Re: PRI and NFAS

Prof Jake Messinger (jake@ams.com)
Tue, 10 Dec 1996 10:08:38 -0600 (CST)

On Tue, 10 Dec 1996, Kevin Kadow wrote:

> > 24B format with 2 PRIs as on a PM-3. However, you can add redundancy by
> > using it in 23B+Primnary-D and 23B+Backup-D format.
>
> I haven't seen this offered by the telcos or other hardware vendors, and I
> can't imagine a scenario where you'd lose only some channels of a T1, so the
> primary D would be damaged. Now, if you were passing massive amounts of
> packet-switched data, then this might make sense...

In Houston, when you order a 2nd PRI, if you dont say anything
specifically to them, the default would seem to be to use the D channel of
the first PRI.

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