[c-nsp] DS3 Nubie

[Christopher J. Wargaski]

Hey Jeff--

   This year I installed a video WAN comprised of several 3845 routers
with the NM-1T3/E3 for point to point DS3s (that is all, nothing
else). The 3845 routers list at $13,000 and the network module at
$8,500. You should do yourself and your firm a favor and look at
business class Ethernet. DS3s are so expensive and sometimes a major
pain in the butt.

   For business class Ethernet, you most major carriers can offer you
something. Typically, fiber is pulled to your NetPOP and a switch is
installed, your hand-off is a switch port. The downside is the cost of
delivering fiber to your building which can often be quite prohibitive
unless you can amortize that cost over a number of years.
(Unfortunately, that may not be possible since the deliverable may not
be considered a product to your accounting department.)

cjw