Thanks for the insight, Ed ¨C very interesting.
I also did some additional reading about the concept.
I guess I just have too much of an Corporate/Enterprise IT background to imagine such a technique being approved by any IT department. ?
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Cheers,
Thorsten
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Jeff,? In 2010 we were focused on VLAN switching, as it was much faster (instant seamless switching vs slow multi-second switching on other products).? We produced control system drivers to make implementing VLAN switching very simple.? Thorsten, I know you find this hard to imagine, but many of our dealers continue to use VLAN switching for its unmatched performance.? We have VLAN based installations over 10 years old that continue to perform perfectly.
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In 2016 we decided to add standard network routing via Multicast to our products.? The commercial installers made it clear they had customers that needed this.? Our current firmware supports both VLAN and Multicast switching.? This firmware update is backwards compatible with our devices in the field.? An installation that started as VLAN, can easily be converted to Multicast if standard network routing is desired.
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One other thing that you might be interested in knowing is that we have plenty of inventory available.? We have always purchased our silicon far in advance, as our circuit board designs are very stable and don¡¯t change frequently.? Our commitment to a stable, long term architecture allows us to confidently purchase our chips far in advance.? It¡¯s the companies that do Just In Time manufacturing that are suffering from the chip problems.
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Thank you for your consideration.? If anyone here is interested, please let me know if you want to get a demo kit for testing and evaluation.? We also offer online and classroom training for installers.
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Ed Qualls
Chief Executive Officer
+1-727-475-7033
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