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COMPANY NEWS:
For Immediate Release
Long Branch NJ - July 10, 2023
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Shore Microsystems,
the industry
leader in the protection of mission-critical network links, today announced the
upcoming SM-3701M Advanced 10 Gbps Ethernet Link Protector® Port Card. With the
pending release of the
SM-3701M, Shore Microsystems marks its first full entry in to
the 10 Gpbs market with a robust intelligent Ethernet redundancy
solution. All the familiar intelligence features offered in
the flagship SM-2701C Advanced Gigabit Copper Card are carried
forward to the next generation in the SM-3701M, including rapid
switchover from Primary to Backup links,
Packet SpyTM idle
link detection, Turbo Mode
high-speed switching, and
Straight Through Wire®
power-down connectivity via internal optical bypass (applicable
for optical link configurations). The SM-3701M Port Card is designed
with optical links in mind; however, since it is built using an
SFP+ architecture, it may be customized for copper links if
desired.
For further information, please
consult the preliminary
datasheet or contact Shore
Microsystems directly.
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Long Branch NJ - Aug 5, 2022
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Shore Microsystems,
the industry
leader in the protection of mission-critical network links,
today announced the upcoming
SM-2701T1L2C 10BASE-T1L Link Protector®
card supporting
IEEE 802.3cg-2019 industrial Ethernet physical layer standard.
The new SM-2701T1L2C provides redundancy for 10 Mbps powered
devices in mission-critical industrial applications. As
high-end manufacturers and industrial process operators seek to
upgrade legacy analog 4 to 20 mA devices with Ethernet-enabled
digital components, network architects should consider Shore
Microsystems Link Protector products to ensure reliable network
communications with field-level sensors, actuators, and
controllers.
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Long Branch NJ - Mar 17, 2021
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Shore Microsystems,
the industry
leader in the protection of mission-critical network links,
today announced a new Advanced
Copper Gigabit Ethernet Link Protector®
card supporting
IEEE 802.at and 802.3af Power Over Ethernet (POE) endpoints.
The new SM-2701CP provides redundancy for 10/100/1000 powered
devices such as Wireless Access Points and IP Cameras. The
Powered Device (PD) can utilize up to 25W of power allowing a
multitude of applications.
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Long Branch NJ - Mar 20, 2020
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Shore Microsystems,
the industry
leader in the protection of mission-critical network links,
today announced a new managed
standalone Advanced Gigabit Ethernet Link Protector®.
The SM-2501CAG-M upgrades the previously existing SM-2501CA-M to
1G Ethernet capabilities on the data connection ports. The
entire unit is contained in a small modem-sized enclosure.
1U racks are available as an option.
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Long Branch NJ - Feb 20, 2018
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Shore Microsystems,
the industry
leader in the protection of mission-critical network links,
today announced a new managed
version of the SM-2501CA Advanced Fast Ethernet Link Protector®.
The SM-2501CA-M adds IP management capabilities to the already
extensive redundancy features of the SM-2501CA model. The
new model adds SNMP, Syslog, and SSHv2 to allow management of
remote systems through customer provided monitoring resources.
The unit contains a 10/100Mb copper management interface to go
with the 10/100Mb data interfaces. The entire unit is
contained in a small modem-sized enclosure. 1U racks are
available as an option.
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Long Branch NJ -
April 3, 2017
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Shore Microsystems,
the industry
leader in the protection of mission-critical network links,
today announced a new Asynchronous RS-232 card for the Network Protection
Chassis System. The SM-2701RS card provides advanced
redundant switch capabilities to RS-232 signals up to 230,400bps.
The SM-2701RS supports switching on disconnected circuits as well
as the lack of received characters on a monitored interface.
The new card has applications in redundancy requirements on power
plants, substations, and process control through compatibility
with the DNP3 protocol. The card also can supervise and
monitor control leads on the primary and backup interfaces
allowing devices to report downstream failure conditions to the
SM-2701RS and thereby initiate a switchover to a backup
connection.
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Long Branch NJ - December 20, 2016 -
Shore Microsystems, the industry leader in the protection of
mission-critical Ethernet links, today announced another new
Gigabit Fiber-to-Copper Redundant Link Protector® card for the Network Protection
System. The new SM-2701FC card provides media conversion
plus redundancy for a GigE Fiber protected interface to GigE
copper primary and backup links. The SM-2701FC can
accommodate multiple varieties of fiber by installing different
SFP modules on the protected interface.
