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+Argonne Ideas
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+Support new database access
+Use UDP rather than TCP
+Security
+Large arrays
+Bulk data transfer (Frame grabber images, APS BPM raw data,etc)
+Simplified client interface
+Wild card ca_search?
+client server keys?
+Provide support for process passive and for maximize severity
+should ioc perform ca_search at boot time to make sure there is not conflict.?
+Multi-priority - proper degradation
+Redundancy - using alternate ethernet card
+Seperate network interfaces (use 1 net for Data Acq./1 for ctrl)
+Wide Area Network Support
+Reduce Protocol Interface
+Byte order problem
+Reflective Memory( Does this belong here or under other IOC needs)
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