On 27 Nov 2002, Richard E. Brown wrote: > There's a controversy about the amount of traffic that a T1 circuit can > carry. Obviously, it can send, or receive, 1.544 Mbps per second. > > But can it send *and* receive 1.5 Mbps simultaneously? Or does the total > data carried (send plus receive) max out at 1.5 Mbps?
A DS-1 (T1) normally operates in full duplex mode, meaning it can send at 1.544 Mbps and receive at 1.544 Mbps simultaneously. Similarly a DS-3 (T3) can send at 44.736 Mbps and receive at 44.736 Mbps simultaneously. -- Chip Old (Francis E. Old) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manager, BCPL Network Services Phone: 410-887-6180 Manager, BCPL.NET Internet Services FAX: 410-887-2091 Baltimore County Public Library 320 York Road Towson, MD 21204 USA ____________________________________________________________________ Note: To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please send email to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks!
