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Technology Stocks : LAST MILE TECHNOLOGIES - Let's Discuss Them Here
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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1913)8/19/1998 8:03:00 AM
From: MikeM54321  Read Replies (1) of 12823
 
News off the web: "AOL chose Cisco to supply high-volume network equipment, specifically Cisco 12000 Series gigabit switch routers, to strengthen the backbone connecting AOL subscribers to the Internet."

Thread,
I believe Ascend used to (or maybe still does) supply a lot of equipment to AOL. This news surprised me.

Also, what is a "gigabit switch router?" Is it a router or a switch? And what's about the "gigabit" part? I usually associate gigabit with gigabit ethernet(GE). I'm fairly certain AOL's backbone has nothing to do with GE. Sounds like a lot of marketing buzzwords were chosen.

Any explanations appreciated.
Thanks,
MikeM(From Florida)

PS Ken, Notice the term "switch router." It's confusing.
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