Note the SW included is also different. They did it to have an apples-to-apples comparision product to compete against the PM-3. It was fairly easy to sell against the 4002/4 with all the confusion over what options were needed to make a unit comparable to the PM-3. At the same time they wouldn't want to compete against their own 4002 units, which sell for more. What I understand from the several Ascend people I talked to at InterOp is that the 4048 is a fixed configuration unit - 2 ports only and forever, can't take BRI cards and some of the other MAX cards. It is a plain 2 port intergrated access server with software bundled in to make it do the same basic features the PM-3 has. Direct competitor. -MZ -- Livingston Enterprises - Chair, Department of Interstitial Affairs Phone: 800-458-9966 510-737-2100 FAX: 510-737-2110 megazone@livingston.com For support requests: support@livingston.com <<A HREF="http://www.livingston.com/">http://www.livingston.com/</A>> Snail mail: 4464 Willow Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588 ++ 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="msg04658.html">Re: (ASCEND) 48 modem limit on Max with 56k cards (fwd)</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: "Charles C. Poe" <ccpoe@cisco.com></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg04657.html">Re: (ASCEND) 48 modem limit on Max with 56k cards (fwd)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg04655.html">(ASCEND) P50 in NT environment connecting every 12 minutes</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg04744.html">Re: (ASCEND) 48 modem limit on Max with 56k cards (fwd)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg04658.html">Re: (ASCEND) 48 modem limit on Max with 56k cards (fwd)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="mail170.html#04656"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd8.html#04656"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>