Ascend Archive
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: (ASCEND) 56k Low Port solution?
On Wed, 25 Jun 1997 14:38:05 -0700 Kevin Smith said:
>At 02:50 PM 6/25/97 -0400, Tim Alibozek wrote:
>> I was wondering if there are any plans to include the Max200
>>with 56k support as a low port solution for 56k? Much like the courier
>>I-modem and MPxI solutions over ISDN BRI.
>
>The lowest port density solution currently is the MAX1800 which has
>8 BRI ports to support 16 K56flex modems. No current plans to put
>K56Flex server modems in the MAX200 - not sure it's even technically
>feasible....
It's too bad that _no_one_ other than USR is willing to address this
market. I have clients & users who are asking about 56k service &
I _want_ to push the more open k56flex technology but both the market &
the pricing of the "toys" are pushing me toward x2. :^<
For smaller shops, such as mine, and my clients the Ascend k56
solution is twice the cost of the USR's. ( USR Netserver-16/I is ~$7k,
the MP/16-I modem box ready for one of my existing (and paid for)
terminal servers is $5.5k. The cheapest Ascend box is the Max1800 with
2 of the 8-MOD56 cards at $5k+2*$3.1k= $11.2k.)
So, I answer my clients & users with the "k56flex is technically better
& we will install it as soon as we can afford too." line or I acknowledge
the marketing skill of USR & give my clients/users what they're asking
for and replace my older analog modems and get x2 support, as well as
dial-in ISDN and better 33.6 support. (At a lower cost to me...) (Sounds
like the VHS vs. Betamax wars...)
Anybody want to guess which way I'm going to go?
Ascend has some wonderful boxes if you want/need a PRI or greater solution.
Some of us aren't in that ballpark (neither are my clients...)
John (who is not happy about his availables choices at the moment...)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
John T. Farmer Proprietor, GoldSword Systems
jfarmer@goldsword.com Public Internet Access in East Tennessee
dial-in (423)470-9953 for info, e-mail to info@goldsword.com
Network Design, Internet Services & Servers, Consulting
++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++
To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com
To get FAQ'd: <http://www.shore.net/~dreaming/ascend-faq>
or <ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/dreaming/ascend-faq.txt>