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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 12:19:06 +1100 (EST)
From: Peter Elford To: aussie-isp Message-Id: <199702040119.AA11217@jatz.cisco.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.970204115149.113B-100000@claudia.tracker.com.au> Subject: Re: [Oz-ISP] High Speed Connections |
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There are lots of customers using 2500 series routers with Fastway. Yes - it's a costly service. The only other alternative is to try your luck with Frame Relay, but in our experience it's hard to get anything over CIR during business hours. The newer Cisco 1601 is cheaper than the 2501 (but we are still jumping through the Austel hoops for approval, but it's very close). Peter > On Tue, 4 Feb 1997, Matthew R. Proctor wrote: > > > We're looking at upping our bandwidth to 1Mb, but are unsure of the best > > and most cost-effective way of doing so. > > > > We've been recommended to go with DDS and use a Cisco 2501 router - anyone > > doing this? Any comments? > > I haven't actually done any of this, but I have done some research with a > view to installation, funding willing! ;-) > > My understanding is that DDS (aka Fastway) lets you go up to 2Mb, and all > you need in terms of hardware (other than what terminating equipment Telstra > provide) is a router with a synchronous port. > > Compare this with ISDN, where your maximum bandwidth is 256k for BRI, and > that requires a more expensive router. Beyond that you need PRI (primary > rate), which requires much more expensive routers + PRI cards (probably > somewhere in the order of $15-$20k for hardware). > > On the other hand, I believe that installation and ongoing charges for > Fastway are marginally (?!) higher, although this may have changed since > I looked at it last year. > > Hope this helps. > > Adrian Close email: a d r i a n @ t r a c k e r . c o m . a u > Software Testing and Support phone: +61 3 9822 7966 > Tracker Software International fax: +61 3 9822 7798 > http://www.tracker.com.au mobile: +61 419 577 582 > > ---- > Email "unsubscribe aussie-isp" to m a j o r d o m o @ a u s s i e . n e t to be removed. > Reminder: posts to list only accepted from your subscribed email address > ---- Email "unsubscribe aussie-isp" to m a j o r d o m o @ a u s s i e . n e t to be removed. Reminder: posts to list only accepted from your subscribed email address |
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