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Re: (ASCEND) 12-card vs 16-card (56K)



Of course I knew that 3x16=48. Yeah, I knew that. Damn jet lag. :(


At 07:11 PM 6/18/97 -0700, Matt Holdrege wrote:
>At 08:30 PM 6/18/97 -0400, Stephen Balbach wrote:
>>
>>We are looking at uypgradeing to the new 56K modem cards in the 4004 
>>chassis. Because of performancve we want to keep a maximum of 60 modems 
>>per chassis. The question is, should we go with 12-cards or 16-cards? 
>>The question of available slots and price is a wash.
>>
>>1. Are the 12-mod 56K cards new cards or re-furbs of the 12-mod 33.6 cards?
>
>Totally new.
>
>>2. Will there be support for the 12-mod cards in the future, or is Ascend
>>   positioning the 16-mod card as the flagship?
>
>We still support 12 mod. 
>
>>3. Is there a performance benifit from having 12 modems on 1 card
>>   vs. having 16 modems? eg.. is it the same CPU and bus and architecture 
>>   except the number of modems?
>
>For most people, it depends on the number of channels they have to the
>network. In T1 countries, 12 is a multiple of the 24 channels you get. In
>E1 countries, the 16 fits better.
>
>>Also -- is there a choice of 12 or 16 mod cards with the 4048 or does it 
>>default to the 16-mod card?
>
>Well, 16 doesn't fit into 48 does it? So I would assume that the 4048 has 4
>12-mods. If you check out the web page
>http://www.ascend.com/products/max4048/max4048index.html you'll find more
>info.
>
>
>
>
>Matt Holdrege  -  http://www.ascend.com  -  matt@ascend.com
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