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To: polarisnh who wrote (2601)	12/9/1997 11:51:00 AM
From: H-nator	Respond to of 8358

Here's a link to the press release of the ipsilon buyout. biz.yahoo.com H-nator

To: polarisnh who wrote (2601)	12/9/1997 3:58:00 PM
From: Doug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8358

Hi Steven:DEC,CS and IDT were institutional investors in Ipsilon. Ipsilon has specialised in IP cell packet switches. Routers have a N2 problem which can only be solved by either gigabit routers for the large number of addresses they have to learn daily or by IP switches or tag switches. I believe CSCO ,Toshiba and NEC were biased towards Tag switches. Cabletron, DEC and Ipsilon towards the IP switch. Apparently this is great for continous transmissions but is slower for a transmission of the mixed intermittent type. My guess is that as nodes increase the brute force technique of increasing the router size will be expensive and IP switches with tag capability may be the way to go. I doubt CS will sell out their position. This deal could also give CS a chance to form an alliance with NOKIA towards wireless ISP's.