Marathon MAGNUM ROUTER manual Introduction, About the Magnum Router

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Magnum Router Module. The Magnum Router Module is a high performance IP Router and Frame Relay Switch. With the Frame Relay Switch, you can create a private network, access a public frame relay service, or build an integrated hybrid network with multiple carriers, offering public and private services.

About the Magnum Router

The Magnum Router is designed to enhance the existing Marathon data-voice integration family of products by providing both increased WAN speeds and high performance IP Routing. The Magnum Router is manufactured for use in a new or existing Marathon base unit to allow for use of legacy serial data (both synchronous and asynchronous) as well as our ClearVoice (compressed data-voice technology) and high performance IP Routing over public and private networks. The Magnum operates over public Frame Relay networks as well as dedicated digital data networks with speeds ranging from 56Kbps to full or fractional T1/E1 speeds. While this guide discusses primarily Frame Relay networks, the Magnum is definitely intended for use over dedicated links. The configuration of the WAN ports within the Magnum Router will always be frame relay to take maximum advantage of this product’s design.

The Magnum Router can also encapsulate various protocols such as serial data and Micom Clear Voice G.729 voice compression technology into IP packets for transport across any IP network. This feature is known as Microband VoIP (or MVoIP). This means that the Magnum may be used to transform your Marathon base unit into a serial data over IP and or compressed voice over IP engine. By using the Magnum as a DOIP (data over IP) or VOIP (voice over IP) engine, you can bundle Marathon legacy asynchronous data, Marathon Clear Voice and high performance IP traffic all out the single 10/100Mpbs Ethernet interface for transport across your private or public IP network. We cannot guarantee the quality of service over public IP networks such as the public Internet. The Magnum Router module is specifically designed for use over public Frame Relay and dedicated digital networks.

The Magnum Router module fits neatly into a new or existing Marathon base unit chassis. It is intended for use in the Marathon 2K, 2Kplus, 3K, 5K Turbo, 5K Turbo Pro, 10K, 20K, 20K Pro and Netrunner 75E base units with software revision 5.0 or later. The Magnum Router module is not Marathon CCM (central control module) dependent. The Magnum Router module is both a fully functional frame relay switch and high performance IP Router in one. It may function as a standalone product by simply installing it into a Marathon chassis. However it is most popularly used in conjunction with your existing Marathon network to preserve your data-voice integration technology investment.

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