Would you consider making a similar comparison between the PM3 and say the
Ascend 4002/4 unit?? I ask as that is the main item talked about in this
neck of the woods, and many people seem to be buying them like hotcakes
(who used to be Livingston users). I received a mailing from Ascend a
short while ago showing (like you presented below) all the reasons why
the Ascend MAX lineup was better than the Portmaster.
I would personally like to see this comparison done in reverse, so we can
see Livingston show why the PM3 is a better choice compared to the MAX...
> 1. RA6300 is single PRI, PM-3 is 1 or 2 PRI in one chassis that is SMALLER
> than the RA 6300.
>
> 2. PM-3 has built in CSU - it is an option on RA6300.
>
> 3. We support more ISDN switch types (not really an issue in US)
>
> 4. RA6300 has the same code bloat as other Annex units - uses 2 486
> processors and 8 Megs to handle 1 PRI. We do 2 PRIs with 1 486 and 4 Megs
> and don't breath hard.
I was wondering whay type of CPU would be used..
> 5. We will support 33.6 V.34+ calls, they do 28.8 V.34
>
> 6. I don't see any provision for data compression on ISDN - we have a
> daughter card coming out that will do compression.
Great option, hope we see it soon..
> 7. TCP/IP and IPX are standard on all of our units, with the RA6300 you
> have TCP/IP only or the 'Enterprise' set which is everything (for more
> money, of course)
>
> 8. We use DSPs for a full digital path, they have microcom analog modem
> cards.
>
> 9. OSPF is in beta now for the Livingston product family - are they doing
> it? (Serious question, it isn't mentioned.) They do RIPv2, we don't to
> be fair.
Will Livingston be adding RipV2 at some point?? Seems like the industry
in general seems to be supporting this spec..
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