- Danny Sinang
-----Original Message-----
From: greg Lowthian <greg@isat.com>
To: ntisp@iea-software.com <ntisp@iea-software.com>
Date: Sunday, August 23, 1998 8:17 AM
Subject: RE: newbies ISP setup
>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.
>
>
>>
>>
>> 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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