[c-nsp] PA-A1-OC3 to PA-A1-OC3 (corrected subject)

Bob Tinkelman bob at tink.com
Sun May 15 16:33:31 EDT 2005


>  Yes you actually don't need an atm switch for such connection. Still,
> if you plan to implement multiple PVC's via this link with
> PA-A1-OC3SMI, then you'll probably need an ATM switch and another PA,
> since if I'm not mistaken PA-A1 series support only ubr mode as
> shaping.

Thanks.  Initially, I will have multiple PVCs on the link.
But I won't need to do any shaping or traffic limiting, per PVC.

- Bob



>  With PA-POS type of interface, you can avoid the ATM overhead and
> save approx %20 of the bandwitdh.

>  For ATM connections, I would go with PA-A3 series, the "big brother"
> of PA-A1's.

>  Cheers,
>  Erdem

> On 5/15/05, Bob Tinkelman <bob at tink.com> wrote:
> > Used PA-A1-OC3SMI PAs are quite a bit cheaper than
> > PA-POS-OC3SMI PAs.
> >
> > If I need to connect 7206-VXRs at two locations via a
> > telco-provided OC-3, is it possible to use PA-A1-OC3s
> > without an ATM switch in the middle?
> >
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> -erdem


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