ImageStream Ships Industry's Lowest Cost
DS3/E3 Router
ImageStream Internet Solutions is shipping its new Rebel Router™. According to company officials, the new router is the lowest cost DS3/E3 router on the market. When bundled with ImageStream's new single-port DS3 card, the Rebel can deliver wire-speed performance specifications at a list price of less than $4,000.
The new Rebel Router includes a low-profile 19" rackmount chassis that is only 10" deep. The base Rebel includes two built-in 10/100 ethernet ports and two PCI expansion slots. The expansion slots can be populated with 1, 2, 4 or 8-port T1 or E1 cards, 1-port DS3 or E3 cards, as well as 1 or 4-port 10/100 ethernet cards.
The Rebel Router is designed to work in a wide range of network designs for core, edge, and premise applications. For example, the Rebel may be used as a core router for a small ISP that needs up to 16 T1 or E1 ports. The same ISP could then upgrade to DS3 or E3 speeds, and still support up to 8 T1 or E1 connections in the same chassis. Once an ISP finally outgrows the Rebel as a core router, the Rebel can be moved to the edge, and any of its cards may be moved into a more suitable core router such as ImageStream's popular Gateway Router™.
According to ImageStream's President, J.C. Utter, the new entry point for DS3/E3 routers will allow many ISPs to offer more competitive services. Utter says, "We expect to sell a lot of Rebels to carriers and ISPs who already deploy a large number of DS3 and E3 circuits." According to Utter, a number of ISPs are planning to deploy the new Rebel, and several carriers are also looking at the new low-cost chassis. Utter adds, "Most ISPs are pleased to find they can buy two routers and put a spare on the shelf for less than the price they were paying for any other DS3 router."
ImageStream is a supplier of Linux-based LAN and WAN solutions for small offices, corporate LANs and WANs, and Internet backbone providers. ImageStream products include high-performance routers, WAN cards, and network management software. ImageStream is headquartered in Plymouth, Indiana.
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