Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 20:46:23 -0500 () From: Bradley Dunn <bradley@dunn.org> To: dennis <dennis@etinc.com> Cc: isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: changed to: Frac T3? Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.3.95.961115202110.-512999g-100000@swoosh.dunn.org> In-Reply-To: <199611152232.RAA06688@etinc.com>
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On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, dennis wrote: > What I was saying was that I dont thing unix can route a steady > 86Mbs data stream, so a full T3 on a unix box may very well be > overkill. Hmmm...Apparently you are not aware of the Ascend GRF 400. http://www.ascend.com/products/grf400/grf400index.html > Gee...what I was hoping to get is what people need.....is there a substantial > fractional T3 requirement? or does everyone need/want full T3? Would anyone > buy a 32Mbs card, or is it a waste if it doesnt to full t3? It seems that > there should > be a market for relatively low-speed fiber....increasing the clock rate as > you need > bandwidth. 20 T1s is a lot of bandwidth. A lot of bandwidth today, a full pipe tomorrow. As for building a card that can do frac T3, I think there probably would be a market. Many are probably looking for a middle ground between T1 and T3. -BD
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