Skystone Systems developed a family of semiconductor products to enable data connectivity in Datacom Equipments (i.e. Ethernet switches or IP Routers) for wide area networks.
The flagship product of Skystone Systems was an OC-48 Packet Over SONET Processor (also referred to as an Application Specific Standard Part), first in the industry.
SONET/SDH is the emerging transport technology used for carrying information in very-high-capacity backbone networks, such as those operated by telecommunications carriers and large internet service providers.
Skystone Systems has been a very successful acquisition for Cisco, it provided new expertise, business growth and contribution to the bottom line.
Graeme Fraser and Bill Swift of Cisco systems were key people that help to integrate & build the vision along Skystone's team .