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Nways Family

Meaning – The term Nways family, refers to a group of IBM switched networking hardware products plus associated software.

The IBM 8270 Nways Token-Ring LAN Switch provides a cost-effective solution to Token-Ring LAN perfor- mance requirements. With a minimum of disruption to existing networks,
you can significantly address LAN performance.

A new member has been added to the IBM 8270 Nways LAN Switch family of Token-Ring LAN switches. The Model 600 joins the Model 800, providing a smaller entry configuration.

Both models allow flexible configuration with rich functionality provided by the common set of Universal Feature Cards (UFCs) they share.

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Universal Feature Card slots allow users to build a wide variety of switched network configurations using the broad set of optional feature cards that are shared between both models.

Example of usage – “Similar to the Model 800, a typical network would benefit from the Model 600 by having each of its high-volume servers on dedicated full-duplex segments and have client workstations on shared segments using standard Token-Ring concen- trators, such as the IBM 8239 StackableToken-Ring Hub.”