Description

A High Capacity Pack software option is available for the FarSync X25 T1U, T2U and T4U cards. A best in class 4,095 X.25 VCs can be supported per line, the maximum that the X.25 standard permits. This means for example 8,190 VCs on the 2 port FarSync X25 T2U where the standard version supports 254. The expanded capacity applies to X.25 SVC, PVC and ISO Transport connections. The High Capacity Pack is particularly suitable for WAN hubs where there is often a demand for high VC count, high-density X.25 products. The High Capacity Pack for Linux provides an excellent solution since it can be used with multiple FarSync 1, 2 and 4 port X.25 cards. As part of the release the maximum data packets per second handled has been hugely increased allowing for example 4 port cards to handle 4 2 Mbits/s lines making full use of the lines bandwidth.

The High Capacity Pack is supported on kernel versions 2.4 and 2.6. As well as text file configuration a Java and XML-based GUI configuration application is also provided. A typical screen is shown on the right, see a larger sample. Individual lines can be reconfigured and restarted without reloading the software and disrupting other lines. Customer applications developed to use the standard X.25 Sockets API are compatible with the FarSync X25 High Capacity Pack for Linux. The FarSync X.25 High Capacity Pack should be ordered at the same time that the FarSync X.25 card is purchased although a retrofit upgrade is possible. One FarSync X.25 High Capacity Pack is required per X.25 card.