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To: Craig Stevenson who wrote (18118)	9/20/1998 5:01:00 PM
From: Lhn5	Respond to of 29386

Ancor brass: Read Craig's last post AGAIN!!! And thanks, Nic.

To: Craig Stevenson who wrote (18118)	9/21/1998 9:17:00 AM
From: KJ. Moy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29386

Craig, <<<I believe that the standardization of IP over Fibre Channel could provide the key component to take FC well beyond what we commonly view as a Storage Area Network (SAN). My (admittedly futuristic) view of SANs is that every storage device will have an IP address, and I will be able to access each device ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, whether that storage device exists on my local LAN, or half a world away, via private WAN or the Internet.>>> Just to add some spices into this futuristic view. It would be logical for storage vendors and FC component vendors to take advantage of this new standard when it becomes one because : 1. Storage and FC vendors will sell more equipments because demand will be higher. 2. Big networking companies will be interested to build FC interfaces on their Routers and ATM switches. It would make sense to them then. Time frame for widely adopted by most ? At lease two years if not more. Though development may start soon when the standard becomes a reality. KJ

To: Craig Stevenson who wrote (18118)	9/21/1998 4:03:00 PM
From: nic	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29386

Craig, I agree on IP becoming the world's standard networking protocol, but fail to see how FC could benefit from that outside the LAN and (local) SAN arenas... correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought FC's physical layer was unsuited to the WAN due to distance limitations etc.? Renaming it a "SAN" won't make the distance any shorter... do you expect the FC standard to eventually be extended to cover WAN-typical physical layers and compete with e.g. ATM? Full agreement on the importance of IP over FC for re-entering the LAN market through the back door SAN - that has always been my favorite FC fantasy. I just wish ANCR's share price would lend some more credibility to our dreams of grandeur and world domination... hi Bill! ;-) - nic