Re: Fractional T1 / 56K Frame relay question

Wayne Bouchard (web@typo.org)
Tue, 12 Aug 1997 08:54:03 -0700 (MST)

> This probally sounds pretty stupid...<G>
>
> We have a customer that is purchasing a 56K frame relay connect to us. I'm
> supposed to order the equipment for them. Can I go ahead and get a Bat
> EZ-FT1 and a Livingston OR-HS and hook up to the 56K line. I am expecting
> them to move to a 512K or even a T1 connection within a year.
>
> Will the Bat work by configuring 1 channel? A T1 or Fractional T1 has 24
> channels of which x of them are turned on for the bandwith your paying for.
> Is a 56K connection the same as one channel on a T1?

I'm not familar with this CSU model BUT...

A DS0 is != a DS1. The circuitry to handle them is different. What you
CAN do is order a T1 loop and just a single channel however, thats
much more expensive month to month than ordering a 56K circuit and
then installing a new T1 loop and having the customer trade up wrt
their CSU.

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