[c-nsp] Coax E1 over IP

[Patrick Cole]

Peter,

Offtopic slightly but RAD make a whole range of IPmuxes to do exactly
what you are after:

http://www.rad.com/3-2563/Pseudowire_Remote_Gateways/

Pat

Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 01:11:07PM +0100, Peter Rathlev wrote:


> Hi everyone,
> 
> We currently have a bunch of RAD FOM-E1/T1 modems. They work in pairs
> converting E1 (entering via coax) to optical signaling carried via
> single mode fiber to another modem that converts back to coax.
> 
> Since we have practically no way of monitoring the RAD modems, and since
> it seems wasteful to use a pair on SMF just for a 2048kbps signal we
> would like instead to utilize some kind of "E1 over IP".
> 
> Would anybody know how this can be achieved? We're thinking about Cisco
> 2800 routers that could convert an incoming coax E1 signal to IP and
> then route this over our core network. Does that make sense? I can't
> seem to find any coax interfaces for the 2800, only RJ45 interfaces. Are
> we out of luck on that one?
> 
> And would anyone have any pointers to a "E1 over IP" basic configuration
> we could look at?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> -- 
> Peter
> 
> 
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