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DEC WANcontroller 720
Opening Up Your RISC-based System to the World

While RISC-based workstations have brought unprecedented computing power
ever closer to users, the global marketplace requires that organizations serve cus-

tomers and business partners farther and farther away.

It is not enough to share

information through servers and local-area networks (LANs) within a workgroup,
department or facility.

For example, professionals in financial services, manufac-

turing, and the media need to monitor prices on foreign exchanges, coordinate inventory and distribution with offshore suppliers, and tap into wire services around
the world

The DEC WANCcontroller 720 enhances the performance and functionality of
TURBOchannel-based workstations and servers by providing low-cost, high-speed
connectivity to multivendor wide-area networks (WANs). The DEC
WANcontroller 720 enables you to extend your reach beyond your local area to
wherever in the world your work takes you.

You can communicate via electronic

mail, access remote applications, and transfer files with other users on wide-area
networks,

including IBM's

System Network Architecture (SNA) - all at very high

speeds.
With the DEC WANcontroller 720, your workstation isn't the only thing that's
more connected and productive; so are you and your organization.

Highlights
Enables users of RISC-based systems

equipped with TURBOchannel to
communicate over WANS to reach
new markets, customers, and business

SNA

DECnet/OSI
Phase V.

RJE, TE3270,
HLLAPI, LU6.2

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partners.

Allows line speeds up to 64Kbps for
two ports or T1 (1.544Mbps) for one

Wide Area Network Device Driver

port.

Connects stand-alone workstations/

DEC WANCcontroller 720

servers to WANs using DECnet/OSI,
X.25, or TCP/IP layered communica-

tions software under the ULTRIX operating system.

Provides connectivity to SNA, X.25,

TCP/IP, and DECnet/OSI networks.
Supports HDLC, SDLC, and OSI protocols under ULTRIX.
Works with the ULTRIX Wide-Area
Network Device Driver (WANDD).
Connects directly to the
TURBOchannel bus for optimum
throughput.
Fully integrated and supported by
Digital.

High-Speed Connectivity in Com-

The DEC WANcontroller 720 provides

mercial Environments

mwo synchronous ports at speeds up

The DEC WANcontroller 720 opens up

10 64Kbps, or one port at 1.544Mbps

the world of high-speed wide-area

(T1)*. This high-speed capability

communications 1o users of Digital's

means that users can work effectively

TURBOchannel RISC-based DECstation

with even network-intensive applica-

and DECsystem products. Users can

tions, or share large, complex files

easily share information and applica-

such as images and graphics.

tions with other users throughout a

geographically-dispersed. multivendor

Muiltiple Protocol Support for

computing environment.

Truly Open Communications

It is espe-

cially well-suited to commercial users

The DEC WANcontroller 720 demon-

who need to communicate with IBM

strates Digital’s Open Advantage and

networks based on IBM's System Net-

its commitment to easy multivendor

work Architecture (SNA).

computing by supporting multiple in-

dustry-standard networking protocols,
including DECnet OS], an implemen-

tation of the International Standards
Organization’s (ISO) Open Systems

Interconnection (OSI) model, and the

CCITT X.25 standard for wide-area
packet-switching networks. The device also supports the widely-used
SNA protocol for communication with
IBM systems.

Packaging

The DEC WANcontroller 720 module

Part

connects directly into the

DSYTI-A*

TURBOchannel bus of the workstation

or server, providing two synchronous
interface ports.

Number

Workstations and Servers Supported

It consists of the fol-

RISC TURBOchannel family of systems and servers

lowing:

Communications

*One single-width TURBOchannel

Protocols/Interfacing

module with one daughterboard

Standards

*Built-in software (firmware)
*Adaptor kit to Wide-Area Network

Speeds Supported

EIA232-E

19.2Kbps

*Adaptor cable kit

V.28/V.24/102110.2

19.2Kbps

The interface to the TURBOchannel is

EIAS62

64Kbps

through a 96-pin DIN connector with

EIA423A/EIA449

64Kbps

Device Driver (WANND) software

data, address, and control functions.

VAON24504902 Gikbps

The synchronous interface is through a

EIA422A/E1A449

100-pin connector.

VAN241S0402

The Total Solution
The DEC WANCcontroller 720 can

greatly expand your enterprise’s com-

plete networking environment, and

1.544Mbps (one channel only)

GiKbps

V.35/1502593

64Kbps.

EIA530A

1.544Mbps

Synchronous Protocols Supported

enabling it to run more effectively.
Sharing resources makes sense.

High-level Data Link Control (HDLC)

Multivendor and remote users become

Synchronous Data Line Control (SDLC)

more productive. Your business ben-

Software Requirements

efits. And you save money.

ULTRIX V4.2

Digital is committed to supplying and

ULTRIX VAN Device Driver V2.1

supporting your networking needs.
The DEC WANcontroller 720 comes
with full Digital services and support.
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Custom Network Integration
Services

Digital also responds to users with
custom integration needs. Experienced Project Managers, Software and
Hardware Engineers, and a manufacturing facility dedicated to custom
hardware, low-volume manufacturing
are ready to meet unusual integration

requirements. Whether the need is for
custom software or hardware design,
engineering consultation, or complete
project management, Digital stands

ready to meet your network integration needs.

* TI clear-channel communication requires an external CSU/DSU as an interface to the
communications line.

Digital - An Industry Leader in
Systems Integration

Digital offers a portfolio of services

that support the four stages of enterprise-wide integration - planning, design, implementation, and management.

Our project expertise covers ev-

erything from designing and delivering
customized hardware and software solutions to providing the training and
support your business needs to operate and maintain those

solutions

business solutions from Digital are delivered and supported worldwide by a

distinguished network of experienced
service professionals.
For More Information

Combined with the full line of RISC
DECstation and DECsystem products,

the DEC WANcontroller 720 provides a
high-performance, cost-effective open

computing solution for organizations
requiring access to wide-area networks
in a multivendor environment.

For

further information about the DEC
‘WANcontroller 720, please contact
your local Digital sales representative.

Digital believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date; such
information is subject to change without notice
Digital is not responsible for any inadvertent errors.

The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation: DEC, DECstation, DECsystem,
the Digital logo, ULTRIX, Digital, and Open Advantage.

IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

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