WANPIPE Beta7-2.3.4 review

WANPIPE S-series is a family of intelligent multi-protocol WAN and ADSL adapters that support data transfer rates up to 8Mbps. All

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WANPIPE S-series is a family of intelligent multi-protocol WAN and ADSL adapters that support data transfer rates up to 8Mbps.

All WAN protocols supported by WANPIPE are implemented in firmware and run on the card. An advantage of an intelligent adapter is that it offloads the system CPU and improves stability.

By adding a Sangoma WAN/ADSL component to the Linux kernel, one can create a powerful multi-T1/ADSL router/firewall with proven reliability of Linux. Sangoma S-series cards support an optional on board T1/E1 CSU/DSU that eliminates all external components of a traditional routing solution: i.e. T1/E1 line can be directly connected to the card.

WANPIPE supports the following protocols, ATM, ADSL, Frame Relay, PPP, MULTILINK PPP, CHDLC, X25(API), BitStreaming (API), BiSync(API), and SDLC(API).

Furthermore, WANPIPE supports custom API development such as: Credit card verification, Voice-over IP, Satellite Comm. All device drivers are part of the standard Linux Kernel distribution.

What's New in 2.3.3-3 Release:
The driver was updated to 2.6.16.
Protocol updates were made for LIP (frame relay, PPP/CHDLC, ATM, LIP layer).
The AFT A104/A104D HDLC API was updated.
The S514 CHDLC Protocol API can now be reached by non-superusers.
The AFT Firmware Flash Utility was fixed for PCI bugs.

What's New in Beta7-2.3.4 Development Release:
A pulse dialing bug in A200 driver was fixed.
The AFT HWEC on 64-bit kernels was fixed.
A108D hardware support was added.
A bugfix was made in A104 and A104D Ref Clock.
Updates were made for 2.6.16 and 2.6.17 kernels.
Frame relay was updated with EEK support.
PPP IP negotiation was updated.
A fatal bug in the ADSL driver was fixed.
The AFT A104/A108 driver was updated for 64-bit kernels with over 4GB of memory.
Sangoma Signal Media Gateway has been added to the package.
LibSangoma has been added to support custom-written TDM applications.