Re: PM3 w/PRI T-1 configuration? (fwd)

MegaZone (megazone@livingston.com)
Tue, 10 Dec 1996 18:20:24 -0800 (PST)

Once upon a time Justin B. Harvey shaped the electrons to say...
>I shouldn't have to ask your company if they're advertising the feature.
>It's all over your web page and in your FAQs. Why do they ship the

Read them carefully - we deliberately say Channelized WAN routing, and not
Channelized dialin:

A quote from <URL:http://www.livingston.com/Marketing/Products/pm3qa.shtml>
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Q. If some areas don't have PRI, can I use the T1 port of the PM3?

A. Yes, you can use the T1 port as fractional T1. You can also use the
PM3 as channelized T1/E1 for synchronous WAN routing application such
as Leased Line and Frame Relay. In the future release of the PM3,
Livingston will support dial-up signaling over channelized T1.
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>digital modems? I understand you might have been screaming endlessly on

Because digital modems are required to take any analog calls made over a PRI.

><< http://www.livingston.com/Marketing/Products/pm3.shtml >>
>Through the use of a dynamic WAN switching architecture, the PortMaster 3
>can automatically switch between ISDN and analog modem calls. A single

Right - note the explicit mention of ISDN and analog modem calls.

>phone line can access all dial-up WAN services across a single or multiple
>incoming PRI channels. The PortMaster 3 combines these features with WAN

Note again the explicit mention of dialup over PRI.

>support for Frame Relay and synchronous leased lines, including
>channelized T1 or E1 signalling, to offer the most complete remote access

Note that the mention of channelized deliberately follows the statement
"...with *WAN* support...".

>I bought a PM3 with two T-1 ports and 24 digital modems (3x8). At this
>point, is there any way I can provide dialin services from run of the mill
>analog modems (USR Sportsters, whatever) to the Portmaster-3.

Only if you get a PRI to handle the calls. Channelized T1 dialin may be in
beta late the month, but it isn't ready yet.

-MZ

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