[TriLUG] soekris 4801

[Reginald Reed]

Ryan,

Yes, I understand that - I was specifically talking about a real T1
with DS0s.  Anyone that does not need this classic presentation of the
line generally could care less about how the service is delivered as
long as bandwidth and latency is good to go.

--Reggie (who's been away from this facet of the industry for 7+yrs!)

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 08:57:43 -0400 , Ryan Leathers
<ryan.leathers at globalknowledge.com> wrote:
> Reggie,
> 
> The thing that is disappearing is the classic T carrier in the delivery of
> frames.  So long as customers ask for "T1" (any DS0xN sort of service)
> providers will sell them a "T1" but this isn't your Grandpa's T1.  Today we
> deliver this kind of service over several competing technologies all
> offering things like better distance, fewer conductors, better SNR
> characteristics, and so on.  HDSL is an example.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Carnes [mailto:jonc at nc.rr.com]
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 3:29 PM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] soekris 4801
> 
> We are installing 5 T-1's this month (connections to customers).
> 
> Some customers provide their own Internet Connectivity, but we direct
> connect via T-1 (or wireless) with the larger customers. For the cost of
> a T-1 the customers get Intenet/Data and the ability to handle 50+ Voice
> connections.
> 
> We use Cisco 1721's and 2651's at most customer sites, and they work
> fine... (but not as good as OpenBSD would work!)
> 
> Jon
> http://www.featuretel.com
> 
> On Sun, 2004-08-08 at 10:51, Reginald Reed wrote:
> > Out of curiosity, are you still dealing with lots of T1 circuits?  I
> > understand the different SLAs associated with T1s versus other types
> > of dedicated internet connections, but I assumed they were
> > disappearing at a very fast rate.
> >
> > --Reggie
> >
> > On 08 Aug 2004 02:44:23 -0400, Jon Carnes <jonc at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> > > Anyone playing with the Sangoma bundle to make a $656 T-1 router?
> > > That looks pretty attractive to me - especially if it runs OpenBSD well.
> > > OBSD has built in QoS queuing that is fantastic to use with VoIP
> > > systems.
> > >
> > > Jon
> > >
> 
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