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Hi Gerald - If you search the list for ip load-sharing per-packet you will see how we manage all of our multi-customer T1s. Never had any long term luck with MLPPP. On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:47:18 -0400 (EDT) Gerald <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've got what seems to me like an innocuous question for this list... > > Someone is requesting access to about 3 mb of traffic up/dn. I figure 2 > T1s will give them the 3 Mb I need, but I'm looking for suggestions on > either efficiently combining those 2 to get the most bandwidth for their > buck or else I have to look at getting them a ds3 and scaling back to > what they need. > > Is there an good low end suggestion for making effective use of 2 T1s to > give 3 Mb of bandwidth? In practice, I've seen 2 T1s load balanced with > CEF not do very well at giving a full 3 Mb. (This was without turning on > per-packet CEF) > > I'm not personally experienced with MLPPP or mux hardware if that helps, > but I could get it set up if that's the consensus as the best option. > The NRC of something that would effectively couple the 2 T1s would > easily beat the MRC of a DS3 which I think might be overkill for just 3 > Mb. > > Thanks for suggestions and tips. > > Gerald ****************************************** Richard J. Sears Vice President American Digital Network ---------------------------------------------------- [email protected] http://www.adnc.com ---------------------------------------------------- 858.576.4272 - Phone 858.427.2401 - Fax INOC-DBA - 6130 ---------------------------------------------------- I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things . . "Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like you do when nobody's watching."
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