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 ><A HREF="http://www.ascend.com/products/max4048/max4048index.html">http://www.ascend.com/products/max4048/max4048index.html</A> you'll find more >info. > > > > >Matt Holdrege - <A HREF="http://www.ascend.com">http://www.ascend.com</A> - matt@ascend.com >++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ >To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com >To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.shore.net/~dreaming/ascend-faq">http://www.shore.net/~dreaming/ascend-faq</A>> >or <<A HREF="ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/dreaming/ascend-faq.txt">ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/dreaming/ascend-faq.txt</A>> > Matt Holdrege - <A HREF="http://www.ascend.com">http://www.ascend.com</A> - matt@ascend.com ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.shore.net/~dreaming/ascend-faq">http://www.shore.net/~dreaming/ascend-faq</A>> or <<A HREF="ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/dreaming/ascend-faq.txt">ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/dreaming/ascend-faq.txt</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <HR> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg05680.html">(ASCEND) 12-card vs 16-card (56K)</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Stephen Balbach <stephen@clark.net></LI> </UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg05689.html">Re: (ASCEND) 12-card vs 16-card (56K)</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Matt Holdrege <matt@ascend.com></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg05690.html">Re: (ASCEND) 12-card vs 16-card (56K)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg05689.html">Re: (ASCEND) 12-card vs 16-card (56K)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg05689.html">Re: (ASCEND) 12-card vs 16-card (56K)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg05690.html">Re: (ASCEND) 12-card vs 16-card (56K)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="mail128.html#05691"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd48.html#05691"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>