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Conference 7.286::fddi

Title:FDDI - The Next Generation
Moderator:NETCAD::STEFANI
Created:Thu Apr 27 1989
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2259
Total number of notes:8590

101.0. "IBM's FDDI plans???" by RIPPLE::KOPEC_ST (Seattle DNT/Sales - DTN 545-4207) Wed Aug 08 1990 13:23

    One of our customers with a very large installed base of 3270s attended
    an IBM Networking seminar recently specifically with the intent
    of understanding how/when/what IBM plans for supporting SNA over
    FDDI.  He was amazed that FDDI didn't come up once throughout the
    seminar!
    
    What have you guys heard about IBM's FDDI/SNA plans?   Do they plan
    to use Cluster Controller/FEP Token ring adapters and then bridge 
    onto FDDI rather than developing a direct FDDI attachment option?
    
    					Thanks, Stan

    PS  Cross-posted in DNT.
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101.1RIPPLE::KOPEC_STSeattle DNT/Sales - DTN 545-4207Wed Aug 15 1990 14:249
    FWIW, a summary of the replies I've gotten via internal email is
    that we/DEC expect IBM to come out with "something sometime" soon.
    For example a direct CC (3172?) and FEP (3745?) interface to FDDI, 
    and in this way support higher level SNA protocols over the FDDI 
    data link layer.
    
    I have received no better estimates than that.
    
    						Stan
101.2Anything new regarding BIG BLUE's FDDI plans?VAXRIO::ROLFThu May 09 1991 08:5616
    	Wonder if we know anything more about IBM's FDDI plans by now? I
    	visited a customer yesterday who is likely to contract a very large
    	DECconnect installation from us with 3 VAXen hooked together by
    	FDDI and talking to the terminals via the new BECbridge-600. 
    
    	That customer also has a lot of IBM stuff and would love to have
    	a way to connect the IBM system directly into the FDDI ring, rather
    	than doing it in the conventional Gateway method, hooking into one of
    	the Ethernets. 
    
    	That customer also mentioned that he had heard about a "box" which
    	would connect IBM to FDDI, but had no specifics.
    
    	Any info welcome! Thanks!
    
    	Rolf, NWSS, DEC Brazil
101.33745??LEVERS::GULICKThe owls are not what they seemWed May 15 1991 13:086
	The rumor is IBM will annouce a 3745 Front End Processor with FDDI
	attachment at the ICA show in June (same show we're announcing Phase V
	and Hastings).

	-tom
101.4IBM FDDIHAMPS::WILKINS_NThu May 16 1991 05:277
    
    We have just come across a bid in the U.K, were IBM were bidding FDDI
    con and Etherent bridges. They would not commit definately to a deliver
    date of August. The customer tells me the IBM promised kit is very
    similar to ours.
    
    Neil
101.5BRULE::MICKOLIf you think of losing, you've lostThu Jun 20 1991 00:1714
I support a Corporate Account that has asked us whether IBM's ESCON (their 
version of our VAXcluster architecture) can connect to any of our FDDI
offerings. They want to be able to ship lots of data out of the IBM cluster 
into a high-volume printserver and they think FDDI is what they need.

Who would be a good person to contact to discuss the feasibility of this. The 
customers we're dealing with are high-level research engineers (PHDs) and so 
we will probably need to get fairly technical in our description if it can be 
done.

Regards,

Jim
101.6KONING::KONINGEesti vabaks!Mon Jun 24 1991 11:035
If IBM supports FDDI (I don't know if they do in general, nor for ESCON
in particular) then the answer should be yes.  You'll need to find out
what IBM claims to support.

	paul