Since SCSI was designed to be a
point-to-point protocol, by placing the intelligence into the network that connects servers and storage, one can reintroduce this simplicity back into the storage architecture.
For OriNOCO's RG-1000 residential gateway product the software adds a
point-to-point protocol over Ethernet feature and it adapts the implementation of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
The new SpeedStream 3041 and 4041 offer complete protocol encapsulation support, including
Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM, Ethernet over ATM, and IP over ATM.
It uses the asynchronous transfer mode message-packaging format over an ADSL physical layer to support
point-to-point protocol networking.
The new product is an extension of the company's IP-based global integrated virtual private network (iVPN) offering, which was already enhanced, earlier this year, with integrated voice and data (iVAD) with off-net dialing, high speed
point-to-point protocol dialing, and video conferencing.
Protocol support includes Frame Relay,
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), and SNMP.
GRICbilling Framework offers a software framework with support for
point-to-point protocol, e-mail, remote access, IP phone and fax, Web hosting, and leased lines services.