Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 10:25:47 -0500 (EST) From: Archive Service <archive@in-design.com> To: Jim Dixon <jdd@vbc.net> Cc: Intuitive Design Info <info@in-design.com>, isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATM Frame Relay vs P2P? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970219102234.21032A-100000@nero.in-design.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.91.970215233223.9122E-100000@avon-gw.uk1.vbc.net>
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On Sat, 15 Feb 1997, Jim Dixon wrote: > On Fri, 14 Feb 1997, Intuitive Design Info wrote: > > > Since we are on the subject... What have people's experience been > > with SMDS vs. Frame Relay or a DS1? All at simular streams. General > > feelings, some of the pricing and the like? > > SMDS has very very high overheads. As I recall you get 1.07 Mbps over > a 1.544 Mbps T1. Avoid it. > > Frame relay has acceptable overheads and is usually significantly > cheaper than a straight T1. > ok Frame Relay it is, then! next I have looked and it seams my choises for routers are: 1) 1601 Cisco Router 2) 2509 Cisco Router This will support about 10-16 machines. Mostly internet servers, FTP, www, the usual. Nothing extraordinary. What choices do people seam to like out there. Also been told that I can get away with a cisco 1000 or something, what do you people think. Again. Thanks alot for The HELP. Tamer Ziady
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