Indy(tm) Network and SCSI Option Cards
Ports for All Purposes
Indy(tm) workstations from Silicon Graphics(r) provide you with a multitude
of standard interfaces, including audio, video, Ethernet(tm), SCSI-2, ISDN,
serial, and parallel ports. But if you need additional expansion for
bandwidth-consuming graphics and multimedia applications, the Indy workstation
has two fully integrated, high-bandwidth, high-performance GIO expansion slots.
A wide variety of expansion cards that enhance the video, networking, and
input/output capabilities of the Indy system are available directly from
Silicon Graphics.
High-Speed Networking with FDDI
The high-bandwidth system architecture of the Indy workstation thrives on
compute-intensive applications and large data sets, which often demand more
bandwidth than Ethernet delivers. Silicon Graphics has developed the
industry's highest-performing FDDI solution, the GIO-FDDI expansion card.
This card, which is capable of full bandwidth performance, gives the Indy
workstation ten times the network throughput available from traditional
Ethernet.
Dual SCSI Channels for Optimum Performance
Powerful applications need to access large amounts of data very quickly. To
augment the internal SCSI channel, add up to two more SCSI-2 channels on the
GIO expansion slots. Combining multiple SCSI-2 controllers with the disk
striping available in the IRIX(tm) operating system significantly increases
the available I/O throughput by providing an extra 10MB/second channel on
each controller. A second SCSI-2 controller also provides extra
high-performance connectivity for external SCSI peripherals such as disk
storage, backup devices, scanners, and printers.
More Ethernet Means More Performance
Indy workstations are equipped with a native Ethernet port configured to
instantly connect to IP networks. Let the Indy workstation route between the
subnetworks or run separate networks on each port. Run IP, DECnet(tm), IPX(tm),
SNA(tm), OSI, or AppleTalk(r) protocols using upper layer protocol stacks
from Silicon Graphics or partners. In any case, the E++ card triples the
possibilities for configuring your Indy workstation.
Token Passers Stop Here
Indy workstations let you opt for token ring networks instead of Ethernet.
The GIO Token Ring adapter delivers high-performance connectivity to IP and
SNA running on shielded or unshielded twisted-pair token ring networks. Indy
workstations act as end-nodes on an existing token ring network or as routers
between token ring and Ethernet networks.
The World is Waiting to Talk
With the GIOSync Synchronous Serial adapter card for Indy, Silicon Graphics
gives you yet another way to connect to the worldwide network. For mainframe
connections or links to wide area X.25 networks, the GIOSync adapter supports
SDLC and HDLC on either of two independent 64Kb/sec ports.
Silicon Graphics also supplies the correct cable to connect to an RS-232,
V.35, or X.21 CSU/DSU. You can even run SDLC on one port to your mainframe
host while running HDLC on the other to connect to a worldwide X.25 network.
Whether Indy is an SNA gateway, an X.25 router, or an end station in a wide
area network, the GIOSync card allows for complete flexibility in wide area
networking.
For more information about network and SCSI option cards,
see the Technical Specifications for Indy
Network and SCSI Option Cards.
