Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 13:57:40 -0500 (CDT) From: "Karl Denninger, MCSNet" <karl@mcs.com> To: dennis@etinc.com (Dennis) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISDN Compression Load on CPU Message-ID: <m0uMfZs-000IDOC@venus.mcs.com> In-Reply-To: <199605231807.OAA28944@etinc.com> from "Dennis" at May 23, 96 02:07:45 pm
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> I think the board is under $500. I haven't looked into the prices for the > software development kit. There are already people in both BSDI and > FreeBSD moving on this. > > There will probably be licencing issues for STAC compression though. I > still think it is worth following up on. > > If you look at the per B channel cost of a ASCEND MAX or Cisco 5200 UAS > you can easily understand the excitement this card can generate. > > -mh Huh? A base ISDN-only ASCEND MAX is about $15,000 from many of the resellers out there. This handles 47 ports, for a per-port cost of $312.00. That's not bad, and in fact is less expensive than most analog-line solutions. Its also a one-box 4.5" high solution that painlessly and easily goes right into a rack configuration. Add about $2000 to that price (for the HDLC slotcard) and the same unit handles 95 ports, or $178 per "port". This is too expensive? Hell, you can't even buy a decent modem *alone* for that money! Again, note - no spinning media, no PC-bus issues, RADIUS support, classless routing support, high density, supported, etc etc etc. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - The Finest Internet Connectivity Modem: [+1 312 248-0900] | T1 from $600 monthly; speeds to DS-3 available Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1] | 21 Chicagoland POPs, ISDN, 28.8, much more Fax: [+1 312 248-9865] | Email to "info@mcs.net" WWW: http://www.mcs.net/ ISDN - Get it here TODAY! | Home of Chicago's only FULL Clarinet feed!
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