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To: Kerry Lee who wrote (18570)	10/14/1998 11:42:00 AM
From: Greg Hull	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 29386

Kerry, <<< <<The switch weighs 15.5 pounds, and is fairly large for the number of chips on the board.>> Another way of looking at this new MKII-8 is to compare it to Brocade Silkworm. I could be wrong, but I heard that the 8 port Silkworm is in the same box as the 16 port,ie. a stripped down version of the 16 port Silkworm ( can someone else confirm this? )as opposed to the MKII-8 which is total redesign versus the MKII-16. The Brocade Silkworm dimensions/weight are as follows: Height: 3.438 inches Width: 17.62 inches Depth: 16.99 inches Weight: 19 pounds By contrast, Gigworks MKII-8 is: Height: 1.72 inches Weight: 17.4 inches Depth: 13.6 inches Weight: 15.5 pounds >>> I looked up the MKII-16 specs: Height: 3.36 inches Width: 17.6 inches Depth: 22.16 inches Weight: 40 pounds Ancor reduces the number of ASICs from 5 to 1 and the weight drops from 40 pounds to 15.5 pounds. I never realized ASICs could be so heavy. Greg

To: Kerry Lee who wrote (18570)	10/16/1998 2:46:00 PM
From: Greg Hull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29386

Kerry, <<Another way of looking at this new MKII-8 is to compare it to Brocade Silkworm. I could be wrong, but I heard that the 8 port Silkworm is in the same box as the 16 port,ie. a stripped down version of the 16 port Silkworm ( can someone else confirm this? )as opposed to the MKII-8 which is total redesign versus the MKII-16. The Brocade Silkworm dimensions/weight are as follows: Height: 3.438 inches Width: 17.62 inches Depth: 16.99 inches Weight: 19 pounds>> The Brocade website shows the same weight and dimensions for the Silkworm and the Silkworm Express. brocade.com On a mildly interesting note, while the operating limits on altitude are the same for the Brocade and Ancor switches, the non-operating limit is only 13,000 feet for Brocade's switches vs. 50,000 feet for the MKII switches. Also, I saw no mention of dual, hot-swappable power supplies for the Silkworms. Can anyone else confirm this? How many OEMs care about the apparent more rugged design of the MKII? Greg