -40¢X to 70¢X C (-40¢X to 158¢X F) |