But by then it will have competition. The TNT is not a dense product even now. Both the BAY 5000 and the ACC Tigris are denser. And the Tigris can do a T3 in ONE chassis. Add to that the 3Com Hi-Per Access TC, which is the densest product announced to date (almost twice that of the TNT) and there is more competition. And Livingston will shortly be announcing a new product which ups the ante again. The TNT had the market to itself for a while. The ACC is not a well know or widely used product, and Bay just started shipping the 5399 blades which really make the 5000 viable. If 3Com's claimes hold true by the end of the year there will be two new products - 3Com and Livingston - on the market with a much higher density and much higher performance that the TNT. So I'd hope Ascend has a new product due shortly. The TNT, as it stands today, is behind the technology curve. It was ahead, in some areas, but the competition doesn't stand still and technology in this industry moves damn fast. -MZ -- Livingston Enterprises - Chair, Department of Interstitial Affairs Phone: 800-458-9966 510-737-2100 FAX: 510-737-2110 megazone@livingston.com For support requests: support@livingston.com <<A HREF="http://www.livingston.com/">http://www.livingston.com/</A>> Snail mail: 4464 Willow Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588 ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <STRONG>Follow-Ups</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg09835.html">Re: (ASCEND) The MAX TNT (fwd)</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: brianc@infomaniac.com (Brian Chiko)</LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09834.html">Re: (ASCEND) OSPF crashing itself</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09832.html">(ASCEND) Mailing List Archive</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09832.html">(ASCEND) Mailing List Archive</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09835.html">Re: (ASCEND) The MAX TNT (fwd)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="mail8.html#09833"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd209.html#09833"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>