On 03/30/2010 11:25 PM, James Sharp wrote: > Alex Balashov wrote: >> On 03/29/2010 02:10 PM, James Sharp wrote: >> >>> Alex Balashov wrote: >>>> Which doesn't work if the fax machines don't properly detect the max >>>> rate on the other end, which a great many of the all-in-one copier >>>> +scanner+fax appliances won't. Sometimes limiting the rate won't work >>>> period depending on what the TDM side is. Basically, it's all a >>>> pointless waste of time; just go TDM. >>> Well, yes, TDM is always the best way. But when at least two of your >>> customers are ocean going vessels, you eventually run out of cable to >>> run the TDM channels across :). >> >> I suspect that the latency involved in satellite IP connections creates >> a whole additional level of problem with fax. > > It all worked very well. 15-20 page faxes between one ship and her home > base in Philadelphia were common. Regular phone service was a snap, and > the customers who paid for the level of service could get an 8mb/1mb > connection and fully saturate it. > > Not to blow my own horn, but when I build a network, I don't mess around > :). Okay, I did blow my own horn.
Interesting. I'd be curious to know how much that kind of access costs at sea. -- Alex Balashov - Principal Evariste Systems LLC Tel : +1 678-954-0670 Direct : +1 678-954-0671 Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
