Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 12:12:28 -0400 From: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: Blaine Minazzi <bminazzi@denverweb.net> Cc: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: T1/T3 Upgrade Options? Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970713121221.007320c8@etinc.com>
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At 10:54 AM 7/12/97 -0600, Blaine Minazzi wrote: [snip] >But, if you have a monthly overhead of of a full T-3, then the trying to >save a small PERCENTAGE of you annual operating revenues at the expense >of reliability, functionality, and throughput is pretty shortsighted. >Some jobs _DO_ require the big iron. Trying to make do with a peice of >equipment that is barely up to the task, is a recipie for failure. > I dont think that throughput will be an issue with a properly designed card, and also don't fall into the assumption that Cisco T3 routers are as reliable as 2501s with a T1. You still may be able to easily justfy using a $5000. box...the maintenance contract alone an a high-end cisco will cost you more than keeping a crony on call 24X7 and a complete spare to "boot" :-) Now multiple T3s is another banana altogether.... Dennis
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