Re: Joining the PM-3 Fray

Sherwood Pekelo (spekelo@iav.com)
Thu, 10 Apr 1997 00:03:35 -1000 (HST)

On Wed, 9 Apr 1997, Luther D. Keal wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I just, less than a week ago, installed a PM-3. I've been watching the
> group and thought I'd join in.
>
> I'm running 2 channelized T-1s and they both look real good (totally error
> free on the T-carriers and I've yet to test each channel separately). I get
> a 24000 connect rate from my computer room test bed and so far have only
> seen one 26000 connect. I know I've got good carrier and I'm on the same
> cable run to the switch so I'm a little dissappointed.
>
> Now from home (5 miles driving distance, could be 50 miles of cable, who
> knows) I get 19.2 or below consistently. I've seen once or twice that it
> jumped wayyyy up to 21kb.
>
> At first I thought I had crummy T-lines but after putting USwest thru hoops
> and reading this list, I guess not.
>
> Well, count me in...I am quite confident though that the LIvingston folks
> will fix this. I sure that they've had problems before and have come thru...

Ask the telco how many ADs/DAs are on it....if it's trunk-side terminated
etc etc... Seems the PM3 loves a clean-ass digital link from near
beginning to end. Just a thought.

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Aloha,

Sherwood