ForeRunnerHE 622

Series of ATM Adapters

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Targeted to servers and high-performance workstations, the ForeRunnerHETM 622 sets a new standard for high-performance network connectivity.  
Key Features
Feature: Benefit:
ForeThought  software support Industry's best ATM software, licensed to more than 140 of FORE's vendor/partners  (e.g., Microsoft and Hewlett Packard)
FORE-designed NetPro ASIC UBR, VBR, CBR and ABR support; 
622 Mbps speed
33/66 MHz, 32/64-bit PCI High performance, universal PCI support for investment protection
Support for 4,000+ virtual circuits Superior server connectivity and capability
Wide variety of operating systems support Solutions for all types of computers
Unleash the Power of Servers Throughout the Enterprise

The ForeRunnerHE 622 ATM adapter, designed to reach a new level for high-performance networking, offers the most advanced features of any ATM NIC, along with the support of FORE's industry-leading ForeThought software. Targeted to servers and high-performance workstations, the ForeRunnerHE 622 sets a new standard for high-performance network connectivity. 

Servers are the "brain centers" of any computing-based enterprise. But a server is only useful if you can access it efficiently. The dramatic growth of Internet and Intranet installations, along with increased processor speeds, has led to higher demands on server resources. 

As computing demands increase, so does the need for high-performance network connectivity. The ForeRunnerHE 622 adapter delivers 622 Mbps full duplex connectivity with software support for multiple cards in a system. 

Superior Architecture, Superior Performance
Utilizing 66 MHz PCI bus speeds and 64-bit data transfer options, the ForeRunnerHE 622 ensures the maximum performance allowed by standards. With silicon support for the ATM Forum ABR specification and up to 4,000 active virtual circuits, with any mix of CBR, VBR, UBR and ABR, the ForeRunnerHE 622 provides industry-leading functionality. 

Delivering 622 Mbps of full duplex bandwidth to connect servers directly to ATM backbones, the PCI-based ForeRunnerHE 622 is perfectly designed to manage the bandwidth demands of data, while still guaranteeing the quality-of-service (QoS) needed for voice and video. Whether connecting ATM clients or aggregating bandwidth from an Ethernet switch, the ForeRunnerHE 622 is the ideal choice for high-performance server networking. 

Industry-leading Value and Benefits
The ForeRunnerHE 622 is the most advanced server adapter of its kind. Using the FORE-designed NetPro ASIC, the adapter has been designed to streamline the interface between the network and the server. 

The ForeRunnerHE 622 eliminates the network as the bottleneck, unleashing the power of servers throughout the enterprise. Servers with dual PCI buses can use multiple ForeRunnerHE 622 adapters on a single IP interface for 1.2 Gigabits of available bandwidth! 

Leveraging the Strengths of ATM
The ForeRunnerHE 622 eliminates intermediate hops and translation devices between the server and network backbone to measurably increase both LAN and WAN client performance. 

With 622 Mbps bandwidth, users can aggregate client traffic to relieve network congestion at the server. The ForeRunnerHE 622 connection provides the bandwidth required to support hundreds, or even thousands, of clients—without impacting overall network performance. 

FORE's leadership in ATM comes to the forefront with features such as 33/66 MHz PCI support, 64-bit data transfer, TCP checksum calculation, dynamic DMA burst sizes, and multiple programmable interrupts. 

The NetPro ASIC, the heart of the ForeRunnerHE 622 adapter, is the industry's most advanced ATM ASIC—with hardware support for ABR, VBR, CBR and UBR. Using this ASIC, voice, video and data can be carried simultaneously via high-performance systems. 

And because this is FORE's fifth generation of ATM adapter technology, you know FORE delivers. 

Compatibility Matrix
The ForeRunnerHE 622 supports the following machine types, operating systems, and bus architectures: 
Machine Types Supported: Operating System Supported: ForeRunnerHE  622 ATM Adapter: Bus Architecture:
Intel Pentium and Pentium PRO-based personal computers and servers; 
Silicon Graphics: 
Origin Octane O2; 
Sun UltraSPARC 		 Windows 95/98; 
WindowsNT; 
Windows 2000 
NetWare 4.x; 
Solaris 2.x; 
IRIX 6.x 		 ForeRunnerHE  622 PCI: 33/66 MHz 
32-/64-bit data

Technical Specifications

 
Hardware:
Architecture: FORE-designed SAR ASIC
ATM Support: FORE's NetPro ASIC supports UBR, CBR, VBR and ABR; 
OC-12c (622.08 Mbps) full duplex capabilities; 
62.5 µ multimode fiber
Design: Two-chip design: FORE's NetPro ATM ASIC and 
FORE's 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI bus interface chip
 
Environmental:
Operating Temperature: 5° to 40° C, up to 10,000 ft
Operating Humidity: 20 to 80% RH, non-condensing
Storage Temperature: -40° to +70° C, up to 30,000 ft
 
Emissions/Electrical Compliance:
Safety: UL1950/CSA 950, EN60950, EN60825, IEC 825.1, IEC825.2
EMI: FCC Part 15, Class A, EN55022 Class A, VCCI Class 1, TS016
EMC: EN50082-1, EN50022
 
Architecture:
PCI Bus: PCI 2.1, 33/66 MHz, 32-bit addressing; 
32- or 64-bit data 
3.3 V or 5 V; 
Single-slot PCI short form factor; 
Cache-line aware design for efficient bus utilization
ATM Support: ForeThought Software including MPOA, LANE 1.0, and CLIP (RFC1577); AAL5, and AAL1 support; UNI 3.0/3.1
Power Requirements: 15 watts
Connectors/Cabling: Duplex 62.5 µ/125 µ multimode fiber 
(500 meters maximum, 10 dB loss); 
9 µ/125 µ single mode fiber  
(10 km maximum @ 1 dB per kilometer); 
SC connectors for both multimode and single mode fiber
Operating Systems: Windows 95/98; 
WindowsNT; 
Windows 2000 
NetWare 4.x; 
Solaris 2.x; 
IRIX 6.x
Host Interface: Full bus mastering, dynamic burst sizing, multiple programmable interrupts, receive queue prioritization, TCP checksum calculation
Value-added Software: FORE's load-balancing/failover software supports multiple IP interfaces in a single system;  
QoS for legacy application service guarantees;  
industry-standard APIs: XTI and Winsock for native ATM programming
Memory: 2 Mbytes of Synchronous DRAM for buffering, support for 4,096 VCs
DMA Support: 384 bytes (write), 1,536 bytes (read) Maximum Burst Size
Machine Types: Any fully-compliant Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) 2.1 specification PC or Server
Platform Support: Intel Pentium and PentiumPRO and Pentium II; 
Sun Microsystems SPARC; 
SGI Origin/Onyx 2; 
DEC Alpha (WindowsNT only)