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To: Joe Wagner who wrote (13784)	1/22/1998 1:09:00 AM
From: Kerry Lee	Read Replies (2) of 29386

I think Craig and others are more qualified to answer your question from a technical point of view, however, I'll give my 2 cents anyways: I think that article refers mainly to Windows NT being the bottleneck. Also, I don't believe that FC actually "bypasses" the servers when in fact it directly connects many servers, disk arrays and nodes ( eg, workstations ) as opposed to utilizing routers ( I'm treading on very soft ground here, someone feel free to correct me )... There is too much Vendor/Systems integrator support and marketing muscle behind GE for it to fail. I personally don't think anything can/will stop Gigabit Ethernet from taking over the LAN, with the exceptions where QOS ( ATM, FC Class 1) and longer distances ( beyond 500 meters ) are requirements for the network. Also GE is specified at 1250 mbps vs FC at 1062 mbps, therefore theoretically a "Gigabit" of GE actually has a true Gig ( 1000 mbps ) of actual throughput vs FC at approx 800 mbps throughput. Can someone comment on the how the scaleability of FC compares to GE?

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