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Technology Stocks : Son of SAN - Storage Networking Technologies
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To: J Fieb who wrote (2262)9/18/2000 4:22:05 PM
From: Gus  Read Replies (1) of 4808
 
The change in the buffer allocation method is specific to Brocade at this point so only a Brocade switch to Brocade switch could effectively take advantage of this capability.

While Brocade is correct that only its own switches can currently take advantage of this feature, CNT and Inrange both have buffered switch architectures that allow ESCON and Fibre Channel to extend up to 100 kilometers. The technology is fairly straightforward and has been available for some time. Aside from CNT, Inrange, and McDATA, I believe Xiotech and Gadzoox recently demoed their own buffered switch technique.

Here's the May 8, 2000 press release from MCDT and CMNT.

The UltraNet Open Systems Gateway and the McDATA Director provide an affordable wide area network solution to extending SANs by allowing multiple remote data centers to share information across thousands of miles using ATM over public carrier networks. The Gateway provides access to high availability applications and increases disaster recovery capabilities such as real-time duplication of data to mirror websites, and backup and restore of SANs. The McDATA ED-5000 Director – providing 99.999% availability – provides unmatched SAN backbone reliability.

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Here's the 9/11/2000 announcement from Gadzoox and Xiotech.

The combination of the Capellix switch, XIOtech's MAGNITUDE SAN with its new XIOtech REDI SAN Links Replicator software, and Finisar's FLX-2000 Optical Links Extender now delivers synchronous remote data replication at distances of up to 120 kilometers -- an unprecedented distance in an industry long restricted by geographic limitations in SAN configurations. The ability to access and replicate data at these distances enables information-technology professionals and users to protect their data and benefit from the use of SAN technology.

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