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To: Sector Investor who wrote (15975)	9/27/1999 12:54:00 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

Sector, from what I can tell they are using different processors in parallel to handle distinct processes. One or more just to handle forwarding, others for building routing tables, still others for directores, etc. Juniper and others are now doing the same thing (without necessarily giving the impression they are using Crays). They are justifying this claim by configuring a number of PowerPCs in parallel, which are tied together with their proprietary bus structure and software, and calling the resulting assembly a super computing router. From the pdf file: DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE REAL TIME OS (DARTos™) The Zuma software architecture is built around the Distributed Architecture Real Time Operating System (DARTos™). DARTos™ maximizes the benefits of a multiprocessor system by separating the various tasks into discreet units, and providing reliable communications between them. The DARTos™ ensures constant and continued system availability, through fault tolerant design.