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To: JohnG who wrote (104161)	9/9/2001 3:32:29 PM
From: marginnayan	Respond to of 152472

It doesn't need to be switched -- just made to be present everywhere. This is possible because the fiber network has huge capacity. Then, at the endpoints of the fiber network, the data packets destined to that point are plucked from the broadcast data stream John, The idea of broadcasting over fiber optics with unlimited bandwidth seems appealing but the question is will it be feasible. Broadcast storms have proved notorious in data networks, at times bringing them down. Plus no matter how hard future network designs try to push switching/routing at the edge, at some point it will be realized it does seem to be the best approach.