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To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (25716)	5/14/1999 4:18:00 PM
From: The Phoenix	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

You know what zbyslaw... I sick of hearing about edge crash... Here's the real deal. In SP networks there are usually service contracts which include full time vendor personel to be on-sight to manage the network, make changes, update code etc.. Enterprise customers don't have this luxury. In SP networks there are fewer changes than there are in enterprise nets. More changes coupled with non-vendor support people will always translate into more issues. SP networks don't go through as many software upgrades (to add new features) as enterprises do. More software changes will always result in less stability. If you were to install an enterprise network with Cisco routers and didn't move a router or add new software to get new features I'd bet you that it would be every bit as bullet proof as a network switch. The trouble is Cisco has to keep adding features to keep ahead of the plethora of competition out there...it's not about adding higher speed buses and interfaces it's about adding complex algorithms to deliver on the promise of tomorrows broadband multiservice network to the home and office. Put Cisco routers in a backbone, don't add features, and place a Cisco engineer on-site (apples to apples comparison) for support and you'll find that the Cisco equipment will also not fail. OG

To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (25716)	5/14/1999 5:04:00 PM
From: bill c.	Respond to of 77400

>> If a service provider wants to be able to deliver a clean, multiservice on IP solution (and remember we're all using IP at home) then the end devices are CSCO (Cisco Networks) the edge devices are Csco, and the core is??? << 50% of the new lines being installed TODAY are on a Digital Loop Carrier. I hear Gary yap about edge, but completely ignore the Digital loop carrier which allows the OWNERS of the twisted pair local loop broadband access. If Cisco wants to play in the edge they better get a DLC solution. The AT&T/Nortel rumor is just one example where Cisco can't compete on the edge... .. AT&T plans to use Nortel's gear for its local network expansion, changing from circuit- to packet-based switching via Nortel's DMS-500 switch. Packet-based switching is a newer technology for pushing voice, data and voice down lines.... dailynews.yahoo.com