BAY NETWORKS PROVIDES LIVENET'S ATM AND FDDI BACKBONE NETWORKS AT COMNET '96

         Delivers Internet, Switched Ethernet and ATM Connectivity 

WASHINGTON, COMNET BOOTH #1118, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay Networks today announced that its multiprotocol router, intelligent hub, and high-speed switch products are supporting the ATM and FDDI backbone for LiveNet '96, the advanced, enterprise network on view at the three- day ComNet '96 Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. In addition, the company has provided networking technical support to assist the multivendor team in the planning, installation, and operation of LiveNet.

LiveNet offers both show attendees and exhibitors a live, real- world example of connectivity between legacy and advanced network technologies in an enterprise-modeled network. As the showcase network for ComNet '96, LiveNet provides a complex, heterogeneous corporate network environment, supporting all vendors, including those running enterprise applications such as multimedia, video conferencing, groupware and messaging for business departments.

Bay Networks has deployed a Backbone Concentrator Node (BCN(R)) router with Virtual Network Routing for the ATM network, a System 5000(TM) hub, and 4 LattisCell(TM) ATM switches throughout the LiveNet demonstration. In addition, the company has connected 2 Fast Ethernet LattisSwitch(TM) switches to the BCN router, providing terminals on the show floor with switched Ethernet access to the Internet.

Bay Networks' internetworking products support a range of applications, demonstrations and network services operating in FDDI, Ethernet, SMDS, wireless, and ATM environments. Building ATM and FDDI Backbones

Bay Networks' BCN router, equipped with an integrated ATM Link Module, delivers Virtual Network Routing, multivendor connectivity, and interoperability in LiveNet's ATM and FDDI backbone networks. The BCN router also offers full Internet service via a connection to the PSI Net, the Internet service provider for LiveNet, as well as access to SMDS services provided by MCI.

Supporting a variety of video and other high bandwidth applications, Bay Networks is also exhibiting the connectivity capabilities of its LattisCell ATM switches interoperating with the company's BCN routers and other multivendor ATM switches.

"By deploying Bay Networks routing and switching products throughout the collapsed backbone and providing high-speed Internet connectivity for the entire LiveNet, we are able to demonstrate emerging technologies in a real-time, real-world enterprise-wide internetworking solution," stated Thaddeus Bissell, Bay Networks' networking specialist assigned to the LiveNet team. "The LiveNet gives us the opportunity to confirm our commitment to industry standards, multivendor interoperability, and multivendor connectivity."

Bay Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNET) is a leading worldwide supplier of a full range of highly available, multiprotocol routers, intelligent hubs, high-speed switches, and sophisticated network management products for organizations building enterprise-wide information internetworks. Through its recent acquisition of Xylogics, a leader in the remote access market, Bay Networks also offers a complete line of award-winning analog, channelized T-1 and ISDN remote access products that provide remote users and offices transparent access to corporate network resources. With more than 1,500 resellers and 2,000 direct sales and customer support personnel worldwide, Bay Networks markets and supports its comprehensive product suite in 121 offices, providing 7x24 global support coverage. Bay Networks' World Wide Web address is: http://www.baynetworks.com.

NOTE: Bay Networks, Backbone Concentrator Node and Xylogics are registered trade marks, and System 5000, LattisCell, and LattisSwitch are trademarks of Bay Networks, Inc. Other trademarks are owned by their respective holders.

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/CONTACT: Chris Carleton of Bay Networks, Inc., 508-436-3706 or ccarleto@baynetworks.com/

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