Re: MCI [ATM overhead]

[jogden () merit edu (Jeff Ogden)]

I don't think you can look at bandwidth without also looking at cost.  If
the cost for an OC-3 is less than the cost for two DS3s, ...

   -Jeff Ogden
    Merit


At 9:26 AM 3/21/96, Shikhar Bajaj wrote:
> > I.e. a dual clearline DS-3 actually carries as much user data as OC-3c ATM.
> > Which, incidentally, was why SprintLink backbone design is easily expandable
> > to dual links (that includes carefully considering implications for
> > routing).
> > Sean presented that design on NANOG a year ago, BTW.  Funny thing, the design
> > is expandable beyond that, too, so OC-3 ATM is already obsolete.
> >
> > --vadim
>
> If OC-3 is obsolete, what does that make DS-1s and DS-3s?
>
>
> Shikhar