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I don't think you can look at bandwidth without also looking at cost. If the cost for an OC-3 is less than the cost for two DS3s, ... -Jeff Ogden Merit At 9:26 AM 3/21/96, Shikhar Bajaj wrote: >> I.e. a dual clearline DS-3 actually carries as much user data as OC-3c ATM. >> Which, incidentally, was why SprintLink backbone design is easily expandable >> to dual links (that includes carefully considering implications for >>routing). >> Sean presented that design on NANOG a year ago, BTW. Funny thing, the design >> is expandable beyond that, too, so OC-3 ATM is already obsolete. >> >> --vadim >> > >If OC-3 is obsolete, what does that make DS-1s and DS-3s? > > >Shikhar
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