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The FCoTR Phenomenon Exposes the Weaknesses in Ethernet

July 19, 2010 By Stephen 5 Comments

The buzz about Fibre Channel over Token Ring has built rapidly over the last week. Industry experts like Greg Ferro, Denton Gentry, and Joe Onisick have weighed in (as have I), and the Packet Pushers Podcast featured the news in show 12, "Get on the Ring!" Some have called out FCoTR as a foolish hoax, but the FCoTR phenomenon is not foolish. Indeed, FCoTR gives everyone in the … [Read more...] about The FCoTR Phenomenon Exposes the Weaknesses in Ethernet

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