FutureSoft ISS is the company''s flagship solution offering switching software for Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches. The software enables equipment manufacturers to shorten their time to market for new designs. It contains support for several Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols and is available for multiple switching chipsets.

"RSTP enables rapid stabilisation of the network after failure or reconfiguration. The time taken for restoring the connectivity in a large network can be reduced from about 30 seconds to the order of a couple of seconds using this software. MSTP support enhances the number of forwarding paths for data traffic, while ensuring a more optimal use of LAN resources in a VLAN environment. Load balancing is enabled via this feature, which also reduces the impact of failure in the overall network," says T Sridhar, CTO and vice-president (engineering), FutureSoft.