I'm not arguing, I'm portraying my insight. :)
At 09:16 AM 3/9/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Bad idea there ,Mitch.
>
>Jim said T3 not OC3/ATM. There is currently no WIC or NM available to
terminate
>(serially) a T3. The serial interface for a T3 connection is called a
HSSI (High
>Speed Serial Interface) port. This is currently available only in the Cisco
>4500/7000 series routers.
>
>Jonathan
>
>Mitch Wagers wrote:
>
>> Well, a 2501 or 1600 is going to be limited to a T1 anyway, but you will
>> never bog down a Cisco unit even if it is maxed out; the processing
>> hardware in a 2501 would easily handle an OC3 if they would put that option
>> on the unit, I can faigthfully vouch for that. If you want the ability to
>> upgrade, go with the 3640, you can go all the way up to mutli-homed ATM/OC3
>> backbones with a little bit more leverage on what you can use for routing
>> protocols as well.
>>
>> At 09:55 PM 3/5/98 -0600, you wrote:
>> >Hello everyone.
>> >
>> >I need some advise/experience on routers. My company is looking at
>> setting up
>> >a T-1 line with AT&T to connect to the Internet backbone. This will be
>> used to
>> >connect to our web server(s). We plan to upgrade this to T-3 if the
>> bandwidth
>> >utilization demands. What router should I select for this project? I'm
>> >currently leaning towards the Cisco 3600. I have some experience
>> configuring a
>> >Cisco 2511. Our setup will not be too complicated to start. Mainly
setting
>> >static routes to AT&T. I've heard that to start I could even go with the
>> Cisco
>> >1600 with the new built in CSU/DSU and replace the unit with a higher end
>> unit
>> >(36xx) if/when we needed to. What kind of performance would the 1600 give
>> on a
>> >highly utilized T-1?
>> >
>> >My two concerns are:
>> >1. The ability to upgrade from T-1 to T-3.
>> >2. Ease of configuration and administration.
>> >3. Performance.
>> >
>> >Any advice is welcome! :)
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >
>> >James A. Tucker
>> >
>> >
>> >
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