Cisco Systems announced a new product
line for the emerging data-over-cable market. The hardware, which includes
the MCNS-compliant uBR 7246 Universal Broadband Router and modem cards, can
support bandwidth of up to 600 mbps, with switching capacity of 100,000
packets per second. The router is based on the company's 7200 router.
Pricing and availability of the equipment will be announced in the first
quarter of next year.