1 INTRODUCTION

This chapter provides an introduction to the 3Com® Edge Router module.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Product Overview

Edge Router Module Features

Product Overview The Edge Router module is a serial port-to-Ethernet LAN interconnect module jointly developed by 3Com and Cisco Systems Inc.

This section provides information on the following topics:

Edge Router Module Operation

Edge Router Module Architecture

Edge Router The Edge Router module (Figure 1-1) is designed to:

Module Operation

Connect corporate networks and increase wide area connectivity.

Support both synchronous and asynchronous routing over serial links using one local area network (LAN) and up to three wide area network (WAN) connections.

Provide flexible networking connections in multiprotocol environments.

Sit at the network’s logical and physical edge, either at a remote site or central facility.

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