FarSite announces a new Gateway product and FarLinX X.25 Gateway upgrade

13th January 2011

New Product: FarLinX XOT Gateway

FarSite has introduced a new product to the FarLinX Gateway range, the FarLinX XOT Gateway. This new Gateway allows connections from TCP to be routed directly to XOT (X.25 over TCP/IP) this eliminates the need for the connection to be first routed through a physical X.25 link.

The product allows X.25 to be eliminated from one end of a mixed TCP/IP - X.25 network just leaving short X.25 lines to connect to legacy equipment thus reducing network complexity.

For more details and datasheet see FarLinX XOT Gateway / FarLinX X25 Gateway.

Major Upgrade: FarLinX X25 Gateway

FarSite have introduced a whole range of enhancements for the FarLinX X25 Gateway with a major upgrade to the firmware. This new firmware version 2.4 is shipping on all new Gateways, older Gateways can also be upgraded with the new version of firmware.

New Features:

  • The Gateway can route directly between TCP/IP and XOT as a configuration option.
  • The Gateway performance and general responsiveness has been improved when running large numbers of sessions with a high X.25 packet load.
  • A Current Sessions activity page has been added, this displays the status of sessions currently in progress on the Gateway that can be sorted in a number of different ways.
  • New dynamic session mode XDRPD added which allows greater control and information on the status of the X.25 session than supported by the earlier DRPD mode. DRPD is still supported for backward compatibility.
  • X.29 Host support can now operate with DRPD and  XDRPD mode connections.
  • The Line Monitor support has been completely rewritten. The Line Monitor is now a standalone application that can be run on a local or remote LAN. This FSMon application can monitor multiple lines on multiple Gateways if required and traces can be saved for later analysis. The frame format is also compatible with the popular Wireshark so now Wireshark can be used to monitor the Gateway if preferred.
  • The activity and transaction logs can now be optionally sent to a remote machine for logging using the syslog mechanism.
  • A number of improvement have been made to the GUI to simplify the ease of configuration.
  • There have been improvements to existing sample applications and new ones added for customers using DRPD and the new XDRPD dynamic modes.

For more details and datasheet see FarLinX X25 Gateway.

The product is available now, contact us for further information.

Background

FarSite Communications Ltd is involved in the development and production of a wide variety of data and voice communications product and services in the business sector. These products include Gateways, PCI and USB communications adapters and are supplied through a global network of distributors, resellers and local representatives, with products shipped to over 100 countries.

The company is based in Basingstoke in the UK with an office in Shenzhen, China and can boast export sales to a highly prestigious international client list. These include some of the world's leading names in the banking, government, aerospace, military 3G and retail communications sectors. In April 2009, FarSite was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise - International Trade category, one of the highest accolades a UK business can receive.

Press information from: Steve Scott, FarSite Communications.

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