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Long Branch NJ - September 13, 2015 - Shore
Microsystems today announced a new Advanced Fast
Ethernet Link Protector®
for standalone applications. The SM-2501CA incorporates many of the features of the
Shore Microsystems Network Protection Chassis (NPC) system and its Advanced
Link Protector cards but in a standalone single redundant port
configuration. The SM-2501CA provides a solution to users who
require more advanced functionality than the SM-2501, SM-2501G, or
SM-2501P Link Protectors. Depending
on user programmable thresholds and action event triggers, the
device provides intelligent protection for copper Fast Ethernet links to
servers and other critical network devices. The unit is
packaged in a small housing making it a good solution for
applications where rack-mount equipment is not practical.
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Long Branch NJ - June 15, 2014 -
Shore Microsystems today announced a new
Advanced Fast Ethernet Link Protector® for the Network Protection
System. The SM-2701FE port card incorporates many of the features of the SM-2701
Series Advanced Gigabit Ethernet cards but in a less expensive, lower
speed design. Depending
on user programmable thresholds and action event triggers, the port
card provides complete intelligent protection for Ethernet links to
servers and other critical network devices.
The SM-2701FE is
available with either 10/100 BaseT copper or 100BaseFX fiber.
The SM-2701FE3C version supports 3 10/100 BaseT interfaces and
provides full connectivity even in the event of a power failure.
The SM-2701FEC2F and SM-2701FEF2C versions are redundant Link
Protectors with media conversion. The SM-2701FE3F
supports 100BaseFX fiber on all ports.
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Long Branch NJ - December 20, 2013 - Shore Microsystems today announced a
new
MPEG Monitoring and Inspection Card for the Network Protection System.
The SM-2701CM port card, along with all the features of the SM-2701C,
incorporates MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) packet inspection to
monitor and control redundant link switching. In the event a MPEG
stream problem is detected on a Primary link, the unit automatically
switches to a Backup link containing a healthy MPEG stream. Depending
on user programmable thresholds and action event triggers, the port
card will provide the most healthy MPEG stream possible to the Protected
interface.
The SM-2701CM is designed specifically for advanced
video/audio/data streams found in the broadcast and studio television
production market. The unit allows redundant video/audio/data multiplexers
to be utilized with intelligent 24x7 monitoring of key TR 101-290 parameters.
Key priority one and two metrics are programmable action indicators
for determining healthy TS (transport stream) links. The port
card relies on a more powerful FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array)
logic device to implement the deep packet inspection capabilities at
up to the full line rate of 1 Gbps.
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Long
Branch NJ - November 19, 2013 - Shore Microsystems today announced
two new 10G Fiber Cards with Optical Bypass for the Network Protection
System. The SM-2701F10G protects mission-critical 10G Redundant
connections while the SM-2801F10G protects 10G Bypass Appliance connections.
Each SM-2701F10G fiber port card provides three LC style duplex connectors
intended for connection to a primary, backup and a protected 10GBase-SR
Ethernet port. Single mode versions are available by special order.
An power fail-safe optical bypass is incorporated between the Primary
and Protected ports to maximize link availability. The SM-2701F10G
detects link activity and an alarm is generated if any link fails. If
the primary link is lost, the NPS will automatically switch the ports
to the backup link. By default, the switch is completed within 100 milliseconds
after a link failure is detected. Once the primary link is restored,
the protected port will revert to the primary link automatically.
The link may also be forced to switch to the backup port manually.
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Long Branch NJ - November 12, 2013 -
Shore Microsystems today announced a
new programmable
Bypass switch for 10G Ethernet Bypass connections. The SM-2400F10G
Programmable Bypass Switch provides the ability to automatically bypass
a malfunctioning network appliance. The unit operates as an intelligent
watchdog that expects periodic interaction with a properly-functioning
network appliance via a serial communication link. In the event
of a failure, the unit removes the failing device from the Ethernet
link. After bypassing (removing) the failing device, the SM-2400F10G
directly connects the two external Ethernet 10G ports to reestablish
end-to-end communications.
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Long Branch NJ - April 11, 2013 -
Shore Microsystems today announced a new RF (0-18GHz) Coaxial Switching
Card for the Network Protection System.
