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   ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 1997--Ascend  
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASND) today introduced the Pipeline 15, 
a feature-rich terminal adapter that provides high-speed dial access 
to a corporate headquarters, an Intranet or the Internet.  With the 
addition of the Pipeline 15, Ascend's family of Pipeline products now 
serves virtually all ISDN users from individual users and home office 
workers to Internet Service Providers and corporations. 
   "Ascend's latest addition to the award-winning Pipeline family is  
sure to capture the attention of individual users interested in 
instantaneous, high-speed digital network connections," said Bert 
Forbes, Ascend's Pipeline product manager.  "No other external 
terminal adapter on the market has the wealth of features or is as 
effortless to set up and use as the Pipeline 15." 
   The Pipeline 15 comes with a powerful graphical user interface,  
which enables users to install and configure their unit in under 10 
minutes.  Once connected, the Pipeline 15 supports such advanced 
functionality as DBA(TM) (Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation), or MP+. 
This integrated protocol distinguishes the Pipeline 15 from the 
competition by automatically and transparently adding and subtracting 
bandwidth based on demand. 
   As network traffic across the wide area network increases, DBA  
will add a "B" channel to provide more bandwidth.  As throughput 
decreases, the Pipeline 15 will automatically hang up by means of an 
idle timer.  By disconnecting an unemployed B channel, the idle timer 
will save users money on per-minute charges. 
   In addition to digital connections, the Pipeline 15 has two POTS  
(Plain Old Telephone Service) ports, which provide users with analog 
phone and fax services over the same ISDN BRI (Basic Rate Interface) 
line that connects to the Internet.  This frees users from 
maintaining separate analog and digital lines. 
   "By combining the analog service with the ISDN line, users can  
achieve superior performance and consolidated billing," Forbes said. 
"By taking advantage of existing resources, the Pipeline 15 provides 
the highest degree of functionality at one of the lowest price-points 
on the market.  These features make the Pipeline 15 the most 
attractive alternative available for using ISDN on an external 
terminal adapter." 

   Other advanced features of the Pipeline 15 include the following:  

   -- True Caller Line ID, as well as other analog telephone  
features such as hold, drop, conference capability and call transfer 
   -- Connection to PCs, Macintoshes, and UNIX workstations via  
RS-232 serial cable 
   -- Support for 16550 UART (Universal Asynchronous  
Receiver/Transmitter) 
   -- Bundled software, including Ascend's MAXLink Pro client  
software, MS Internet Explorer and a 30-day free trial of MSN 
   -- Flash EEPROM memory  
   -- Easy installation with the Java-based Pipeline Configurator,  
which allows users to configure any Pipeline product over their local 
Ethernet segment 
   -- Support for WAN protocols, including PPP, Multilink PPP, MP+  
and BACP, to ensure network interoperability 

Price and Availability  

   The Pipeline 15 may be ordered immediately, and is available in  
two configurations, BRI S/T or BRI U Interface, for a U.S. list 
price of $450. 

Pipeline Family  

   Other members of the Pipeline family include the Pipeline 25-Fx,  
an Ethernet-to-ISDN bridge that supports four users; Pipeline 25-Px, 
an Ethernet-to-ISDN Internet Protocol router with Network Address 
Translation (NAT); Pipeline 50, a full-featured multiprotocol router 
that connects to a central site over an ISDN BRI line; Pipeline 75, a 
multiprotocol router that includes two POTS ports; and Pipeline 130, 
an integrated router that supports up to a full T1 with ISDN BRI 
backup and overflow. 

About Ascend Communications  

   Ascend Communications, Inc. is a leading worldwide provider of  
remote networking solutions for corporate central sites, Internet 
ServiceProviders' points of presence, remote offices, mobile workers 
and telecommuters.  Ascend develops, manufactures, markets, sells and 
supports products that utilize bandwidth on demand to extend existing 
corporate networks for applications such as remote LAN access, 
Internet access, telecommuting, SOHO connectivity and 
videoconferencing/multimedia access. 
   Detailed information on Ascend products, news announcements,  
seminars, service and support is available on Ascend's home page at 
the World Wide Web site http://www.ascend.com 
   Ascend is headquartered at One Ascend Plaza, 1701 Harbor Bay  
Parkway, Alameda, California 94502.  Phone: 800/ASCEND4; Fax 
510/814-2300; E-mail: info@ascend.com 
  	   	


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