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To: Network Pukka who wrote (11678)	12/5/1997 8:05:00 PM
From: gfr fan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

<<The problem with asic based solutions is that changes are difficult to implement and expensive versus cpu based solutions.>> Network - agree that past ASICs have limited changeability. However..............the 3500 and the 9000 have the first programmable ASICs in the networking industry. All changes can be downloaded in microcode to the ASIC - so you now have the best of both worlds. COMS believes that others will follow suit........in about 12 months or so. Regards, Bruce