poly-NET/32

Version 1.0

poly-NET/32 PC LAN and LAT Protocol Integration

Polygon's poly-NET/32 provides a state-of-the-art PC-to-DEC connectivity solution for LAN-based PCs running Windows 95, 98 or NT.  The poly-NET/32 is the fastest Local Area Transport (LAT) protocol available for the PC.   It works with our poly-STAR/32 terminal emulation software.

Features

• Cabling simplicity - all PCs, file servers and hosts on one Ethernet

• Simultaneous user server versions

• Availability of network services

• Automated connection to service with poly-STAR/32

• Multiple concurrent host sessions with poly-STAR/32

• Ability to connect to specific services on a terminal server

• Lightning fast file transfers with poly-STAR/32

Service Directories and Connection Management

Most network architectures allow DEC-host multi-cast messages to be passed through to the Polygon software.  By listening to multi-cast messages over the network, poly-NET/32 maintains a listing of the servers that are available on the network for connection.  The Service Directory is updated dynamically as poly-NET/32 "learns" which services are available and which are down at any given time.  For large network environments, you can reserve top directory positions for your "Preferred Services."

To the Service Directory, Polygon adds Connection Management with poly-STAR/32.  With poly-STAR/32 and poly-NET/32, you do not need to memorize a series of network commands to grab the networks attention and address the service you want.  You simply select a service name from the directory menu.   Polygon's Connection Management takes it from there.  Do you have the same service available on more than one host?  In LAT environments, we even do the load balancing by connecting you to the host that has the lightest load.

Multiple Concurrent Sessions

It's like having two or more terminals and a PC on your desk at once!  When working with poly-STAR/32, poly-NET/32 can provide up to twenty concurrent sessions with a variety of connections.  You can have all twenty sessions connected on Ethernet or by using the "SET HOST" command, you can use DECnet to connect to computers across the hall or across the globe.  Imagine the time and trouble saved by being connected to all the various VAX applications you need during a day and being able to hotkey between them as necessary.