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Re: (ASCEND) 48 modem limit on Max with 56k cards
On Thu, 8 May 1997, Kevin Smith wrote:
> At 03:31 PM 4/30/97 -0400, Stephen Balbach wrote:
> >All the reps from Ascend I have spoken with recommend only 48 56K modems
> >for performance reasons. As I said in an earlier email, just because a
> >box (any box, not just Ascend) has enough slots doesnt mean you should
> >load it up to %100 capacity and expect %100 performance. I think if
> >Ascend was upfront about this it might solve a lot of future performance
> >complaints.
>
> We have described the limitations per previous emails. The limit of the
> current power supply is at around 72 modem density. That is why 6 x 12modem
> cards is OK, but 5 x 16modem cards is not OK. You could check the specs on
> the modems/cards against the power supply specs to verify this.
Kevin,
How fast does the Ascend 4048 forward packets with 72 modems downloading
at 56K?
On ethernet this is 4.036Mb/sec - ethernet can handle about 6Mb
substained throughput.
I'm real anxious to see the performance curve of 48 modems vs. 72 modems
.stb
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