Each SM-2701RF port card provides three SMA coaxial connectors intended
for connection to primary and backup ports and one protected port. The
SM-2701RF supports switching via manual override, control as a member
of a group, or controlled by the SM-2701IO Contact Closure Card.
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Long Branch NJ, - April 10, 2012
– Shore Microsystems, the industry leader in the protection of
mission-critical Ethernet links, today announced a new (IO)
Contact Closure Card for the Network Protection
System.
The SM-2701IO card provides
digital input and output capabilities to the Network Protection
Chassis. The card allows up to 6 externally generated contact
closure inputs that, in turn, can be used to drive other NPC port
cards or port card groups. The SM-2701IO card also supports up to
6 contact closure alarm outputs to drive external alarm panels or
other equipment. Output relays have a maximum 200V contact open
circuit voltage, a maximum current carrying capability of 1.2amps,
and a maximum overall power switching capacity of 10 watts.
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Long Branch NJ, - March 15, 2012 – Shore Microsystems, the industry
leader in the protection of mission-critical Ethernet links, today announced the
capability of T1 Switching on the SM-2701 Copper Standard Card (SM-2701CS) for
the Network Protection System. Please contact a Shore Sales Representative for
further information.
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Long Branch NJ, - February 8, 2012
– Shore Microsystems, the industry leader in the protection of mission-critical
Ethernet links, today announced a new Synchronous Serial (RS-530) Switching Card
for the Network Protection System.
Each SM-2701S port card provides three RS-530 synchronous serial ports intended
for connection to primary and backup ports and one protected port. The SM-2701S
detects clock activity and an alarm is generated if any link fails. If the
primary clock is lost, the NPS will automatically switch to the backup link. By
default, the switch is completed within 100 milliseconds after a link problem is
detected. Once the primary clock is restored, the server port will revert to the
primary link automatically. The link may also be forced to switch to the backup
port manually. The connector is a 68 pin VHDCI-type connector that utilizes a
specially designed cable providing 3 DB-25 RS-530 connectors for attachment to
network equipment.
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Long Branch
NJ, - July 25, 2011
– Congratulations to the City of San Luis Obispo on being
awarded the 2011 Horizon Award presented by the Association of Public Safety
Communications Officials (APCO) International. The City of San Luis Obispo is
one of two centers in the United States to receive this annual award. Shore
Microsystems NPC-12 and NPC-2 are both utilized by the city to provide the
required availability of their 911 networks. Shore Microsystems worked directly
with the Information Technology staff to provide the best solution to meet the
requirements of the new Communications Center.
To view APCO Press Release
Click Here...
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Long Branch
NJ, - March 31, 2011
– View our Product Review on 100 microsecond failover
in The Availability Digest's March 2011 Issue.
Click
Here...
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Long Branch
NJ, - February 3, 2011
– Shore Microsystems, the industry leader in the protection of
mission-critical Ethernet links, today announced a new “hitless”
feature for the Network Protection System. When system software
is installed, a reboot of the system is required. In prior
software versions, the reboot causes a reinitialization of the
links (links drop and are subsequently restarted), which caused an
interruption (“hit”) in data transmission as well as a link flap
event on the connected devices. This new feature eliminates the
need to reinitialize operational links so that user data is
unaffected by the reboot occurrence.
Jiri Hlavaty,
Vice President of Engineering said, “several of our customers run
extremely critical networks and have difficulty with any hits to
their network traffic. This new software update feature makes it
possible to easily perform system maintenance and upgrades”.
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Long
Branch NJ, - January 17, 2011 –
Shore
Microsystems, the industry leader in the protection of
mission-critical Ethernet links, today announced two new features
for the Network Protection System (NPS) Link Protector®s. The new
features provide extremely fast response to failing mission
critical links as well as incorporate new autonomous switching
capabilities in the unlikely event of a system controller failure. The new
"turbo" switching feature adds additional intelligence to
individual port cards installed in a NPS-series Link Protector®.
The newly added intelligence allows individual port cards to
independently monitor Primary links and, in the event of a
failure, detect the failure and switch to the Backup port in under
100 microseconds. Previous firmware versions required several
milliseconds to detect and respond to a Primary link failure.
This feature is included in the latest release of the NPS firmware
for systems running the Enterprise-level feature set.
