On Thu, 18 Dec 1997, Jonathan Hartford wrote:
> > What is the cheapest way to do long-haul point-to-point at greater than T1
> > rates? I would like to place T3 capable equipment in two locations and
> > start with of 1.5 or 3 meg. If I place a Larscomm T45 at both ends, should
> > my telco be able to bill me in 3 meg increments?
>
> I like the Larscom equipment for T3 bandwidth speeds, but you're kind of
> mixing apples and oranges here with your question.
We use Larscom for MUXing multiple E1s on overseas circuits and they provide a
very useful interface. So far they've had no problems.
> I don't know of any telco that currently sells fractional t3 service.
> The point-to-point nature of T3 service would mean wasted bandwidth with
> no financial return from them. You'd end up paying for "full" T3 service,
> so you might as well run it at 45M.
One other option is high speed frame relay. I know WorldCom offers this service
in certain areas in various increments (4, 8, 16, etc.).
> Jon Hartford
> Network Architect, UltraNet Communications Inc.
> 508.229.8400x3043(voice) noc@ultra.net 508.229.8111(data)
== Chris Layne ==================================== Network Administrator ==
== clayne@noc.netcom.net ====================== Netcom Network Operations ==
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