> I'd like to hear from any GRF users out there. We're looking at trying > to replace several core routers with one box. It'll need to terminate > several T1's to backbones and frame relay clouds, an OC-3 ATM SONET > line, an SMDS line, and (ideally) act as a 100Base-T switch. It should > also make toast and print money. =) The GRF doesn't do SMDS, and why you;d want to use that aborted protocol is beyond me. At COLT Internet I designed a network like this: We connect our customers to a Nortel Passport [but you could use a 9000] using Frame Relay. We use FRF8 [If I remember correctly] to cross connect Frame relay into ATM vcc's. We send them down an STM-1 [OC3C] on SDH into the back of the GRF. This works extreemly well. The great thing about this setup is that we are able do upgrades and special cases very easily. Ascend ATM card needs some work on it though. [It would be real nice if the GRF ATM people called me as we believe we have found a few major bugs. All my requests meet with silence :(] We've also delivered 45M ATM circuits over G.703 to Cisco 4000 series routers [HEY ASCEND ANY CHANCE OF A LOW COST DS-3 ATM PIPELINE/GRF? :-)] > What I'd like to know is, can the GRF handle it? Who's the competition > in this arena and why is the GRF better? What are my limitations in > terms of performance and growth? I don't want marketing-speak. I want > real-world opinion. Feel free to email me directly if you don't want to > go on record. The GRF can proccess the packets. What it can't do is display you a nice gui to point and click to set it up. The GRF needs concentration and patience. [ + add Matt's comments about maturing a product here]. Regards, Neil. -- Neil J. McRae. Alive and Kicking. Domino: In the glow of the night. neil@DOMINO.ORG NetBSD/sparc: 100% SpF (Solaris protection Factor) Free the daemon in your <A HREF="<A HREF="http://www.NetBSD.ORG/">http://www.NetBSD.ORG/</A>">computer!</A> ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <HR> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg10991.html">(ASCEND) GRF: up to it?</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Scott Kozicki <SKozicki@BlueStar.net></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11057.html">Re: (ASCEND) Max 220?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11054.html">Re: (ASCEND) Max 220?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11028.html">Re: (ASCEND) GRF: up to it?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg10993.html">(ASCEND) For sale: Pair of Pipe75s</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="maillist.html#11056"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd251.html#11056"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>