I am not sure IPv16-Compliant systems will be viewed as "cheap"
IPv16-Compliant Technical Requirements
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NEBS - Network Equipment Building Standard
FCC, UL, etc.
24" Cabinet Form Factor Front/Rear Access
Dual -48vDC Power Grid
Redundant copper 10/100 Ethernet Connections (IPv8)
Redundant copper gigaBit Ethernet Connections (IPv16)
Redundant Server Architecture with fail-over
IPv8 QoS 6-Way Cluster-Bus
Mated-Pair Architecture
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Jim Fleming
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----- Original Message -----
From: "TOMSON ERIC" <Eric(_dot_)Tomson(_at_)siemens(_dot_)atea(_dot_)be>
To: "'Einar Stefferud'" <stef(_at_)nma(_dot_)com>; <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:06 AM
Subject: RE: "end-to-end" is important....Re: OPES is evil incarnate
The "best" doesn't always win.
The "cheapest" often does.
Look at VHS over Betamax.
Look at Token Ring over Ethernet.
:o)
-----Original Message-----
From: Einar Stefferud [mailto:stef(_at_)nma(_dot_)com]
And so:-)... May the best technology win!
In general, the best does win, in due course;-)...\Stef
