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I've heard the same story as Tony, from Ascend/Netstar folks.
We run 5 GRF1600s in the vBNS--I have a love/hate relationship
with them, but they are "maturing" ;)
Randy
At 12:15 AM 4/26/97 -0700, Tony Li wrote:
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>> Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the GRF-400 was an Ascend product
>> and the GRF-1600 is the NetStar GigaRouter, with some additional
>> developments.
>>
>> The GRF-400 is out there in networks like AGIS, NetRail, PSI, DOMINO and
>> Savvis. No word on any NetStar-cum-GRF1600 deployments.
>>
>> Am I right?
>
>My understanding is that the GRF-400 is just a 4 slot version of the
>GRF-1600, modulo cosmetic differences, branding etc. Certainly this is one
>of the easiest ways that one can take a crossbar switch and produce a cost
>reduced, bandwidth reduced midrange.
>
>Tony
>
>p.s. Do I hear a chainsaw in Minneapolis? ;-) ;-) ;-)
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Randolph C. Nicklas
vBNS Engineering/MCI
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