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To: George Dawson who wrote (14346)	2/15/1998 8:45:00 AM
From: Craig Stevenson	Respond to of 29386

George, <<Is this because this device has the old ASIC? - it seems to have the right topology otherwise.>> I'm reading between the lines a little bit here, but I don't think the Fibre Link product is based on either switch. Here is a link to the specs: ancor.com Notice the specifications for the "Preconfigured Fibre Channel Module". They are suspiciously identical to the specifications for the GigWorks 266 EISA Adapter. That, along with the physical size of the unit lead me to believe that this is simply an industrial PC chassis, with some slots in which to plug Ancor's Fibre Channel cards to make the Fibre Channel connection. The remaining slots can be used to plug in an Ethernet or ATM card, to make the connection to the other side of the link. In essence, what we have is a PC-based router/gateway. A SOFTWARE solution really, not a speed-optimized HARDWARE solution. This approach gives them a lot of connectivity options, but I wouldn't consider it a high-performance solution. It also appears to me, based on the various configuration options that there are probably 4 or 5 slots available. One or two of these are filled with Fibre Channel cards, and the others are available for Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or ATM cards. Don't let the "12-Switched Ethernet, 1-Ethernet, 1-266 Mb Fibre Channel" configuration fool you. This can be done with only four slots, using something like Digi's RightSwitch, which is a six port ethernet switch on a card. I'd still like to see something small and fast, optimized for Ethernet to Fibre Channel or ATM to Fibre Channel connectivity. Craig