On Mon, 19 May 1997, Stephen Fisher wrote:
> Here are some reasons I have run across, please feel free to correct me
> if I get something wrong.
>
> These are in no particular order.
>
> - Older design: The Cisco AS5200 uses a much older design, and uses
> standard Rockwell chip based Microcom modems. When you look at the
On the contrary, each modem in the PM3 is nothing more than a small DSP
chip and two chips below it (bottom side of the circuit board).
> - If I am figuring this right, the processor is slower in an AS5200.
> This may not matter for what it's worth but hey.. the AS5200 has a
> 20Mhz 68030 which I believe is equal to a 386 33/40Mhz chip, whereas
> the PM3 has a 486 66Mhz chip.
The AS5200 also has two sync. serial ports that go up to T1/E1 speeds.
This is just like a Cisco 2501 which uses a 68030 processor and people
still say that when pushing both of those ports to top speed the entire
router slows down. Imagine the same scenario, but with 48 or 60 modems
too - with no processor increase!
Also, I thought I was buying an integrated terminal server; not a stupid
router too!? I'll keep them seperate, thankyouverymuch. Livingston is
the only smart one that doesn't stick the routers into the base unit:).
- Steve
- Systems Manager
- Community Internet Access, Inc.
- Gallup and Grants, New Mexico