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To: nic who wrote (18121)	9/21/1998 4:57:00 PM
From: Greg Hull	Read Replies (1) of 29386

nic, <<correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought FC's physical layer was unsuited to the WAN due to distance limitations etc.?>> There are several physical layers approved in the FC standard today, aren't there? At least two, copper and fiber, but aren't there different standards for single mode and multi-mode fiber? Couldn't FC add a WAN-appropriate physical layer and use the existing higher layers? Any optics engineers out there know if it makes any sense to incorporate the optics and other gear used in SONET networks into an FC switch, or would it make more sense to leave the long distance gear in a separate box? It seems that IP over FC would attract more competition for Ancor. Let's hope they stay in business long enough to catch the eye of the big boys. Greg

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