Don't think anyone sells Frame on a transport larger than a DS3 Neil. He wants up to 100Mbps burst
On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 15:34 -0400, Neil L. Little wrote: > I believe a frame-relay circuit would be the answer to resolve the > problem. These can ride most any media. > During my time with MCI Local, I saw a lot of retail stores such as > Belks, Kohls, etc use factional T1's to > transport POTs circuits, LD circuits and Frame-relay. > It is ideal when you dont need a lot of bandwidth all the time. Its a > lot cheaper than paying for a big pipe and its easy to upgrade. > You would want to ask about Frame Relay Bearer Service. > > Neil Little, WA4AZL > JARS Forever!! ...er TRILUG too!! > > >Greg Brown wrote: > > > > > > > >>> Does anyone have a connection with something around a 100 meg burst rate? > >>> If so, and if you don't mind me asking, what does a connection like that > >>> even cost? How on Earth did you order it in the first place? > >>> > >>> I'm getting beyond my "just call up cable company x and get another cable > >>> modem" out there so it's time to start planning and thinking big > >>> (bandwidth). > >>> > >>> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. > >>> > >>> Greg > >> > >> > > > >You're going to need to contract with a commercial bandwidth provider, > >someone like TWTC (Time Warner TeleComm) or BellSouth. BellSouth Metro > >Ethernet probably isn't an option, but it's a reasonably inexpensive way > >to go when you're talking 100Mb/s range. These pipes are not cheap, > >expect costs to be, frankly, out of your budget. Then again, it never > >hurts to ask. Ask about provisioning a DS3 (45Mb/s) or OC3 (155Mb/s), > >that'll get you to the right department and probably speaking with > >people who will, unfortunately, talk a language filled with words you > >won't understand at first (google is your friend). Don't be too > >surprised by costs in the 5-digit range, both as an installation and > >monthly charge. Longer term commitments on the line will get you lower > >costs on the installation and the monthly costs. If you can't figure > >out who to talk to, shoot me an email off-list and I'll get you some > >contacts for TWTC and BellSouth. Don't neglect to look for other cable > >of phone providers in your area, but I wouldn't expect too much on the > >outer banks (not a lot of fiber there, I suspect). > > > >Aaron S. Joyner > > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
