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Date:      Thu, 17 Oct 1996 10:10:47 -0400
From:      Ken Lam <klam@awod.com>
To:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: DS3 Interface for PC ?
Message-ID:  <3.0b26.32.19961017101045.00b8a288@awod.com>

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At 10:17 PM 10/16/96 -0500, Joe Greco wrote:
>> We are building an IDSL ISP solution. It looks are though we
>> can get a number of our iDSL concentrators in one rack mount,
>> but now with 400 copper circuits terminated, we need a DS3 
>> Internet connection. 
>> 
>> I've seen a DS3 termination into an AT, but didn't get the
>> name of the card manufacturer. Anyone know of such a card?
>
>There was a fellow out east looking into this, the name "Nathan" at 
>Netrail rings a bell.  Let me know if that is not enough of a lead.

Yup. but I think nathan has given up on that since he is planning
on ordering a few Netstar Gigarouters.

SDL makes the DS3 PCI interface, though I don't know of any existing
drivers for _any_ unix.  (http://www.sdlcomm.com)

Who knows, if they get a BSD driver, maybe all the FreeBSD ISPs can
form their own DS3 redundant backbone, peering only in the MAEs. :)

-k
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Ken Lam                                                   lam@awod.com
Integrated Technical Systems                                   
Systems, Networks, and Internet Solutions -- Defining Technology Today
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