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To: signist who wrote (7007)	2/10/1998 10:25:00 AM
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Bay Switch Right on Target High-density Accelar 1200 blows away the competition By Pankaj Chowdhry, PC Week February 9, 1998 Review In the struggle to control congested networks run amok, administrators are already armed with switches that serve as knives and hatchets to clear the way. Bay Networks Inc. just gave them a bulldozer. Although other vendors are still just promising high-density Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet switches with advanced features, Bay Networks has delivered one in the Accelar 1200. Able to accommodate 96 Fast Ethernet ports or 12 Gigabit Ethernet ports, the switch has extensive management capabilities, a scalable design and a modular chassis. With breakneck performance in PC Week Labs' tests, the Accelar soundly trounced its only real competitor, Cisco Systems Inc.'s 134-port Catalyst 5500 equipped with an RSM (Route Switch Module), and earned an Analyst's Choice designation. Most Gigabit Ethernet products are quite immature. For example, the CoreBuilder 3500 that 3Com Corp. shipped late last year is fast as lightning but lacks support for the OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) routing protocol, QOS (quality of service) and RMON. The Accelar 1200 not only supports these features but also makes them easy to use. (For PC Week Labs' review of CoreBuilder, see PC Week, Dec. 22/29, 1997, Page 77.) (MORE) Message 3385250