I think USRs X2 code is better that this Kflex stuff because it has been stable for months. while Kflex is still being tweaked. Either way, the deciding factor is the length and quality of the last 18,000 feet of copper. if the CO is on your block you will get 53,333. if you live 18 miles from the nearest telephone pole and the phone company has to multiplex calls down your dirt road to give you a second line, you will scrape by to be able to even get 33.6k Leon McCalla -----Original Message----- > >Well.. I agree that PRI's can go a bit faster than CT1's on modem >connections but with my Livingston Portmaster 3 I've gotten quite a few >good, solid 50k connections and even 52k and 54k over trunk-side CT1's from >US West (ESF/B8ZS/E&M imediate start)...:) > >On Fri, Nov 28, 1997 at 01:16:54PM -0500, Tech Support wrote: >> Greg Hale wrote: >> >> >A channel in a T1 circuit is 64kb but 8 kb of this is >> >used for signalling so you really don't have use of the full channel. With >> >a PRI trunk you have a full 64kb to play with because the signalling is >> done >> >out of band in the D channel. This difference in 8kb would explain the >> >differences that people receive in maximum rates. 50000 for a PRI, 42000 >> >for a channelized T1. Therefore, if the T1 trunks are setup correctly you >> >will be able to use 56flex but your max will top out about 42000, maybe >> >44000 in rare instances. >> ++ 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--> <HR> <STRONG>Follow-Ups</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg11238.html">Re: (ASCEND)56K</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Phillip Vandry <vandry@Mlink.NET></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11207.html">(ASCEND) AMI to B8ZS conversion?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11204.html">Re: (ASCEND) Pipeline 75, 2 channels, and ACO (fwd)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11203.html">Re: (ASCEND)56K</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11238.html">Re: (ASCEND)56K</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="mail2.html#11205"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd257.html#11205"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>