RE: set modem off effect on a PRI (was Re: (PM) Bad modem)

James Courtier-Dutton (dutton@livingston-ent.co.uk)
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:51:04 -0000

Hello

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> [mailto:owner-portmaster-users@livingston.com]On Behalf Of Mike Tancsa
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 04:06
> To: Russ Taylor; portmaster-users@livingston.com
> Subject: Re: set modem off effect on a PRI (was Re: (PM) Bad modem)
>
>

> >
> >Busying out a modem does not cost you a channel on your PRI, which was
> >what your post that I was replying to said.
>
> I should have been more clear. What I was getting at is what I am saying
> now. If you busy out too many modems in the middle of your pool, you just
> might break the rest of your span. I have seen people make the assumption
> that they can safely turn off all the modems on a card thinking that it
> would not have any adverse effect on the whole span.
It only has a adverse effect on the whole span if the telco cannot handle
fast busy signals.
Some telcos cannot handle fast busy signals.
>
> > Having a shortage of DSPs
> >can cost you channels -- and it probably means your roll sequence will
> >break as well.
> >
>
> ---Mike
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