For the fourth consecutive quarter Cabletron Systems` SmartSwitch Router offering is leading in terms of market share in the rapidly growing modular Layer 3 switching market.
According to the Dell`Oro Group`s most recent Shared Hub and LAN Switch Report - which ranks all manufacturers in the Layer 3 switch market, including 3Com, Cabletron, Cisco, Extreme Networks, Lucent Technologies and Nortel Networks - Cabletron`s SmartSwitch Router ranks number one in world-wide Layer 3 ports shipped, with 22.9% of the market.
In the report, the Dell`Oro Group predicts that the Layer 3 market will grow to $8.4 billion by 2004.
The Dell`Oro Group report finds that Cabletron`s SmartSwitch Router ranks number one in market share for the period October to December 1999 in several categories, including:
Total world-wide ports shipped, Layer 3 modular & fixed (22.9%)
Total world-wide ports shipped, Layer 3 modular (32.0%)
Total North American ports shipped, Layer 3 modular (31.2%)
10/100 Ethernet worldwide ports shipped, Layer 3 modular (33.8%)
10/100 Ethernet North American ports shipped, Layer 3 modular (32.8%)
"Cabletron`s SmartSwitch Router is continuing its rapid growth and extending its market leadership across the Layer 3 switching market," says Martin May, country manager of Cabletron Systems SA.
Cabletron`s SmartSwitch Router is said to be the only Layer 3 switching solution that offers full-function WAN connectivity, eliminating the need for software-based routers.
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