Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 03:08:46 GMT From: Stephen Hocking <sysseh@devetir.qld.gov.au> To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: ATM card for PC's with API specs Message-ID: <199505190308.DAA26487@netfl15a.devetir.qld.gov.au>
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Looks like an ATM card will be availabe & programmable - any takers? >Archive-name: auto/linux.dev.atm/Information_about_FORE_ATM_Cards > > >Note: This is somewhat commercial in nature. > >FORE Systems is interested in enabling/developing an ATM driver for Linux. > >For the unfamiliar, FORE Systems supports the widest range of >platforms/busses (EISA, PCI relevant to the PCs for example) for ATM >adapters for various standard physical media (OC3, Taxi, UTP). Please see >below for more information about the company and for contact information. > >Towards this end we are willing to make the ATM Adaptation Layer Interface >(AALI) specification available to the public via various information >servers (ftp for start and www etc.). > >200 series adapter cards have an i960 processor to do the SAR. This is >done by the firmware which is shipped with the software that goes with the >adapter. The firmware is normally downloaded during boot and is mostly >transparent to the user. For example, ESA-200PC adapter card would come >with the right firmware to run on a PC. The AALI is an interface to the >firmware and will be needed for driver development if a 200 series adapter >will be used. > >It would something like: > > > IP (say) > | > Driver > | > (AALI sits here) > | > firmware > | > 200 series > > >The AALI is available from: > >ftp.fore.com:/pub/docs/ > > aali.readme > aali.ps > > >-Pragnesh > >FORE Systems, Inc. > >Company and Contact Information: > >FORE Systems is the worldwide leader in the design, development, >manufacture, and sale of high performance local area networking products >based on ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) technology. FORE offers the most >comprehensive ATM LAN product line available today including ForeRunner >switches, adapter cards, LAN access products, and video adapters, >ForeThought internetworking software, and ForeView network management >software. FORE has delivered ATM solutions to over 500 customers including >Fortune 500 companies, telecommunications service providers, government >agencies, research institutions, and universities. FORE Systems' >headquarters are located at 174 Thorn Hill Road, Warrendale, Pennsylvania >15086. > >email: info@fore.com >Phone: (412) 772-6600 >Fax : (412) 772-6500 >ftp.fore.com:/pub for browsing and some good stuff. > >
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