Dulles,
VA. April 18, 2005 – Encore Networks,
a leading developer of IP+Legacy Virtual
Private Network (VPN) security solutions,
announced today a new compact and lower-cost
VPN router platform with the same functionality
as the IBR™ model. The new ILR™ adds
an optional cellular wireless data link
to the product family.
The IP+Legacy Router ILR-100™ offers
legacy-to-IP VPN connectivity over Ethernet
at an aggressive price point made possible
by a more compact hardware platform.
Within the small size, Encore continues
to offer dedicated hardware that accelerates
encryption processing to minimize latency.
Encore's ILR-100™ connects almost any
commonly used data terminal over an encryption-secured
cellular connection as the primary link
or as a backup to an IP over Ethernet
uplink. Utilizing the company's extensive
capabilities with legacy protocols, the
ILR-100™ supports terminals that communicate
with BiSync, SNA/SDLC, VISA-II, X.25,
QLLC, ALC, XID, X.42, MATIP, SCADA, P1024B,
TC 500/700, 2780/3780, 3270/3275, and
Burroughs or Unisys Poll/Select.
There are four ILR-100™ models, starting
with basic serial-to-IP functions, optional
encryption hardware and up to either
CDMA or GSM cellular modules.
"Where IP service is available,
or as part of a network upgrade from
multidrop lines to IP, the ILR-100-A
lets almost any legacy terminal stay
on-line and working by converting the
terminal's native protocol to IP," said
Peter Madsen, Encore president. "At
new sites where a landline would be too
expensive, slow to install, or even impossible
to get, the ILR-100 wireless models establish
temporary or permanent data connectivity
from any location that has cellular service--for
new IP devices as well as legacy terminals."
The ILR-100-A™ connects legacy terminals
on a serial port to the wide area network
via Ethernet. With a wireless module
for data over cellular services, the
ILR-100-C™ (for CDMA) and ILR-100-G™
(for GSM) connect both legacy terminals
via a serial data port and IP devices
on the Ethernet port to their host computers
or servers over the cellular network.
The flexible mix of features adapts almost
any terminal to any commonly offered
virtual private network (VPN) service.
With capability for two WAN connections,
the ILR-100-C™ and ILR-100-G™ also offer
redundancy--the cellular module provides "dial
backup" to the 10/100 Ethernet uplink.
The newly designed ILR-100™ measures
1.7(h) x 6.2(l) x 6.1(w) inches, excluding
the cellular antenna. Based on the field-proven
ELIOS™ operating system software, all
ILR-100™ models provide a full suite
of Internet router functions including
statefull firewall, Network Address Translation,
access control list, GRE, prioritization
and traffic shaping for QoS, virtual
LAN tags, and automatic configuration
of IP addresses via DHCP. See the companion
data sheet for full particulars on the
selection of wireless modules, for CDMA
and GSM networks, and antenna options.
"Increasing concern over data security
makes encryption mandatory for many industries," continued
Madsen. "By law, certain financial
transactions must be encrypted. We make
standards-based IPsec encryption available
on every ILR-100. Any organization using
wireless should certainly encrypt every
message, which Encore encourages by including
a fast encryption chip whenever a wireless
module is installed."
Dedicated encryption hardware in the
ILR-100™ insures that processing doesn't
delay transactions. Low latency helps
keep a bank customer happy when withdrawing
cash at an ATM, but the fastest possible
response is critical when a utility,
railroad, or pipeline controls a remote
function via SCADA.
The ILR-100™ is scheduled for volume
shipments beginning July 2005. List prices
start at $465 for the ILR-100-A™. The
ILR-100-E™, with encryption, is $565.
Models with integral cellular wireless
radios (and encryption) list at $695
for GSM networks and $795 for CDMA. |