"We are
excited about the turbo feature since it gives our customers the
option to decrease response time to a failure event by 2.5 orders of
magnitude." said Jiri Hlavaty, VP of Engineering. "Some
applications need the quickest response possible to minimize lost
packets and this feature builds on our intelligent port card
capabilities to provide practically instant response to link
problems."
The new
"headless" feature adds the ability for individual port cards to
continue to monitor links and switch to backup links if necessary
in the unlikely event that a system controller is failing. "This
capability, even though it only activates in the extremely
unlikely event of a system controller failure, gives our customers
an extra degree of comfort that the NPS-series Link Protector®s
will function even under failure scenarios of our own equipment."
said Hlavaty. Link Protector®s are already designed (with the
exception of media conversions) to pass data even in the event of
a power failure using Shore Microsystems "Straight Through Wire" ™ technology.
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Long
Branch NJ, - July 20, 2010 –
Shore
Microsystems, the industry leader in the protection of
mission-critical Ethernet links, announced today a partnership
with APconnections, Inc. APconnections’ NetEqualizer appliances
are bandwidth-shaping appliances available in a range of
configurations from 2Mbps
up to 5Gbps (full duplex), and are designed for
voice and data networks. The flexible, scalable, and
cost-effective bandwidth control products can be deployed in both
corporate and service provider networks. NetEqualizer is
plug-and-play, installing in minutes.
NetEqualizer's
built-in rules-based, application-level traffic-shaping technology
dynamically controls traffic based on current network usage.
When the network is congested, the fairness algorithm favors
business class applications, including VoIP, Web browsing, chat
and email, at the expense of large file download. This approach
allows network managers and operators to maintain high levels of
customer satisfaction without having to purchase additional
bandwidth, and without having to build and manage extensive policy
libraries.
"We are
excited to work with Shore Microsystems to provide our failover
bypass switches. For customers that do not want a fully-redundant
NetEqualizer set-up, this enables us to provide them with a
high-quality, low-cost failover solution." said Steve Wagor,
founding partner & VP of Operations.
The SM-2800
Series of Universal Ethernet Bypass Switches provide automatic
bypass capability up to twelve 10BaseT/100BaseTX/1000BaseT or up
to six 1000BaseSX inline Ethernet appliances. The system is based
on Shore Microsystems’ technologies developed to sustain vital
connections to/from inline appliances and integrates into Shore’s
Network Protection Chassis System. The system operates
independently from the inline appliance and does not require
periodic interaction with a properly functioning network
appliance. In the event of a failure, the unit removes the
malfunctioning device from the Ethernet link and re-connects the
two external Ethernet ports to transparently reestablish
end-to-end communications. The system is available in several
configurations with regard to media and port count requirements.
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Long
Branch, NJ – October 26, 2009
– Shore
Microsystems, the industry leader for redundant and bypass
Ethernet technology, has now added Span Port Replication to its
portfolio. This product expansion exemplifies the company’s
uncomprising commitment to providing well-proven and innovative
products, services and support to round off its comprehensive
range of redundant, bypass and now port-handling technology needs.
Using Shore’s recently enhanced port mirror
capabilities, the issue of too few span ports can now be handled
easily, reliably, and with reasonable expense. The Span Port
Replication features are provided in multiple hardware choices
based on media and the amount of replication required. When placed
in span mode, data is received on the router port and copies it
exactly to the Appliance 1, Appliance 2, and switch ports. This
multiplies the Span port count by a factor of 3. By adding other
daisy-chained port cards to the system, additional multiplication
is achieved.
“This feature simpifies span port capacity
planning for network administrators for our customers with minimal
rack space impact. Features such as this are possible due to the
flexibility of our Network Protection Chassis system.“ said Jiri
Hlavaty VP of Engineering.
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Long Branch, NJ – July 31, 2009 - Shore Microsystems today announced the
addition of a new port card for
its Network
Protection Chassis (NPC) product line. The new card, dubbed the SM-2701CS,
duplicates and extends the functions offered by Shore's SM-2512 and SM-2508
Ethernet Link Protector®s. This card allows customers to move their Link
Protection
applications
into the modular chassis offered by the NPC series systems while retaining the
cost-effective functionality offered by the previous generation SM-2512 and
SM-2508 Link Protector®s. The SM-2701CS provides traditional Link Protection
using high-reliability relay
technology
with the density and serviceability advantages of a chassis/blade design. This
card fills a need for less sophisticated requirements at a lower cost than the
more extensive features offered by other SM-27XX port cards.
