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From: replogle@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Joel Replogle)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.sys.cisco
Subject: Re: SLIP on STS-10X terminal servers
Message-ID: <34733@boulder.Colorado.EDU>
Date: 3 May 91 17:43:58 GMT
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>I assume that you are using ISDN terminal adapters.
Yes.

>Just imagine if you could have a PRI interface for your terminal
>server.  dozens of boxes and cables go away.
Absolutely.  That is rather close to heaven in comparison to the current
situation here.  What we have had in the past is more like the opposite
state :-)  We have had several switched-56 lines for remote (home) access
as a prototype experiment.  Handstands were in order to get things to work -
the number of converter boxes was amazing (but it *did* work :-).  Using
the ISDN TA's at basic rate cut our piece count in half, but unfortuntately
the TA's we have only go up to 19.2 async (big deal).  The potential is
there but we have yet to really see it (they say the 38.4 TA's are on their
way).
  A PRI interface would be even better, as instead of having 28 BRI lines
with NT1's and TA's, we could just have a single set of ISDN boxes.  I'd
be extremely excited if any equipment comes out for this soon, and right
now I'd be happy with more BRI ISDN equipment becoming available.

Later,

Joel