Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 12:33:45 -0800 From: "Ulf Zimmermann" <ulf@z-code.ncd.com> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>, ulf@z-code.ncd.com (Ulf Zimmermann) Cc: gjennejohn@frt.dec.com, bertus%mikom.csir.co.za@inet-gw-1.pa.dec.com, questions%freebsd.org@inet-gw-1.pa.dec.com Subject: Re: ISDN devices supported? Message-ID: <9602081233.ZM749@zolaris.z-code.com> In-Reply-To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> "Re: ISDN devices supported?" (Feb 8, 13:17) References: <199602082017.NAA08536@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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On Feb 8, 13:17, Terry Lambert wrote:
> Subject: Re: ISDN devices supported?
> > > A TA is the most flexible solution since the German cards are designed
> > > for EuroISDN (the European ISDN standard) and there's no guarantee that
> > > they'll work correctly outside of Europe.
> >
> > This is not quite right anymore. The so called EuroISDN is now DSS-1,
> > which is also used by many countries outside europe. I think Japan is
> > one of them.
>
> Japanese acceptance or non-acceptance of a standard is not a validation
> or invalidation of the standard. Look at HDTV and Unicode.
>
> In this case, the Euro standards *are* superior, but that is not going
> to help the already commited switching systems in the US. The issue
> is the wire protocol, and that's already set in concrete in the US.
>
> Using only adapters with the SGI chipset is one solution to the hardware
> compatability problem 9by moving it into software).
>
> The real answer is to disdain ISDN anyway: the reason for it is to
> allow metering charges by the Telco's, and that should be discouraged.
>-- End of excerpt from Terry Lambert
Disdain ? Sure. But Frame Relay 128K cost me $275 a month ;-(
Ulf.
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