“The
SM-2512 and SM-2508 Link Protector®s have been very popular products for over 10
years in both commercial and military applications. Our customers continue to
ask for the level of functionality offered by these products. With the SM-2701CS
card, we can now provide this functionality in our current NPC chassis/blade
product line.” said Gary Steidl, Director of Sales/Marketing at Shore
Microsystems. “Another advantage of this new card is that users can mix lower
cost/lower sophistication SM-2701CS port cards with other more advanced SM-2700
cards based on the high-availibility requirements of individual applications.”
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Long Branch NJ, -
November 7, 2008 - Shore Microsystems,
the industry leader in the protection for mission-critical
Ethernet, today announced a partnership with Cabaran Ringkas
Sdn Bhd
in Kuala Lumpur. Cabaran Ringkas
is an information and communications technology company
specialized in the area of voice over internet protocol, software
development, data communication and networking. This
partnership provides Cabaran Ringkas’ customers with data
protection for their high availability networks while expanding
Shore’s market presence in Malaysia.
Cabaran Ringkas areas of specialization include product system development,
network system integration and consultation, VOIP and
telecommunication network integration, testing and consultation,
internet protocol network management and maintenances, network
security support system and wireless system application. The
Shore technologies add the level of high availability and
resiliency that is required buy customers.
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Long Branch, NJ - August 30, 2007 - Shore Microsystems
today announced the release of the SM-2701/2702 Intelligent
Gigabit Ethernet Link Protector®. The SM-2701/2702 Link Protector®
with its 1U chassis design, can accommodate 1 to 2 port cards and
has functions identical to the SM-2712 Link Protector® which is
designed in a 2U chassis and can hold up to 12 port cards
simultaneously. With the SM-2701/2702, network managers can now
create redundant connections for their “mission critical” Gigabit
(and subrate) connections to smaller and remote access areas using
a one or two card configuration. By allowing
simultaneous connections to both a primary and backup network port
from servers, routers, and other key network equipment, the
SM-2701/2702 operates by monitoring the primary link and, in the
event of failure, automatically switching to the backup link.
Switchover speeds are adjustable.
The SM-2701/2702 and SM-2712 Link Protector®s are Shore
Microsystems next-generation link protection platforms offering
the combined advantages of electronic switching technology and
Patented
Straight Through Wire®
relay/optical
switch technologies. The unit supports Gigabit, 100BaseT, and
10BaseT copper connections and 1000BaseF (available SX and special
order LX).
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Long Branch,
NJ - February 20, 2007 -
Shore Microsystems today announced the release of Gigabit Fiber
capability for the SM-2712 Intelligent Ethernet Link Protector®.
The new blade line allows network managers to create redundant
connections for their "mission critical" Gigabit Fiber connections
by allowing simultaneous connections to both a primary and backup
network port from servers, routers, and other key network
equipment. The optional new bypass feature provides for the
passing of fiber traffic even upon loss of power to the Shore
unit.
The SM-2712 operates by monitoring the primary link and, in the
event of failure, automatically switching to the backup link. The
SM-2712 Link Protector® is Shore Microsystems next-generation link
protection platform offering the combined advantages of electronic
switching technology and Patented
Straight Through Wire®
relay/optical switch technologies. The unit supports
Gigabit, 100BaseT, and 10BaseT copper connections and the newly
released 1000BaseF (available SX and special order LX).
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Long Branch, NJ -
February 8, 2006
- Shore Microsystems today announced the
release of the SM-2712 Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Link
Protector. The new product allows network managers to create
redundant connections for their "mission critical" Gigabit (and subrate) connections by allowing simultaneous connections to both
a primary and backup network port from servers, routers, and other
key network equipment. The SM-2712 operates by monitoring the
primary link and, in the event of failure, automatically switching
to the backup link. Switchover speeds are adjustable.
The
SM-2712 Link Protector® is Shore Microsystems next-generation link
protection platform offering the combined advantages of electronic
switching technology and Patented
Straight Through Wire®
relay/optical switch technologies. The unit initially
supports Gigabit, 100BaseT, and 10BaseT copper connections.
Future plans include Gigabit fiber support.
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