> 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 ++ 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--> <HR> <STRONG>Follow-Ups</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg04740.html">Re: (ASCEND) 48 modem limit on Max with 56k cards</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Kevin Smith <kevin@ascend.com></LI> </UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg04590.html">Re: (ASCEND) 48 modem limit on Max with 56k cards</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Kevin Smith <kevin@ascend.com></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg04585.html">Re: (ASCEND) 48 modem limit on Max with 56k cards</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Kevin Smith <kevin@ascend.com></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg04590.html">Re: (ASCEND) 48 modem limit on Max with 56k cards</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg04591.html">(ASCEND) Want 2nd number on a MAX to answer with Force 56k</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg04585.html">Re: (ASCEND) 48 modem limit on Max with 56k cards</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg04590.html">Re: (ASCEND) 48 modem limit on Max with 56k cards</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="mail172.html#04589"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd6.html#04589"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>