FarSync X.25 Card Range Feature Comparison

Product Range Overview

The FarSync X.25 range of adapters have been developed to provide very high performance X.25 connectivity for Linux, Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista. The competitively priced 1, 2 and 4 port PCI / PCI-X (Universal PCI) cards in the range are capable of driving each line at speeds of up to 8.448 Mbits/s (E2) with support for RS232C, X.21, V.35, RS449 and RS530 network interfaces.

The 1 port PCMCIA card can utilise lines up to 512 Kbits/s with support for RS232C, X.21, V.35, RS449 and RS530 network interfaces.

The USB adapter can support 1 port up to 2 Mbits/s with network interfaces RS232C, X.21, V.35, RS449 and RS530 and is line powered

The X.25 software has a host of features including IP over X.25, a Sockets API, a Java API, a COM Port API, a API to HDLC. A comprehensive development toolkit that includes many sample applications for each API is supplied as part of the product. Using the High Capacity Pack up to 4095 connections can be supported on each line.

A fully featured GUI multi-port Line Monitor and a Line Statistics application is included with the products.

There are 3 product ranges, the T-Series PCI cards, the M-Series PCMCIA cards and the Flex USB Series. Separate web pages detail the exact support available for each product by operating system as the exact features vary, see product range for more details.

Example Applications

The FarSync product range is suitable for connection to all types of X.25 network, including access via the ISDN D channel, Dialup X.25 and leased lines. Many thousands of FarSync X.25 cards are in use today in a wide variety of applications including:

• Private X.25 networks such as Lottery, Police, Customs, Military, Financial, Government and Airline
• E-Commerce gateways for credit verification
• Mixed X.25 and IP networks
• Billing and Mediation
• Tandem host gateways
• Satellite data feeds
• SMS message gateways
• X.400
• High speed Stock Exchange data feeds, examples

Product Range

There are 5 adapters in the FarSync PCI T-Series, Flex USB series and PCMCIA M-Series product ranges. All of the cards support X.21 (V.11), V.24 (RS232C) and V.35 type network connections. Click on the pages for the individual adapters by operating systems for more detailed information.

• The FarSync X25 T1U T-Series card is an intelligent high performance 1 port PCI / PCI-X (Universal PCI) card at a very competitive cost. For the exact features supported on each operating system see Linux,  Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003
  
  
• The FarSync X25 T2U T-Series card is an intelligent high performance 2 port PCI / PCI-X (Universal PCI) card at a very competitive cost. For the exact features supported on each operating system see Linux,  Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003
  
  
• The FarSync X25 T4U T-Series card is an intelligent high performance 4 port PCI / PCI-X (Universal PCI) card at a very competitive cost. For the exact features supported on each operating system see Linux,  Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003
  
  
• The FarSync Flex X25 is a USB line powered intelligent adapter supporting 1 synchronous X.25 port. For the exact features supported see FarSync Flex X25 USB adapter
  
  
• The FarSync X25 M1P v2 M-Series card is a PCMCIA 1 port PC Card suitable for Laptops and other PCs using PCMCIA slots. See Windows XP and 2000 for further details
  

Application Development

Application developers have a choice of APIs. An API selector guide is provided assist the developer in choosing the most appropriate interface. The developers toolkit is included with the product, it contains sample applications and full documentation to fast track your development process. Free email and telephone support is provided to application developers using the APIs.

Sockets API - X.25 and ISO Transport - Linux, Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista

The Sockets API is extremely popular as a simple, powerful, easy to use API to access TCP/IP communications networks. The Sockets support for the FarSync X.25 cards retains this ease of use and also allows the special features of X.25 and ISO Transport classes 0 to 3 to be accessed. Documentation and a wide variety of sample applications are provided. Applications using the .NET framework can use the Sockets interface.

Java API - X.25 - Linux, Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista

The Java API allows applications written in Core Java Software (J2SE) and Enterprise Java Software (J2EE) easy access to the functions and features of X.25 offered by the FarSync X.25 cards. Full documentation and sample applications are provided.

COM Port API - Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista

This interface provides a very quick and easy to use interface to X.25. Each X.25 session is represented by a COM Port controlled by AT commands. The COM Port API is particularly suitable for applications developed in Visual Basic and similar languages or for those not familiar with X.25. Full documentation and a sample application is provided.

HDLC API - LAPB - Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista

Easy to use API to access Lapb layer 2 (HDLC). This interface allows X.25 layer 3 to be completely bypassed. An example application in C is provided.

NCB API - Linux, Windows XP, 2000 and Server 2003

A legacy API for the FarSync X.25 products providing compatibility with older version of the products

 

TCP/IP over X.25

The IP over X25 support supplied on the CD-ROM as part of the standard product enables Linux, Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista PCs to run the IP protocol over an X.25 network.

Hardware Features

FarSync X25 T and M Series Product Range and compatible Cables