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Old 09-08-2005, 08:47 PM  
Kyo
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: VA, USA
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Originally Posted by Cazually
I can get you a T-1 to your house for about 400 bucks, but thats is only 1.5 up and down (real world it'll actually do 2.1 Mbps)
I'd be interested in seeing the math there, since the bitrate of a T1 is fixed and specifically defined in the standard. The *raw* speed of a T1 is precisely 1536bps, or it's not a T1 (or it's broken). Subtract overhead of IP packets, and you're down to 1.3Mbps or so. And that's only if you're running HDLC or something; run frame relay or ATM as the LP and it sucks more out of it.

Just wondering what you're looking at here, since you've already gained respect from me as a fellow net admin based on other stuff I've seen you saying here...
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