ANDREW ANNOUNCES NEW COPPER-TO-FIBER TOKEN RING REPEATER

PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR A LOW COST FULL FIBER BACKUP RING

Orland Park, Illinois...May 15, 1996...Andrew Corporation introduces the
SmartLine 8122 copper-to-fiber repeater. The product allows users to
economically extend the copper ring-in and ring-out ports of standard MAUs
over fiber optic cabling and to build and preserve a full backup ring.
Incorporating extensive fail-safe features and a simple network management
system with plug-and-play design, the SmartLine 8122 repeater provides
easy, manageable network expansion.

The SmartLine 8122 repeater is a low-cost, fault tolerant fiber optic
solution. Utilizing this product exclusively on the fiber path allows a
configuration which provides a primary and secondary fiber ring. With this
configuration, risk of data loss is reduced as a failure on the primary
ring will result in traffic being switched to the backup path on the
secondary ring. Data will automatically be transferred back to the primary
ring when the problem is corrected.

Each SmartLine 8122 port is equipped with Andrew QuicLock speed detection
circuitry which protects the ring from incorrect transmission speeds sent
from an upstream unintelligent MAU. Additionally, the repeater will sense
a cable break or disconnection on any of the ports and automatically
switch to the secondary ring, preserving ring integrity.

The SmartLine 8122 repeater utilizes a Windows-based GUI network management
program which allows eight SmartLine products to be intermixed and managed
from the same PC.

The SmartLine 8122 repeater is available from Andrew or Andrew Business
Partners. To order, or for more information, telephone Andrew at (800)
328-2696, extension 376, and request bulletin 3897 or visit our Web Site
at http://www.andrew.com.

Andrew Corporation is a global supplier of communications systems equipment
and services. Major markets are wireless communications --which includes
cellular, personal communications systems, and land mobile
radio--broadcast and common carrier. Andrew is an S&P 500 company listed
on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol: ANDW.
 
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