The first product called the IP Switch ATM 1600 was announced in March 1996 for
US$46,000.[1]
Its switch used
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) hardware combined with
Internet Protocol routing.[2]
The company had a role in the development of the
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network protocol.[3] The company published early proposals[4] related to label switching,[5] but did not manage to achieve the market share hoped for and was purchased for $120 million by
Nokia in December 1997.[6] The president at the time was
Brian NeSmith, and it was located in
Sunnyvale, California.[6]
^Peter J. Welcher (August 1, 1997).
"Cisco Tag Switching". Chesapeake NetCraftsmen web site. Archived from
the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2011.