Re: (ASCEND) TNT HDLC/modem resource allocation

["William R. Charnock" <charnock@fastlane.net>]

Funny, since Ascend limited (by software) the number of calls the original
HDLC card can accept to half that...

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William Charnock
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On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Richard Silver wrote:

> >From Ascend website: (http://www.ascend.com/907.html)
> 
> 
> Hybrid Access module 
> 
>             Users can upgrade to the next-generation digital
>             technologies such as ISDN and Frame Relay using Hybrid
>             Access. It gives users integrated remote networking
>             support for digital sessions via ISDN and Frame Relay.
>             Each module connects up to 192 remote 56/64K Frame
>             Relay or ISDN devices such as Terminal Adapters (TAs)
>             and Frame Relay Access Devices (FRADs). An entire
>             system can connect up to 720 devices. 
> 
>                 Support for ISDN, switched digital and NX56/64K
>                 channelized Frame Relay 
> >>>             Each module connects up to 192 56/64K Frame Relay
>                 or ISDN devices 
>                 Support for up to 720 concurrent devices 
> 
> 
> I realize this represents the series 1 module, but since there is NO 
> mention of the series 2 card on the website...
> 
> 
> 
> Matt Holdrege wrote:
> > 
> > At 11:38 PM 3/11/99 -0600, Scott Kozicki wrote:
> > >I disagree even still. You and I both know that one HDLC2 card cannot
> > >support 192 calls as advertised. Partly due to processing power, partly
> > >due to this allocation issue that I spoke about. HDLC's are not freed
> > >faster than they are grabbed, in some cases never.
> > 
> > I'm not sure about your claim on 192 calls working or not. It depends on
> > the environment. But the HDLC2 card is NOT advertised as supporting 192
> > calls. If you can show me where it is, I'll fix the mistake. It's not
> > advertised as supporting 192 calls because, again, the number of supported
> > calls depends on the environment.
> > 
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