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Re: (ASCEND) MAX 4048
Ummm. OK real quick, Have you tested the 4004 with the digital K56 Cards,
I will do a quick plug here and say that moving the DSP's to the modem
card has increased throughput. In fact I believe that this is why Ascend
won the Prodigy contract? Correct Kevin?
Jason
On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Craig Salmond wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Tim Flavin wrote:
>
> > Why would you suggest a 4004 over a 4048 to do a mix of analog and ISDN?
> The 4004 bogs down in a big way with 50+ analog calls. Performance
> goes down the drain. The 4048 holds a max of 3- 16port modem cards. If you
> are gonna do ISDN and analog, then you are gonna have a $300/modem that
> you aren't using. With a 4004, you can put up to 6-16port modem cards, so
> if you buy a 4004 with 3-16port modem cards, you can do ISDN and Analog
> without wasting any modems (until you get to your 49th isdn call). It
> might be warped logic, but none-the-less it's mine :)
>
> > I currently have 6 PM3's and have yet to find a modem that doesn't connect
> > with the correct init string on the client side. I also do a good mix
> I can't argue with that. I've found the same to be true with the
> MAX
>
> > with 3 PRI's installed in the box, so much so I will not put a 4th into
> Hmm. I know several people running fully loaded 4004's with little
> performance problems on the ISDN side.
>
> > the unit. I'll buy naked PM3's before I buy another Ascend MAX for ISDN
> > only. Too many small problems with the MAX, they always seem to be
> > resolved, but it's the code of the month I don't like with Ascend.
> The PM3's are just to new IMHO. You know what you are getting into
> with ascend, good products, good technical support, moderate price, proven
> track record. There are some performance problems with lots of analog
> calls. If you look at the white papers comparing the PM3 to the MAX,
> it outperforms it in aggregate throughput.
>
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