RE: newbies ISP setup

greg Lowthian ( (no email) )
Sat, 22 Aug 1998 17:10:13 -0700

Actually you don't lose ISDN you lose 64K ISDN but you can do 56K ISDN
DOV (Data Over Voice) We do this in 4 of our locations and the customers
are very happy with it. Ascend Max and Livingston PM3 both work well.

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>
> Actually 56k can be offered over straight T1s also but you
> do lose you ISDN capability on straight T1 lines. We have had
> excellent luck with our Ascend Max units.
>
> John David M. Miller
> webmaster@samnet.net
>
> SAMnet - Software and More Inc.
> http://www.samnet.net
> Ipswitch WebVAR
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ntisp-request@iea-software.com
> > [mailto:ntisp-request@iea-software.com]On Behalf Of matthew
> > Sent: Friday, August 21, 1998 10:10 PM
> > To: ntisp@iea-software.com
> > Subject: Re: newbies ISP setup
> >
> >
> > ok. the first thing you need to know about providing 56k access is that
> > it isn't done over normal phone lines.
> >
> > it is done over what is called "pri" lines.
> >
> > if you know what a t-1 line is (24 channels of 64k delivered over what
> > essentially looks like a 10 base-t network cable) a pri is almost just
> > like that except it is 24 phone lines not 64k data lines)
> >
> > although if you want to get anal data lines is the proper definition...
> >
> > anyway, so there are 24 lines in a pri. you lose 1 "line" for the
> > handling of the call info so you wind up with 23 usable lines.
> >
> > so, 56k equipment comes in multiples of 23 because that is how many
> > lines are in a pri and nobody really bothers with partial pri's.
> >
> > the short answer is you can check out the usr total control rackmount
> > modems or you can also check out the livingston pm3 rackmount modems.
> >
> > www.usr.com or www.livingston.com
> >
> > which is better is strictly a matter of religious orientation.
> >
> > we use all usr total control but that is just personal preference and
> > based on the fact that we wanted to support x2 because that was the
> > first real "standard" that consumers had. it was admittedly a gamble at
> > the time but it sure worked out well for us.
> >
> > matthew
> >
> > Ken Chua wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > Can anyone recommend a Access Server or a Modem rack to
> provide about 50
> > > lines for 56K access??
> > >
> > > Thank you
> > > Kenzie
> >
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