Correction/Apology! Re: Ascend MAX4048 and MAX4060

Kevin Smith (kevin@ascend.com)
Wed, 23 Apr 1997 17:23:45 -0700

At 02:47 PM 4/22/97 -0700, Kevin Smith wrote:
>>>The MAX 4048 has one V.35 and two T1 WAN interfaces and 48 Series56
>>>digital modems, while the MAX 4060 has one V.35 and two E1 WAN interfaces
>>>and 60 Series56 digital modems. The MAX 4048 and 4060 come standard with
>>
>>I wonder how these are? 6 x 8 or 4 x 12? Or even 3 x 16? I presume
>>5 x 12 for 60.
>
>3x16 for 48 - leaves 3 open slots...:)
>
>>3 x 16 would probably be the lowest overhead cost - one PCB, etc. Just more
>>chips on one card. So that would (all other things being equal) give the
>>highest margin. It is what I would do in that case.
>
>...and leaves slots open for ...lets say .... BRI cards ... :)

I too misinterpreted some information I was given. The MAX4048 will NOT
be supporting BRI cards.

....my mistake, apologies to anyone who may have gotten excited by
the concept.

The MAX4002 *does* take BRI cards *and* the 56K modem cards.

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