This is totally OT - but I've got a bunch of VoIP books, including the CIPT documentation and the Cisco interactive CD (all original). I keep meaning to put then up on ebay, but I never seem to get around to it. If anybody wants to trade something interesting for them, let me know off-line and I'll send you a picture of what I've got...
--- Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Hartnell, George [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Off Topic - Riddle - "The Obvious Question" [7:38336] Interesting, sometimes the obvious can be elusive. "Pull more copper", is the obvious. Depending upon the telco layout, of course. But, like many of Chuck's musings, this brings up some more "real world" questions. Given: Investment in analog/digital cu based phone sets at buildings. A score, or more, of PBX's currently on telco copper. New fiber to each PBX building for voice and data. (6 strands, sm) What transport over that fiber would be most cost-effective in the near term? How about the longer-term? Where would convergence fit in the calculations? Let'see. Fiber T1 modems are simple, easy. Pluses. Minus? Old technology, difficult for data guys to manage well, no convergence factor. IP transport for telephones over the fiber pair. Pluses, data guys understand IP, ok convergence path. Bit more costly, currently, though. True VoIP. Haven't heard really glowing reports from large scale, lower budget, institutions,...yet. "The" convergence path. Costly. Throw out yer copper investment(s). Of course this is not an exhaustive discussion. Just a number of ways 'round the communications barn. Best, G. VP OGC > > Subject: Off Topic - Riddle - "The Obvious Question" [7:38336] > > Hint - consider the ways one might convert analogue to optic. > > Chuck Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=38437&t=38336 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
