Rochester, NY — (press release excerpt) — Performance Technologies, Inc. today introduced the PCI384 telecom adapter, an advanced communications subsystem that provides wide area networking and telecommunications connectivity for developers of next-generation telecom and IP telephony systems applications. The PCI384 adapter operates as a fully programmable communications subsystem and is combined with an embedded Linux operating system and optional communications protocol software.

Performance Technologies' PCI384 is a T1/E1/J1 adapter, ideally suited for both public switched telephone networks and IP telephony systems handling large amounts of call volume. Applications that would use the adapter include SS7 network elements, wireless infrastructure equipment, media and signaling gateways, and telecom switching and routing equipment.

The PCI384 is an adaptable platform designed with an onboard MPC8260 PowerQUICCII RISC communications processor and has 128MB of onboard DRAM and a Quad T1/E1/J1 Communications Interface for PCI systems. Combined with an embedded Linux operating system, the PCI384 operates as a fully programmable communications subsystem capable of intra-chassis communication using the H.100 bus. The PCI384 utilizes the company's NexusWare software development environment, a powerful and flexible Linux-based platform that provides integrated communications protocols to expedite the development process.

Pricing for the PCI384 begins at $3295, and it is immediately available.

 
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